First Try at Tri's

I'm just a few short days away from my first ever triathlon.  I've never raced in a swimming event nor a biking event, let alone try all three at once.  This oughta be interesting!  As with most new triathletes, I have my fair share of doubts swirling around in my head.  Am I prepared?  Did I train enough?  Will I remain calm in the water?  Etc, etc.  I guess all I can hope for is to finish and to finish in one piece.  I also can look back at the last 7 months and see that I've biked nearly 850 miles, ran 350, and swam over 60,000 yds. 


My overall July numbers were a bit down because of vacation and a minor hip injury in the middle of the month.  I was on pace to better June (my best month to date), but I'm not going to complain with how things turned out.  My personal goal of averaging 1 hour a day of training was not met either.  No bike rides the 2nd half of the month will do that.  Stats for July:

Swim:  11,600 yds; 4' 56"
Bike:  114.73 mi; 6' 23"
Run:  77.57 mi.; 10' 29"
Weight (8/2/10):  155#   (down from 183.5# on 1/5/10)

I'll write up a race report (hopefully a happy, successful one!) next week.  It'll be nice to see the many supporters out on the course and to catch up with others that I have not seen in awhile.  By noon on Saturday, I just may be able to call myself a triathlete.  We'll see. 

It's go time.