Race tomorrow!

Tomorrow will be my first triathlon ever. It wasn't supposed to be that way, I was supposed to make the Nation's Triathlon my first, which is still a month away. I had hopes of my first triathlon ever being Olympic distance, and figured the glory of finishing it would be greater. That is, of course, until I discovered how much I was unnerved by open water swimming. So tomorrow I am doing a sprint triathlon as a way of practicing for the race and getting another shot at open water swim practice (around here there aren't many options!).

Today I am taking my bike in for a tune up and getting together the massive amount of gear I'll be carting out to Luray, VA. I don't know what I'll need or use so I am planning for all possibilities I can come up with.

I'm also not quite sure how to taper for a race that is just a training race. I skipped my run yesterday, which suited me fine, I want my plantar fasciitis to be well rested, too. Today I was scheduled for a big distance swim in the pool and a 90 minute ride. I skipped the pool, not wanting to tire those muscles out before tomorrow and cut my ride down to 60 minutes. I wanted to go futher, I felt great, and definitely am faster now, but the race tomorrow will be hilly and I'm not great on hills. Well not the uphills anyways, there's a benefit to being a larger racer on the downhills. The last time I rode a hilly course I hit 35 mph on some of the downhills, and I held back! In any case, wish me luck tomorrow!