Today is wonderful! Why? Well, because today is the day before my birthday. Yep, I'm one of those people. It's funny - Kevin asked me if I was excited for my race. I said, "What? My track race? I guess so." And he returns with, "Um, no ...." Oh yeah! My Half-Ironman this weekend. I can't think of anything past by birthday.
I don't really know why I love my birthday so much. When I really think about it, it isn't all that exciting. I guess I just am happy to have a mini-holiday to celebrate me. Every 365 days.
Well, today I swam 2,100 yards, and later found out that distance is just 12 yards shy of the 1.2 miles I will be required to swim on Sunday. I did a 300-yard warm up followed by a 1,600-yard long set and closed with a 200-yard cool down. My main set took me exactly 30 minutes.
I'm hoping that means that I can exit the water this weekend in approx. 45 minutes. You never know what will happen when it comes to open water ... all that bumping and flailing. I'm also a bit nervous that the starting waves are so close together and some of the really fast age groups will start after me, which hasn't really happened before. I have to keep reminding myself that pacing will be key and that I'm out there to do my own race, nobody else's.
Just a few more days til the big race! And just a little over an hour until my special day!
8.11.2009
8.08.2009
One Week: The Half-Ironman countdown and other musings
So much for keeping an up-to-date blog.
33 bike races this season ... 32 since my last post and two triathlons on top of that. I've been busy.
So busy that somehow, I've managed to secure 3rd place for the Garmin Women's Category 4 Series. My original goal was to crack the top 15 so I feel pretty darn good about it. I was the leader at one point, until I crashed about 2 months ago. I was wearing the jersey when it happened. That was my first major crash and feel very blessed that the damage was not worse.
I've met a lot of great people along the way and have mixed feelings about the season coming to an end. BUT! I have one major race to complete before it does ... The Lake Stevens Half-Ironman on Sunday, August 16. Now, I'm not sure if I'm really ready for this race, but my goal is to finish and to learn how to handle myself during such a long race. Did I mention that I'm signed up for Ironman CDA for next June?
I will be sure to give a race report for that.
33 bike races this season ... 32 since my last post and two triathlons on top of that. I've been busy.
So busy that somehow, I've managed to secure 3rd place for the Garmin Women's Category 4 Series. My original goal was to crack the top 15 so I feel pretty darn good about it. I was the leader at one point, until I crashed about 2 months ago. I was wearing the jersey when it happened. That was my first major crash and feel very blessed that the damage was not worse.
I've met a lot of great people along the way and have mixed feelings about the season coming to an end. BUT! I have one major race to complete before it does ... The Lake Stevens Half-Ironman on Sunday, August 16. Now, I'm not sure if I'm really ready for this race, but my goal is to finish and to learn how to handle myself during such a long race. Did I mention that I'm signed up for Ironman CDA for next June?
I will be sure to give a race report for that.
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