Quick blog as I get ready to head to bed the night before the race. Been a great couple days, I have eliminated all of my concerns and am really not stressed at all about this race. Kind of typical for me, in a way - I tend to stress on my readiness a week or two before my race (right Chris?) and then by the time I get to here, I know there's nothing I can do now to get more fit or more trained, and my nerves go away. I've raced enough now that I am not so nervous about the actual racing itself. I no doubt will have the usual T-2 butterflies, but as soon as the cannon goes and my forehead hits that water, those are gone, and I will be in race mode. All focused on that moment, and nothing more.
It's been really awesome travelling and racing with Vallee, Jennifer, and Christine. First time for me, travelling with other racers, and it's been nice to have people that are sharing the same needs to eat, rest, train, etc. Definitely this is the most relaxed I've been at any race, and they are a huge part of the reason - thank you Girls!!! You all rock.
My neck is definitely better today, I can lift it off the pillow with only a small amount of pain, much better than yesterday. At this point, I would not even consider it a factor in the race. Hopefully tomorrow will bear that out. I've also had the best rest here - I tend to do that on "holiday" especially at the ocean - and even though I'm not technically on holiday, the sea air seems to have worked its magic anyway - guess my Mum was right (as usual!!).
So...I am ready, rested, and actually excited for the race tomorrow. Might sound silly, but I think of this as the first carving in the totem pole of my Ironman Journey! And I'm feeling really good about it.
Wishing all my racing girlfriends an AWESOME RACE!!!
Happy Racing!
Kat
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