Steelhead update

Hey all. Just a quick update on my race yesterday. I finished in roughly 6 hours. The water was so rough they canceled the swim and made it a duathlon (2 mile run instead of swim). Not good for me as I'd rather swim than run anyday of the week but hey that's triathlon, you adapt and move on. The weather was great, not to hot and not to humid. I was pretty wiped out after the race for the rest of the day and I don't think I slept a whole lot last night from the muscle soarness in my legs. I'm doing better today. Still walking like an old man and tired but I wouldn't change it for anything. The race was very well organized and even with the change from swim to run at the beginning the organizers handled it with a great deal of class. What an awesome venue.

Ok, off for a nap. I'll write more later and get some pictures up my wife took. Thanks again for all the well wishs and support.

Craig

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The Day before THE Day

If I said I wasn't a bit freaked out at the moment, I'd be lying. Now, I am not a nervous individual by nature but this week I have had a growing pit in my stomach and I can feel the anxiety washing over me with each passing day. So here I am getting the last few things packed and ready to go. Yesterday was a clean and lube the bike day. I hope giving the ol girl a little extra attention makes her want to make my ride a little easier tomorrow, haha.

Today is the shave down and go soak up the expo day. Tomorrow, barring an unforeseen circumstance, I will become a half Ironman. Or would it be half an Ironman? Maybe it's a 70.3man, I actually think I like that one the best, haha. I've decided to only give a short set of goal times as thinking about it too much drives me crazy right now. So, here it is short and sweet.

Swim: 35 minutes
T1: <3 minutes
Bike: 3 hours 15 minutes
T2: <2 minutes
Run: 2 hours 5 minutes

for a total time of 6 hours even.

I've prepared and done everything I could at to be ready at this point. I have to trust in my fitness, not make stupid decisions or mistakes during the race and just keep moving forward. That's all I need to do to break 6 hours tomorrow. Holy cow! that's asking an awful lot, haha

Ok, that's all I have for now. I'm going with my wife to a secret recovery place after the race for a few days. When I get back I'll give a full race report. Until then, I have my laptop and if I get inspired I'll try and leave a quick post.

Have a great weekend and good luck to anyone racing this weekend.

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