Something I have been looking forward to is the taper. After some tough weeks its nice to see the plan have a few shorter sessions. Sure they still have some intensity in them but now they only hurt for a short period of time.
Last weekend I tested some new nutrition ideas during my long bike ride. Vegemite sandwich, snakes and chicos. The sandwich was ok. I decided I need to cut the crust off to make for less chewing. Sure its only bread but its harder than you think when you are breathing a little heavier than normal. The snakes are fine but you have to hold it and bite as you go. Not that bad but if its hot I think I might get sticky fingers after a while. The chicos seem to be good. They are bite sized and they are not sweet so with all the other sweet gels etc they are a good change.
I think that I am ready to tackle the half ironman on the weekend but the usual thoughts go through my head wondering if I will make it. How hard will it be. But I know I have done the training so I should be ok. I started packing the tri bag last night. Checked off most of the items I knew I would not use between now and the race. Put it all aside. I will prep the bike one night this week ready for a short 30min ride on Saturday morning. Just to make sure it is running smooth as silk.
After my test ride I will be heading to the course to check the bike in and do all the registration and mandatory tasks. Hopefully get some time in the expo to look around and check out the items in the ironman store. I am not fast enough to finish the race and shop on the Sunday so I will get my shopping done early. That way Sunday is just a relaxed race day.
Lets hope the weather will not be 45degC like it was yesterday.
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