It’s race week! Come Sunday it’s do or die time, 140.6 miles
of guts, determination, inspiration, sweat, hopefully little to no blood, and
finally excitement and accomplishment. I’ve
been prepping and asking myself all the important questions:
“What am I going to wear?”
“How should I do my hair?”
“Which pro athletes are going to be there?”
“Should I practice a dance for the finisher’s line?”
Ok, Ok I am taking it more seriously than that! Last week hubs asked me how I felt and if I
was prepared and compared to last time.
I couldn’t give him an answer!
Then I managed to figure it out, physically I think I’m more prepared
than last time mainly cause I have experience now and my body is used to being
punished. But I felt that mentally I
wasn’t quite as prepared as I was last time.
Don’t ask me why but I seem to have a lot more doubts, fears, worries
and anxiousness this time around. So I
watched the 2012 Ironman World Championship special this weekend and got PUMPED
UP! I am dedicating this entire week not
only to tapering but working on my mental toughness. I’m going to focus on being strong and a lot
of positive self talk! I will listen to
some of my favorite music and do some dancing, to the dismay of my dog who
growls every time I do, and I will get myself mentally prepared for this
weekend.
So I have started printing directions, athlete guides, and
prepping lists of what to pack. My list includes
the following right now:
Advil, muscle relaxers (for the car ride home), motion
sickness pills, sunscreen, wetsuit, trisuit, goggles, fuel, running shoes,
socks, warm up clothes, extra shirt, hat, visor, bodyglide, Vaseline,
sunglasses, windbreaker, towel, camera, helmet, bike, bike shoes, 2 spare
tubes, CO2 cartridges, water bottles, thingys to get the tire off (I’m so
distracted I can’t come up with appropriate words), bib belt, index cards with
affirmations, MP3 player, USAT Card, flip flops, long pants jic, First Aid kit,
family, bagels and PB & Honey, Attitude!
Here’s a pick of what my dad has started packing:
Here’s a fun thing I did to distract myself, wrote down all
the feelings I was feeling and put it into Wordle:
What’s your favorite way to prep for a big race? Happy Training!
6 comments:
Look up Charisa Wernick (pro). I am not sure if your follow her blog, but she is a very approachable pro..
I like not to think about the race but when I do, just think to myself that it is one long training day and break it into manageable segments in my mind
you are going to rock!!
I'll be out there cheering for you!!!
Good Luck!!
I am so freaking excited for you (I hope to be there in 2014 - save me a spot :)). Be strong and don't forget to have a blast :).
xo
Have a great day!
Good luck! How exciting, that is such a lot of stuff, I am so impressed with people who are triathletes, much less ironmen. You already rock in my book. I can't wait to read all about it.
Post a Comment