I will blog on Thursday, which is going to be a rest day.
I have made a lot of preparations for the race. perhaps more than I ever have. This is my first race since leaning about tri-talk podcast. He suggested a top 20 pieces of equipment that will save time. I purchased many of them, and some I am just getting around to using.
Last year I took 56 in the spudman and 48 the year before. With my extension on my house, I did not get a good year of training.
I hope to break top 40 this year. I think I can cut off at least 3 min. I want to break 18 on the swim (on milliseconds) low 17s on my watch. I was at low 19s last year. Last year I did not compete in the bike well. With the new bike, I can cut at least 2 min.
I have found two in my age group that are unbeatable. There is a third that was two min faster than me last year. There are others that will show. The 40-44 age group has some extremely good athletes, but not as many. Spudman usually has 95 35-39. So I should be close to top 5 in AG.
The run will be just a tab bit faster. I sandbagged on the bike last year which helped my run and had a great run at 43 min. If I could break 43, I will be happy.
I have installed a GU flask, fixed my Profile water bottle, put on my spare tube and CO2. I bought a big bottle of Hammer Gel to go in my flask. I just about have my new goggles broken in. | 