A few people read this blog. I don’t generally have comments on it. I have a much more active Facebook account. I have a semi-public job. I did not tell many people about my first marathon. I rarely even post about marathons anymore unless there is something special about them.
I had to tell someone about my lifeboat other than my wife. I told a swimmer I work with about my desire to do an Ironman, and my fear of having not swam or biked for decades.
Thankfully, she volunteered to swim with me. I’m not sure I would ever get in a pool without someone pushing me in. Swimming makes me nervous, embarrassed, and a bit fearful.
So now two people know about my new lifeboat. My spouse is nervous but supportive, and my colleague at work thinks its fantastic. Swimming starts soon.
Morbidly Obese to MARATHON Runner 