Taper...

I am only 4 days from my race! It is going to be a half ironman distance: 1.2mile swim, 56mile bike, 13.1 mile run. 70.3 miles total.

My training hasn't gone exactly how I imagined it. I had my ups and downs. When you are as busy as I am and work or school call, they become priorities and training takes a back seat. But, I think I totally have it in me to have a great race. I had a great brick workout the other week and it gave me huge confidence in my ability to finish well. My swimming has been good, although, again not exactly how I planned. I could have spent more time on the bike, and longer runs would have been nice too. But, I can't look back at what I didn't do and can only look forward to what is to come.

I am so glad that my taper is here. It has been a long season of training and racing and I am looking forward to taking some time off before beginning my base for next year.

Depending on how this race pans out will decide how and where and how far I race next year. After the good brick workout last week, I feel like my calling might be to the longer distances. Especially with more consistent training, I think I could do really well. The Olympics might not be my ultimate goal. And now that I think about it, I am not sure they were ever my ultimate goal. I just want to become a professional triathlete. If I never win a world championship, or make it to the olympics, I will still be doing something that I absolutely love. Qualifying for a big race is not as important if I am doing what I love to do.

Stay tuned for a race re-cap early next week. Be ready for a novel.