USAT Level I CERTIFIED!

Yep, it's official!  I am now a certified triathlon coach!  It's funny to look back and see where life takes you and how you got to a certain point.  Back in December of 2009, some 52 months ago, I was blogging things like:

• Question: Why did I sign up for the 2010 Ironman Arizona, a 2.4 mile swim in Tempe Town Lake, a 112 mile bike ride, and a full (26.2 mile) marathon, without ever competing in a triathlon before? Answer: I must be crazy. 

And

• December was somewhat of a "figuring out" month. Figuring out how to ride a tri bike effectively, figuring out that my gym shoes weren't suitable for running distances over 200 feet, figuring out that my cotton gym socks were probably going to give me blisters if I did, figuring out that a cotton t-shirt makes a miserable running shirt, figuring out when I'm going to have time to train, and figuring out some kind of plan.

Since then, I've completed triathlons in just about every distance, including 2 Ironmans, and have successfully earned the USAT I coaching certification.  Oh, in case you were wondering about my test score, I received a 100% on the multiple choice and 97% on everything else.  BOOM!