I posted the following on my blog today but thought I would post here as well.
Other things going on, we close on the new house on Wednesday. We will move in over the course of two days. I wish my first tri was not right after moving into a house, but I figure with a couple days rest I will be alright.
The weight loss is going well, and I hit on that below.
Alright, time to go pack some boxes.
BLOG UPDATE:
Bike to Run Brick
I was not concerned about distance but the approximate time I expected to be racing on race day. I biked for 65 minutes with two big uphill sections. The race will have one gradual uphill
(a gain of 200 vertical feet
) so todays ride I did more than that net.
After a quick transition in my garage, I took a gel and some water and was out running. It took about 10 minutes to find my legs, and once I did I felt pretty good and ran for 35 minutes. I expect to walk some on race day.
Race Update:
I got the email with all of the information. I will be in the last swim heat, which I am happy about. With the lack of OWS, this makes me pretty comfortable about the swim. I was a little concerned about the water temp but it will be what it will be. I looked into getting a wetsuit or trisuit but have not found what I want, so looks like no go on race day. Plus, I am hesitant to spend that cash when I am losing weight right now.
Overall, I am pretty excited/nervous about race day. Right now I am at my lowest weight in two years and the lowest weight I have done any race at.
For this race, I have two goals:
1
) Finish
2
) Have Fun
Both are completely in my control, so it should be a good race.