Pure Awesomeness

Ironman Kansas 70.3 was awesome. The awesome details to follow in the next couple days because right now, I need to get something to eat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ready!

Tomorrow I leave for Lawrence, Kansas for Kansas 70.3. I am ready, well after I pack my bags tonight :) I did an hour bike last night and a 20 min run. I felt very loose and relaxed. I hope I don't get tensed up from driving tomorrow. I need to recruit someone to give me a massage Saturday night. I will just cover myself in icyhot. It will be awesome. Goal for this race is time only. I want to PR my HIM. Shooting for under 6 hours. I am hoping the rain holds off, or atleast the storms.

Taking a risk

My worst fear has come back to haunt me. My foot is showing signs that it wants to develop yet another stress fracture. AUGH. The tendons in my foot are tired and sore, which is exactly how my foot felt before. I ran last Thursday for 3 miles and it was really starting to get bad so I stopped. I haven't run since then until this morning. I ran about 4 min. Yes, that is 4 mins. The pain is not there, but that feeling before the pain comes was. I am very nervous now about Sunday that I will really mess it up. Only Planning a very short run Thursday just to get my legs ready. Probably will only be about 5 min. Just enough to get a sweat started so I can stretch out really good. Did a 30 min swim last night. The pain I have had in my arm is finally gone so last nights swim was nice. I am not sure what is causing that pain. I thought it was from swimming so I did a shorter than planned swim to see how I would feel today and there is no signs of stiffness. My arm still gets tired when I swim and that is just because I am not use to swimming with a "better" form. Taking the bike out Thursday night for a final equipment check and then packing everything. I need to get to the LBS to get a new tire. Yes, a tire. I was changing the tire I had on my 808 to my disc so I had the same tires on the wheels I am going to race on Sunday and put the other one on my 808. Got it on the wheel and started pumping it up. What is that noise? Yes, there was a hole about an 1/8" long and 1/16" wide. Not a small hole. So that tire is shot and need to get a new one. I am also going to pick up another pair of Tyr Nest Pro goggles. I love these goggles. Other than that I am taking it pretty easy this week. It has been nice. I could get use to this, which is a big problem since I need to push these last 11 weeks. Well, I could take a nap right now. The 11 hours of sleep last night apparently weren't enough. Geez. lol.