Well, the day is nearly here. Race start is 7am Sunday. The trip out was OK. Unfortunately we had a pet get a little sick earlier in the week so things were a little frantic. The house I rented out in Hayden Lake area is great. Plenty of room for the family. And let's talk about the important stuff...the fridge is packed of beer and food for Sunday night! I had the pleasure of meeting my coach and his wife for dinner last night. Tonight I'll consume a ton of spaghetti and then Saturday night is my typical pizza night! I always eat pizza the night before my races.
So between now and Sunday morning I'll be doing a lot of relaxing and trying to keep my feet up. We have a short workout tomorrow morning prior to racking the bike and then it will be chill time back up at the house. In and out when it comes to the Ironman scene. I have no desire to hang around the area longer than needed. It just gets the nerves going too much. Instead I'll come home, watch a movie or two and simply relax.
Health - I feel pretty darn good going into the event. My asthma appears to be under control. I was a little tight when starting my run today but was able to maintain 7-7:30 pace at 140-145 heart rate so that made me feel real good about my asthma. Hopefully everything will be in balance on race day and all I'll have to battle is the course and myself. Would be nice not to have to battle asthma issue for once in a race!
Finally, the weather. It appears like it will be around 70 on race day with sun. Today was pretty cold. The swim course this morning was cold as well. The water was cold and choppy. People were freaking out. I hope it is just as choppy come Sunday. As a good swimmer, the chop is good for me. That being said, I hope it will be a little warmer than expected for the bike. As long as it's not too windy, it will warm up because the sun will be out. And then there is the run. Man, I can't wait for the run. Thanks for all the support (emails, texts and phone calls I've received from everyone). I can't wait to get after it Sunday!
Bib number is 1142 for those that want to follow on Ironman.com on race day.
-T
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