One week from today I will be arriving in Penticton, BC for Ironman Canada. Am I excited? Yes, absolutely. I've worked my ass off to get prepared for this race. Am I nervous? Sure, but not nearly as much as IMAZ last year. I know what is in front of me. Am I confident? Quietly. I'm ready to reach my goals, I just need my health/body to cooperate. I got sick a few weeks ago with the stomach flu. Since then I have been doing everything possible to get healthy. The issue that I have is that with my asthma and sinus issues, even a common cold can set me back for weeks. We were very careful with the virus and upon starting to develop a sinus infection as a result, my doc was proactive and got me on antibiotics and predizone.
Will I be 100% a week from Sunday? Probably not quite, but I hope to be close. This was my first full week of taper which included plenty of rest so that timing was ideal. I have one more brick on Saturday which won't be done at a high intensity, but should clue me into where I am from a health perspective. So until IMC, the protocol is for rest, and lots of it. I wanted so bad to go out and test the lungs today as they have been tight all day...but what would that really do for me? Nothing but negative. It's one of the problems with Ironman, you always want to do more. But I've learned that lesson. As I stand on the beach in Penticton in a little over a week, I will be completely confident in my abilities and know that I have done everything possible (including rest!) to have a great race.
Thanks for reading,
-T
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