...for the season anyway, is tomorrow...Augusta 70.3. I've done this race every year now, this will be my third go at it. I've had some very good runs in the last couple of weeks, 7:45's, 7:35's, and a few 7:10's to boot, so I am feeling good about the run. Feeling good about the swim. The bike is where my confidence is a little weak, but I'm gonna go with Matt and Chris who have both said, your bike is better than you think. Weather may be a factor...though the forecast has been changing dramatically every day, so who knows. Last weekend's no humidity and low 70's would have been AWESOME...but whatever it is we will all have to deal with it. As I sit here in the hotel room looking out the window, I can't actually see out...plenty o'fog...should be interesting tomorrow. No sun tomorrow would be plenty welcome by this racer. :)
As most of you know, I had a reasonably bad car accident on Thursday night...I know, go figure the timing. Good Lord. But, as most of you also know, I am not letting that get in my way. I was very fortunate, and walked away with a few bruises, and some whiplash. It wasn't great yesterday, but miraculously it seems better today, not worse. And I seem to recall San Juan's whiplash (yes, unbelievable isn't it) being worse than this. Recall I slipped on the swim entry platform and really cracked my head good. My car is not so good - though I don't have the official word yet, I believe it is a write-off...front and rear completely smashed, and smashed good...and it is a 2003, so I doubt they will spend the money to fix it...also means I won't get much for it. Guess I'm buying a new car sooner than 2013...damn. So. Ibuprofen, ice, and a few gentle touches from Dr. Sadri ("you're not REALLY doing the race on Sunday are you?"), and I'm ready to rock. It's certainly not ideal, but it is what it is. Make lemonade right, and HTFU. After all, as Mo would say "You are an IRONman!!!"
It's funny the way the universe sends you messages. Sometimes you don't really listen, and it has to keep sending them, until finally it gets fed up sending gentle ones, and just freaking shouts in your ear. I've been telling myself for a long time that I don't have a lot of friends in Atlanta, and that my real friends are all back in Calgary. Truth is that I do have real friends in Calgary, AND I have real friends in Atlanta. I started coming to that realization through all the amazing support I received from everyone during my IMC campaign, and this car accident has reinforced that. Zimm of course told me to call him as soon as I needed a ride. Amazingly, Mike G was driving by after my accident, saw my car, thought 'that looks like Kat's car', and pulled over. Waited there the whole time with me (and missed most of his workout because of it), threw my stuff into his Jeep, and took me over to TSF. I walked in the door to TSF, and before I even put my bags down, Jason says "Kat you need a car? The camaro is all yours for as long as you need it". Dozens of offers to help, and notes of concern. Truly just amazing, and wonderful, and I am really really blessed to have so many friends that care. Thank you all so much. So yes, universe, I hear you, and am integrating the message as I speak :)
So, back to the race, tomorrow I plan as always to leave everything on the course. Wherever that lands me, I will be happy if I've done my best. (yes Mum and Dad, you really drilled that into me). And I plan to do just that - my very best, whatever that looks like tomorrow. As I said to Kevin earlier this week as he secretly asked me what the whisper goal was :) 'this is the race that every year blows my expectations out of the water'...so possibly that is in the cards for me tomorrow as well. I'll take whatever the day brings me, and give it everything I have. Truly that is my real goal tomorrow - not a time or a certain placement, but to truly truly give everything I have, in a smart way, and know without a doubt at the end that there was no place in the race I could have gone harder. Thanks for all the support from everyone, looking forward to seeing some of you out on the race course tomorrow, racing with me or cheering us on.
Good luck to everyone racing Tugaloo this morning, and to everyone racing Augusta tomorrow. Go TSF!!!!
(and special thanks to Z for getting me to this point in an already amazing season)
Happy Racing
Kat
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