I just picked up my tri suit.

In just 4 days, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, I will be competing in the Nation’s Triathlon in D.C.! I will be swimming 1.5K, biking 40K and running 10K in honor of my girl and survivor, Mikayla Burnett and in memory of my friend Mike Akos.

And I could never have made it this far with out a little help from my friends: Brenda Burmeister, Mona Turner, Sarah Minor-Massey, Jeremy James, Robin Murray, Colleen Murray, Kathleen & James Murray, Jack Perry, Yasmeen Soin, Michael Seider, David Myhre, Molly Loxsom, Dileep Ravi, Emily Stringer, Karla Avecillas, Karen Feagins, Jen & Marion Powell, Amanda Mayo, Marie & Jim Adams, Patty Brown, Tim Beckner, Nicole Drane, Colleen Pence, Daniel Thimann, Rae Sibley, Loreen Wong, Fred Norris, Giovanna Corrola, Tona Soporano, Anne Morrighan, Lina George, Marianno Smith, Seth & Molly Peets, Pat & Peggy McDonald, Lynn Utley, Sarah Vernetti, Melanie Melendez-Gonzales, Laura Lorek, and James & Karrn Bales.

I’d also like to thank The Gap & The Tejas Rodeo Company as well as The Westin La Cantera Resort, The San Antonio Children’s Museum, The San Antonio Museum of Art, Whole Earth Provisions, Studio A Pilates and Sea World Texas in San Antonio.

Last, but certainly not least, I’d like to thank all of my teammates. Especially Eric & Mary Kay Cooper, Katy Davis, Mikayla Burnett, Mauro Vela, JP Villa, Bonnie Dillon, Stacy Rae Berkheimer, Beth Bishop Loftis, Anid Kalifa, Deanna Gates, Jen & Marcus Whitehead, Shannon Albrecht-Realtor, Mona Turner, Lucie Frost, Drew & Karla Dodson, Robert Vasquez, Joy Hutcherson Tintes, Monique Cahill, Sylvia Creil, Nanette Pesina,  Edith Melendez and you, Marion Mulligan-Tyler, (coach-coach) for your patience & wisdom.

This mutha is ready to go!