Friday August 24th, 3:00 PM
Only two sleeps to go before Ironman. My confidence levels fluctuate almost by the minute. From low to really low. I try to keep my mind occupied with good thoughts but bad thoughts have a way of creeping in, taking hold and are tenacious once they have their grip. I am afraid that I will run out of good thoughts before race day. What am I saying, I ran out of good thoughts days ago and have just been recycling them.
Went for a short swim this morning followed by a short run. Just to keep the joints from seizing up. Felt sluggish and needed a whole pile of recycled good thoughts just to move on. Thank goodness for chocolate milk. Taken directly after any workout and it seems to enhance and strengthen the endorphin rush. I am drinking a lot of chocolate milk these days. I will miss it when my activity levels fall off after Ironman and I won't have an excuse to drink a couple of litres (that's two quarts to you Americans) a day.
Tonight is the athlete welcome dinner and mandatory race meeting. A chance for all the triathletes to meet and swap stories. I am always intimidated at these events for despite the fact that I have completed two triathlons, I still do not consider myself an triathlete. Listening to their stories can fill you with fear and trepidation as they never talk about the good races, just the bad ones. But in every story, there is a opportunity to gain a little knowledge and avoid similar mistakes. In some cases, that knowledge comes to late as the mistakes have already been made.
Sad news today. This will be the last Ironman Canada race to held in Penticton. I am sad to hear it but glad that I have the chance to be part of it. A race will continue to happen in Penticton but under a new name and new organizers. Ironman has been part of Penticton for 30 years so it will not be an easy transition. The new organizers come with a good pedigree and are known for putting on athlete centric races, something that may have been missing from Penticton over the last few years. Next years race will be interesting.
Only two sleeps to go before Ironman. My confidence levels fluctuate almost by the minute. From low to really low. I try to keep my mind occupied with good thoughts but bad thoughts have a way of creeping in, taking hold and are tenacious once they have their grip. I am afraid that I will run out of good thoughts before race day. What am I saying, I ran out of good thoughts days ago and have just been recycling them.
Went for a short swim this morning followed by a short run. Just to keep the joints from seizing up. Felt sluggish and needed a whole pile of recycled good thoughts just to move on. Thank goodness for chocolate milk. Taken directly after any workout and it seems to enhance and strengthen the endorphin rush. I am drinking a lot of chocolate milk these days. I will miss it when my activity levels fall off after Ironman and I won't have an excuse to drink a couple of litres (that's two quarts to you Americans) a day. Tonight is the athlete welcome dinner and mandatory race meeting. A chance for all the triathletes to meet and swap stories. I am always intimidated at these events for despite the fact that I have completed two triathlons, I still do not consider myself an triathlete. Listening to their stories can fill you with fear and trepidation as they never talk about the good races, just the bad ones. But in every story, there is a opportunity to gain a little knowledge and avoid similar mistakes. In some cases, that knowledge comes to late as the mistakes have already been made.
Sad news today. This will be the last Ironman Canada race to held in Penticton. I am sad to hear it but glad that I have the chance to be part of it. A race will continue to happen in Penticton but under a new name and new organizers. Ironman has been part of Penticton for 30 years so it will not be an easy transition. The new organizers come with a good pedigree and are known for putting on athlete centric races, something that may have been missing from Penticton over the last few years. Next years race will be interesting. 
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