Race week Monday. I had a bad runnig week last week (only 7.5 miles) so I ran a 5K without a clock. I pushed it a bit on the last mile. I like to work short and sweet on the first of the race week and then very light at the end. I like to be well rested.
I think I will get some pool time in Tuesday, a short and sweet bike workout on Wednesday, and we will see how the last two days pan out. I might swim on Thursday and take Friday off or run on Thursday and do drill on Friday.
I have not gotten nervous about this race. I usually do get pretty worked up before a tri. I wonder if it is the blog that gives me an outlet and confidence instead of getting nervous. This is weird. Last summer, I would get an email for a race that I did not have any intention in competing in and I would get nervous. In fact, I would not compete sometimes since I would tell myself "if you cannot enjoy a race, you are not going to get to race." (I usually do not practice tough love on myself). Sometimes I have to do that if I get disappointed with results that are not just perfect: "If you cannot be happy with what you did, not since in competing". Then I get over it and feel good about things. I always have come off a competition very motivated. | 