The Athena Exhibit

Excerpt from entry :: 2010 is my first year competing in the Athena category.  I decided to “embrace my Athena-ness” after a lot of soul-searching and self acceptance.  In the early days of tris, I could be competitive in my age group and would occasionally get a trophy.  The sport was small and obscure at the time so there was less competition.  Now, I know my chances of placing in my age group are very slim (no pun intended).  I came to the acceptance of becoming an Athena because although I do not do triathlons to get trophies, moving into a category where I could be competitive would help me get up in the morning to do that workout and push me towards my goals.  My goals being to have fun and  stay in shape.