Haven't You Googled My Athletic Resume?

Oh, hello. You’re aging nicely. I think I’ll keep you.

It’s race weekend, but this time I’m not the one loading up my bag with GU and going over my race day checklist in my head for the hundredth time. That’s right, one of the biggest triathlons of the season is taking place right around the corner in Anderson, S.C. and I’m heading to Chicago, Ill.

I ended my season early to support the reason I can even stay sane between early morning swims, long weekend training sessions and the unnecessary pressure I put on myself – Mr. Kelly Basinger.

Kelly will be pulling out that old UGA track onesie (a girl can dream) and hitting the pavement this Sunday in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. When I first met Kelly, more than a year ago, he had just started training for the New York Marathon. I remember him saying, “This will be my first and last 26.2 mile race.” I bet him otherwise. I win!

I like to tell myself marathon training is near and dear to his heart because although I dodged invites to dinner and movies the first few months, I did lace up running shoes to keep him company on his long training days. Only later did I learn that he was slowing his pace by a solid minute so I could keep up. Love, true love.

Kelly will be joined by his older brother and six of their closest friends to tackle this athletic feat. Talk about a healthy high school reunion! I thought Kelly was the wild one of the two of us, but my last high school reunion took place in Vegas.

You win some, you lose some.

I won’t disclose Kelly’s goal – but let’s just say this boy will be moving! I can’t wait to watch his hard work pay off as he crosses the finish line and most likely heads straight to the beer tent. That will be a beer, or ten, well deserved!

PS – the title of this post references a comment Kelly made to me a couple months into our relationship when I questioned his athleticism. Curiosity got the best of me and when I finally Googled I found this gem, including a picture of Kelly looking like the Ken doll from the Barbie Queen of the Prom board game.