My first race of the season is on Sunday. It should be quite a bit warmer than it was last year, which is good. Hopefully, the buoy won't move and it will only be a 1,000 yard swim. It will be my first swim in my full sleeved wet suit. My only swim goal is to get accustomed to the wet suit.

The bike is pretty hilly and my plan is to just not go too hard. I want to keep my HR around 155. That will be hard to do on the hills.

The run is not especially flat either! My goal is to run smart and have fun on the run. Once you move up and away from the transition area, the run is on some gorgeous single track up above the reservoir. I want to run to my HR - not letting it get above 168. No blowing up!

Between now and then I plan to relax and not get sucked in to making time goals.

Veronica