Nerves are starting to kick in. 10 days to go...

Why do I do this again?

I had my last tough workout with Shawna yesterday. Next week she'll go easy on me. I'm really sore today. That's what I get for going on vacation for two weeks! Oh well, Glacier and Hell's Canyon were freakin' awesome! Tuesday it looked like I had gained SIX pounds on the trip. Can you say freaking out?! A couple of days back on my regular food routine and things are back to normal. I suspect there was a lot of salt in those guide cooked meals and two days of sitting in the truck to drive home, didn't help.

I've got the Tour and a good book to keep my mind occupied most of the time. No fitness to be gained in these days, just maintained. Given my poor performance at Tri 4 Fun, I'm worried I'm going to let myself down. That sounds weird as I type it... I've had some fantastic sub ten minute runs since then though. And so much more energy since I started on the allergy meds after Tri 4 Fun.

I know I can't maintain that sub ten minute pace for 13 miles after biking 56. I've programmed my Garmin to alert me if I'm faster than a 10:20 and slower than a 15:00. I know I'm going to end up walking some, but I want to walk fast. I'll be thrilled to average somewhere between 11 and 12 minutes.

Goals - I'll be happy if I can do a 40 minute swim, 3:15 bike and 2:50 run, plus 10 minutes of overall transition, that will give me a 6:55 total time.

The OMG goal, do I dare put it out there? It's in my head - 35 minute swim, 3:00 bike and 2:40 run. That's a 6:25 with transition time.

My best result so far was a 7:09 in 2009. I have come so far in the last year though, that I don't think it's overreaching. But I'll need a perfect day. Projected highs are for 85 degrees. I like that.

Veronica