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September 5, 2008
remembering how to race
This is what my week is all about, remembering what racing is like. My last race was on July 20th. It is now September. What is that, like six weeks? I don't know, it seems like a lot. Anyway I am racing tomorrow, in the smallest tri I've ever done - there are only four waves! All the female age groupers are in one wave. It is going to be so cute. I kind of messed up on this one as they do have an elite wave which includes pros and anyone who thinks they can finish in the top 50 overall. Um, I probably can do that, but I didn't ask to be moved until yesterday, when it was too late. However, realistically I'd rather be in a position to pass a bunch of people than to get passed (the elite wave goes off first, and the female age groupers go off last).
Once again I have been ridiculously busy this week, so I would not say that my stress level is as low as it should be the day before a race, but I do feel that every day things are looking up more and more. In my taper for my A race I am going to work on tapering my workouts and my general life stress. I am also going to try to eat less dessert. I think I have a serious sugar addiction!
I rode my bicycle for an easy 45 minutes this morning and later on I need to swim for about 10 minutes and run for 20. I also need to go to Boulder and pick up my packet at some point, hopefully at a time when traffic is not unbearable. I am really excited to race again - I hope my training will pay off! I don't really anticipate being much faster on the swim or bike than I was in my last race but I do hope I can run at or under 7:00 pace. I was kind of stressed out by my decision to race this weekend, but I think ultimately anything that helps with my nerves for the A race is a good thing.
Not that much else has really been going on outside of training and the usual insanity of my life. I was in LA this past weekend which was super fun. I had a great time running on the beach, although my word it is humid there! I couldn't believe how soaked I was afterwards. Traveling for two weekends in a row was pretty tiring, I'm glad I don't have to go out of town again until Portland. Which I guess is only three weeks after my last trip, but it seems like a nice break. After that I also have a trip to San Francisco in October and Betsy and I have been talking about going somewhere warm for Thanksgiving. Then, because we love to plan, Michelle and I have been obsessing about where we should stay for Timberman. We are so excited, it looks like there are a ton of great options! We have very different ideas about lodging - Michelle likes cheap places and I like fancy places - but I think we have come up with a great compromise. Michelle promised me we won't stay anywhere with 'Motel' in the name, and I promised her we won't stay anywhere with 'Spa' in the name. I think this will be a great way to find a middle ground.
I think that is about all that's up this week - I am off to visualize my race, do some work, etc., etc. I will try to write about how the race went sooner rather than later.
Posted by barb at September 5, 2008 8:47 AM
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Good luck this weekend Barb! Nice little warmup for the big race!!
Posted by: Beth at September 5, 2008 12:48 PM