My gauge is a little rusty, so I can’t quite tell if my eyes are bigger than my stomach. But even as I muse over this possibility, the thought doesn’t worry me, and that does worry me. I’m probably going to race this race and race it much too hard, and THEN find a way to go back out on the course for 45 more minutes of pain. Knowing how I am, I’m likely going to race this race (well, my version of racing, which will mean doing something that I’ve literally never been able to do before - race against a previous time). I mention all of this because I’m very curious to know how many minutes I’ve managed to shave off over the course of 4 years, but with the prospect of a 15K run instead of a simple 10K looming, I’m weighing my options.ĭo I go out and race at full race speed for the distance I’m being judged over? (And in doing so, damn the training consequences?) Or should I take the day as it was likely intended, just another day of work toward a larger end of year goal? The jury is still out on this. My current age group (F25-29) is certainly a bit more competitive, but still not as competitive as the ladies in the 30+ and 40+ groups. My time then placed me pretty evenly in the middle of the pack, which is already a very very tiny field among women, aged 18-24. The last time I raced at Olympic distance was also the first time that I raced at Olympic distance (Malibu 2013!). He was kind enough to do this weeks ago, so I’ve had it on my calendar for a while. But that’s not the case anymore and I’m not quite sure how my approach to racing will change.Ĭoach Jim (that sneaky devil) scheduled me an additional workout to take place immediately after finishing this race (an additional 45 minutes of running to complement the hour or so that I will have just completed). It’s been said before that triathlon is a sport for the obsessive-compulsive in all of us, but weirdly enough I’ve always taken a laissez-faire approach to the sport that for the early years served me well. Little things are driving me crazy - Should I race with contacts? Does my wetsuit even fit anymore? Will I remember how to transition? I never did figure out the whole nutrition thing… This time around, I’m much more excited, but of course, much more nervous. I came into that race overtrained and undermotivated and managed to slog through the distance. My last tri event was the Santa Barbara Triathlon way back in 2014. I’m a couple days away from my first triathlon in just under three years.
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