I'm doing 11 things
Less than a week to go.
13 months ago
The marathon is this weekend. I am going to do one more short run of 3-5 miles tomorrow. It will be the last run before the big race in Richmond.
DonnieDillon's Life List
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1. Learn to sail
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2. complete a triathlon
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3. Ride my bike more
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4. Learn Esperanto
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5. Hike the Appalachian Trail
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6. visit yellowstone national park
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7. Make more art
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8. Get my bachelors degree
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9. become enlightened
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10. Learn to play the guitar
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11. Run a marathon
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How I did it: I would love to build a large wooden sailboat one day but thought I should start with baby steps. I first built a canoe with my brother's help. It floated and didn't even leak too much. So I decided it was time to try a sail boat. Now I have no sailing experience at all. In fact I have only ever even been on a sail boat one time. But I was not to be deterred. I looked a LOTS of plans, read LOTS of forums, got LOTS of library books, and th… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: I decided that I needed to build a boat, the problem was that I know nothing about boats, tools, wood, or even how to sail. I started with plans for a small canoe that I found for free online. My brother and I worked together through much of the process (though he didn't know any more about building a boat than I did). We followed the instructions (more or less), and in a few weeks we had a little red canoe. Read how I did it…
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Sounds like a good idea.
13 months ago
I am less than a week away from running in my first marathon and looking for another challenge. Triathlon seems like the thing to do.
Getting started
13 months ago
I have decided that I am going to try to compete in a triathlon. That means that I need to get my bike going again. I looked at new and used bike prices online and found them to be much more expensive than I can afford. So I went to the local bike shop and asked about refurbishing and tuning up my old bike. Much more reasonable. Once they get my ride in working condition I can start practicing. Hopefully by riding more I will also learn to take care of the bike maintenance myself.
