First OLY in 5 days.....hope I am ready.

Well... I was near barfing.  Bad combo of MANY things that weekend.  

-- New potential boyfriend.  That will muck with your head nicely!

-- Marine MudRun the day before.  Possibly not the smartest move, but made me think of things other than the Oly.

-- Then the, "Oh Holy Crap, WHAT DID I SIGN UP FOR??!?!?" general sentiment.

Nervous is COMPLETELY normal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^{You're as ready as you're going to be.  You won't make any further endurance gain now, so work on putting yourself where you want to be mentally.  Ask yourself why you are doing it.  Most likely it has something to do with trying something new, pushing yourself, surprising yourself, and having fun.  For your first race, 10 minutes, 20 minutes here or there on a finish time is immaterial.  Choose to chill out and just have fun with it.  My recent goals are to finish my next race with a smile, and if that means a slower race, I don't care, b/c speed isn't the goal.} 

And if you have to play the 'what's the worst that will happen game?', do it.  So you have to walk up a huge hill on the bike, no one cares.  So you have to walk in the run, no big deal, etc.  Bring it back to what it is you're nervous about and handle the objections. 

I was so nervous, I was crying. Didn't turn out so well for me (very cold day and very cold water led to near hypothermia); however, I rocked the next one (still very nervous), and had a fabulous time! You will do great. Once the nerves pass, remember to look around and really experience what you are doing. Nothing like it.

Good luck!