Usually the phrase giving in is followed directly with giving up. Not in this case. After 3 weeks of training I am finally realizing that fighting to "do my own thing" might not be the best plan. I am struggling to give up my standard weekly running mileage and would have no qualms in adding more running to the training. But, I am not going into this triathlon with a bunch of newbies. Team In Training has helped millions of people complete these events and have done so with the same training plan I am currently following. Realizing that made me see that I was being pretty annoying thinking I knew better than them. I have never done this before and they have, maybe it's time to shut up and do what I am told (not my strong suit). Somewhere between a swimming panic attack and actually riding my bike successfully I realized that if I just follow the plan I will get to point B. I can't see it but it is there. I was reminded of this by my lovely Ragnarian family who posted the image above to Facebook this morning. This is certainly the challenge that I thought it was going to be -- actually it is WAY more of a challenge than I expected, but I am in good hands and I need to trust the plan and follow it. Sure I might be able to push further in some areas but that sets off a domino effect and I can't afford to struggle in the disciplines I am just learning. Life may have been simpler when I was just running but letting go and resigning myself to an outside plan just may be more rewarding.