Getting to the finish line...

Sitting here on the eve of the longest race I'll do this year. I set a goal of doing an Olympic distance race this summer. I settled on the Concreteman which will be tomorrow. In a few hours I'll be in the water waiting for the horn. I'm feeling a little under-trained and spent the day talking to other tri-athletes I know hoping for some reassurance. I heard a lot of the things I wanted to hear and I'm as ready as I'm going to get. I did a few calculations and I think something in the low threes is attainable. I'm well hydrated, evidenced by my frequent trips to the restroom today. Gear has been packed, and prepped. I picked up my packet tonight and stowed everything in my bag. I've done all I can do to this point. From here forward, it's all mental. I'm looking forward to the finish.

Open water swim practice and OMC

Getting in some open water swim practice. I think I covered the distance well enough. It'll be much different with other swimmers in the mix. I'll have to remember to do things at my pace.

At this point I'm feeling a little under-trained for an Olympic distance. I'll know more after my 15/3 brick tomorrow. I may skip my weekly long run and do something else this Sunday. There's still two weeks to go and plenty of training time. Ultimately, I'm committed to Olympic distance and will stick with it even if I finish ugly. But finishing well is still the goal.

I got aero-bars today and put them on. I'm looking forward to trying them out. I may have to play with them a bit to get them exactly where I want them. So far, so good though.

I joined Ozarks Multi-Sport Club the other day when I was buying a few things at The Starting Block. I even went on a group ride with some of the other club members. I'll see if I like the club. It does allow for 10% discounts at many of the run and bike stores in town. I think the new board is committed to more group training events as well.

Prepping for an "A Race"

My main goal this year was to complete an Olympic distance triathlon. The Olympic seems to require equal balancing of all three skills. I start two-days twice a week today. I'm doing my speedwork and mid-run on days I do my swimming. I'll include a weekly open water session as well. I know I can cover the distance, but everything changes in open water. Bike distance jumps this week as well. I'll add 5 miles to my long bike. I'm sticking with 8 miles for a long run for a while. The ConcreteMan is July 30th and if I stay injury free, I think I'm gonna make it.