The Monday before the storm

It's extremely hard to focus right now on anything that doesn't involve swimming, biking, or running.  Did I train long enough?  Did I train hard enough?  What if I cramp on the marathon?  What if I flat on the bike?  Did I do enough long rides?  Did I do enough long runs?

Time to look at the raw numbers and look at the facts.  20-30 minutes faster than last year is all I want.  Last year I finished 6th in my age group with a time of 10:18.  There were four Kona spots, and two spots rolled down.  That meant I got the last one!  I couldn't have been more excited, but I feel that I have something to prove this year.   Something to prove to myself.  IMLP training started all the way back in December when I began working with coach Kevin.  I've trained almost seven months every single day for one race.  This can be very hard to comprehend at times.  I've logged the miles that's for sure.   I've quadrupled my time spent in the pool, doubled the time I spent on the bike, and even logged close to 100 miles more by foot. 

Total yards swam Jan - July
2007 - 28,864
2008 - 173,178

Total miles biked Jan - July
2007 - 1695
2008 - 3099

Total miles ran Jan - July
2007 - 783
2008 - 865

Time to race the best race of my life.  

posted by Chad Holderbaum @ 1:25 PM Comments: 0