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About Me
A
complete and utter amateur that side of 45. Not particularly athletic,
nor particularly fast.
I’ve always loved to move outdoors, but never did so in competitions
before last year.
The sudden loss of a close family member two summers
ago had made me look for an optimistic project in the midst of grief and
memories and decision-making – and the news of the
Gay Games
taking place in Germany for the first time ever reminded me that I’d
kind of thought about doing a triathlon for quite a while.
So
I registered, and started training, and finished three sprint distance
triathlons last summer and a half-marathon earlier this year… and keep
being amazed at myself.
An
effort like this ought to reach beyond the personal, which is why I am
dedicating my race at the Gay Games to three causes, represented by the
four remarkable charities presented on this site, and asking you to
please support me by donating to them.
Anything else about me? Ummm… no. (But there's
a
blog
around here, too...)
Thank you for telling your friends about this site and project, for
having a closer look at the organisations’ pages by clicking on their
names or logos, and for giving generously.
And
of course I'll love to hear
from you:
charity.triathlon(at)yahoo.de.
Elisabeth |
August
1st 2010, Cologne (Germany)
