The Waiting Game

DNS (Did not Start)

Yesterday I had my first triathlon DNS.  People have these for several reasons.  In fact, my personal she-ro Chrissie Wellington didn’t start her 2010 Ironman World Championship race in Kona. That day in October her body said no. She was just too sick; but different than me, she had actually trained for her race.

Dr. Seuss might very well have been writing about me (and you?) when he thought up this rhyme:

Thank you Laine D'Souza - for taking the time to send me this page.

Oh the waiting game,

We rarely do win,

To sit and to wait,

It might be a sin.

Waiting for the right time to arrive

Waiting for the right place to thrive,

Waiting for the right light and right space,

Waiting for Thursday to train for your race,

Waiting for the courage to fly higher,

Waiting for a potential buyer,

Waiting for the excuse to be born,

Then living excuses and living forlorn

I don’t suggest we wait any more,

Get on with your life,

Get on with your score.

A co-creation of Dr. Seuss and I.