Full Circle Comeback...

I don’t even know if I want to call this a comeback…because I don’t believe I ever achieved what I wanted as a professional long course triathlete. But here I am. Thirteen years after getting my pro card, eight years after a divorce, three years after having a baby and two years after being diagnosed with a neurological disorder that quite literally stopped me in my tracks, I am giving this whole long course triathlon thing another go…and I am more prepared than ever in more ways than I can express in words. For that reason, I’m going to keep this brief. The past is in the past, but I can say with certainty that every horrific situation I went through in the past thirteen years has led me to the best possible place in my life, the here and the now. This journey almost destroyed me and that is not an exaggeration. I met people along the way, some who were just part of my life temporarily and some who stuck around. These people gave me the resources, support and love I needed to get through it all. There were very low lows and to be honest not many highs in the sense that I was mentally in a good spot but rather the ‘highs’ were experiences that gave me the opportunity to see the parts of myself that needed serious work. Do you know how incredibly humbling it is to be placed face to face with the worst version of yourself and actually do something about it? You put ego, hubris, pride aside for the sake of becoming a better person in order to help others do the same.

It’s been an absolutely insane journey but I can honestly say everything I went through was the best possible thing for me, even if I could not see it in real time.

I am not afraid, anxious or intimidated. Once you have hit rock bottom there’s not much that scares you. If you can relate and want to talk about it I am more than happy to do so. However, for most, the details are not important, and therefore, I want to keep this short and sweet.

So, I guess, here goes something.

XX

Jen