That's it. All the training is done. Nothing more to do but race now. For the last couple of weeks the training level has dropped. Not as much as I thought it would but it has. This week I get to do whatever I feel I would like. While I do have a plan it was the maximum. Its funny being told not to do more than whats on the plan but feel free to do less. That's a nice change of pace.
I had some frustrating news last week. My bike has a recall on the bars. It seems that a bolt can break off and you could fall on your head while riding. While it is nice that they recalled the bikes for my safety it would be good if Specialized could actually have a fix for the problem so I can get it fixed before the race. So last week I spent time making calls to them and bike shops to see what they can do. It looks like the early recommended fix was to replace all of the bars. This would take 3 weeks to get stock and the shop that replaces it for you would not be able to do it for free as Specialized were not refunding enough money to them for it. Nice work if you can get away with it but a pain to the customer that doesn't have the time or want to spend more money.
Luckily Specialized NZ seems to have been able to help find a solution and will be doing replacement of the faulty part in Taupo this week before the race. I have booked my bike in so hopefully if everything goes well I will be up and running again by Wednesday night. All up it might work out but was stress for a while that I really didn't need.
We have packed all our bikes and bags ready to fly out tomorrow. John my summit fitness coach has prepped me as good as he could and called to give me the final bit of encouragement. Anything I am now lacking is my own fault if I missed a session or two. So lets hope I did enough. I am sure before I leave I will look over all my gear once again and make sure it has been checked off. Then we hope and pray everything gets to NZ undamaged and I have not forgotten anything.
While I should be excited I am not really feeling anything yet. I keep getting asked am I excited but really no. Not excited, worried or any real feelings. I guess I will be when I actually get into town and feel the atmosphere of the event but for now I don't really think about it. I have had a lot of support from friends all over the world and family which has been great. I know its made some of the harder and longer weeks a lot more bearable. I hope to give a good showing for them as well as many will be following me (No. 592) on the ironman website.
Well here goes......
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