You’re here, so let me tell you a little bit about why I signed up for my first sprint triathlon with Team Bright Side.

I wanted a goal that would really push me… and apparently one sport just wasn’t enough… so I decided to go for three.

This was an easy yes after being inspired by friends who’ve taken this on before, and getting to train (and race) in my very own backyard, the Chicago lakefront ! On top of that, I get to raise money for an incredible cause through Team Bright Side, fund cutting edge Pediatric Cancer Research.

This whole journey is part challenge, part adventure, and part “how hard can this really be?”….though I’m quickly realizing that growing up on lakes doesn’t exactly translate to open water swimming when you haven’t done it in… maybe a decade.

I’m excited to see what I’m capable of, surprise myself along the way, and have a lot of fun doing it.

Here’s to swimming, biking, running… and a whole lot of breezing through it all