Name: Brenda Harrington
Alter Ego: Brenda “Badass” Harrington
Real Life Secret Power you’re secretly proud of (example: i am a wizard at bagging groceries ….it’s true. Grocery Tetris Master Bagger.) Don’t be shy. We all have our own special gifts.
My secret power is that I am a super spy! I can find dirt, I mean, information on anything and anybody.
Most used motto/mantra for dealing with life:
This, too, shall pass.
What do you do for fun unrelated to triathlon (there’s life beyond triathlon?):
Um, what? I like to ride my other bike on trails and such. Live music, beer tastings, walking our dog, reading.
Spirit Animal:
Dog. A lazy dog. In the sun.
Most unfortunate place nature has called….(if you’re new to this and you’ve never pulled over roadside to answer the emergency call of nature....welcome. Soon, you too will understand how to poo undetected in your neighbor’s yard and forgo decades of socialisation to pee yourself.)
I was running the Kansas Half Marathon in Lawrence. I had been training hard to run it in under two hours--I had been just a minute or two away twice before. The cool thing about the Kansas Half is that it goes right by my (old) house. So, I was on-pace to finish in under two hours, but with about two miles to go, I REALLY had to pee. AND, I was about to run right by my house. I kept thinking, “I could just run in real quick and go to the bathroom, but then I wouldn’t finish in time.” Also, tons of friends and neighbors were hanging out in my yard cheering on the runners. So, I had to hold it in until I ran past them, smiling and waving, and then as soon as I turned the corner, out it came, no stopping it, no time to find a bush or pull down my pants (TMI?)Other runners were going by me and averting their eyes. There was no hiding what was happening, even though I was trying to act like I was catching my breath. :) When the waterworks stopped, I ran the last 1.75 miles and came in under my goal! Totally worth it.
If you were arrested with no explanation what would your family assume you had done?
They would assume that I had stolen a sign from a bar. Probably a concert poster.
Main goal over the next 3 months (in addition to relentless forward progress!!):
1. Don’t gain 20 pounds!
2. Keep trying to find the “why” to keep training
CV-19 Haiku
The first one is a bit dark, but, hey, dark times call for dark haiku.
My home oasis
The walls are keeping me safe
I still fear its breach
Bowed in the pain cave
Riding the streets of the world
While keeping germ free
Alter Ego: Brenda “Badass” Harrington
Real Life Secret Power you’re secretly proud of (example: i am a wizard at bagging groceries ….it’s true. Grocery Tetris Master Bagger.) Don’t be shy. We all have our own special gifts.
My secret power is that I am a super spy! I can find dirt, I mean, information on anything and anybody.
Most used motto/mantra for dealing with life:
This, too, shall pass.
What do you do for fun unrelated to triathlon (there’s life beyond triathlon?):
Um, what? I like to ride my other bike on trails and such. Live music, beer tastings, walking our dog, reading.
Spirit Animal:
Dog. A lazy dog. In the sun.
Most unfortunate place nature has called….(if you’re new to this and you’ve never pulled over roadside to answer the emergency call of nature....welcome. Soon, you too will understand how to poo undetected in your neighbor’s yard and forgo decades of socialisation to pee yourself.)
I was running the Kansas Half Marathon in Lawrence. I had been training hard to run it in under two hours--I had been just a minute or two away twice before. The cool thing about the Kansas Half is that it goes right by my (old) house. So, I was on-pace to finish in under two hours, but with about two miles to go, I REALLY had to pee. AND, I was about to run right by my house. I kept thinking, “I could just run in real quick and go to the bathroom, but then I wouldn’t finish in time.” Also, tons of friends and neighbors were hanging out in my yard cheering on the runners. So, I had to hold it in until I ran past them, smiling and waving, and then as soon as I turned the corner, out it came, no stopping it, no time to find a bush or pull down my pants (TMI?)Other runners were going by me and averting their eyes. There was no hiding what was happening, even though I was trying to act like I was catching my breath. :) When the waterworks stopped, I ran the last 1.75 miles and came in under my goal! Totally worth it.
If you were arrested with no explanation what would your family assume you had done?
They would assume that I had stolen a sign from a bar. Probably a concert poster.
Main goal over the next 3 months (in addition to relentless forward progress!!):
1. Don’t gain 20 pounds!
2. Keep trying to find the “why” to keep training
CV-19 Haiku
The first one is a bit dark, but, hey, dark times call for dark haiku.
My home oasis
The walls are keeping me safe
I still fear its breach
Bowed in the pain cave
Riding the streets of the world
While keeping germ free