Well, we leave EARLY tomorrow morning to drive to my boyfriend's parents house. We are staying there as the race is about a 30 minute drive from there.

I'm as ready as I'll ever be. Sure, I would be more ready if I could have ran the past month... but hey, it is what is is. There are plenty of athletes who go into a race with an injury, etc. If they can do it, so can I.

Here is what I HOPE to do....

Swim: 40 minutes. I want to make sure I pace myself and feel fresh out of the water.

T1- 8 minutes. I will be drying off and applying sunblock (spray, but still).

Bike: 4 hours/15 mph average. I'm aiming low on my average with the hills and wanting to leave some for the run. I am also factoring in a break off the bike. I will have to get off and stretch my back at some point. Once on the bike, my focus will be listening to my body. I know when I'm working too hard and when I'm riding without a lot of effort. My goal is to get off the bike fresh, not dead.

T1- 8 minutes. I will be body gliding the feet and prepping for a long and comfortable run.

Run: 3 hours/15 minute mile. Again, I'm aiming pretty low. I'm pretty sure I can keep around 13-14 minute miles with a lot of walking and some running.

So... it looks very close to 8 hours for me. I don't have any delusional thoughts of being fast out there.


Thanks for all the support and kind words along the way. I'm just ready to get the race over and done with... so I can be lazy for a couple of months... before the Ironman training kicks in!