Brina, sorry to hear this month has been so rough for training. I believe you can get into sufficient shape to do Accenture, if you want to. An Oly tri is hard, no doubt. I'm not even near where I wish I were with training for the Pleasant Prairie tri 8/20. But I'm going to do it. I have the experience of doing Lake Zurich for the first time, back in 2003, and coming in dead last with my friend Nicole. We were so undertrained! Yet it was a moment of incredible triumph.

Now, I really doubt you'd come in last as Nic and I did. Will you come in toward the end? Probably. You'd need to go somewhat slowly, to not injure yourself. But who cares? It's such a powerful experience to finish a triathlon, and Accenture is the biggest in the world. I go down just to cheer. The energy will carry you in ways no one else can imagine.

On the other hand, do what feels right to you. Would you need to actually cancel? A sprint the week before would also be a triumphant experience, and probably a lot more sane. ("is this sane?" is not always one of my top questions...) Which sprint tri are you thinking of doing?

Hang in there, and remember that you can restart at any time. Today looks gorgeous. I haven't been in the pool for waaaay too long. Some days I tell myself I'm a faker because I don't swim train nearly enough. Well, getting to the pool is hard, the hours for lap swim don't match up with my life very well, etc. But I've got a month until I swim .9 miles in Lake Andrea, so it would behoove me to swim some more! Tonight I swim train at the park district. This morning I'm riding my bike downtown to celebrate my niece's 3rd birthday with my family at Millenium Park. We meet at the Bean!

What ever decision you make, it will be the best decision for you at the time. Trust that. L.