countdown to the next race

I have 6 days before my next race, the Assault on Cherokee international/olympic distance triathlon.  I am really looking forward to my first triathlon of this distance.  The previous races I have completed were of sprint distance, so this one is roughly twice the distance of those.  For this race, it is a 1300 meter swim, ~27 mile bike and then a 10K run.  I am nervous about the swim, but my plan is to finish, not win, so I will take my time.

This past weekend, I woke up early on Saturday to get a nice 5 mile run in , then I took Mia to see her uncle Alex race in the Lake Wylie Triathlon.  The event was great with some stiff competetion.  There were over 500 racers, which is huge compared to the hundred or so that have been at the races I have competed in.  He did great with a finish of 44th out of 270 men.  It was my first as a spectator since my career began.  I was dying to jump on a bike and race!

On Sunday, I got a 30 mile bike ride during the hottest part of the day.  I didn’t think I was going to get one in, but Jenn told me it was okay to go, so I took the chance!  I rode down to Andrew Jackson State Park.  It is a nice place there.  It would be nice to take the girls there for a picnic.

So today is an off day and I am running with Melissa in the morning.  I need to get to the pool, but for some reason I avoid it.  I think I enjoy running and biking so much more, I spend my available time doing those.  Oh well, I will just take my time on the swim.