Tomorrow is the day!
While it is not the day I had originally intended it to be, I'm still glad to be involved in the triathlon nonetheless.
Husband has helped in adjusting my bike a couple of times: new tubes and tires, raised the seat, rearranged the handlebars, adjusted and tweaked the gears. I've tried it all out, and I think I might actually use all the gears tomorrow, as opposed to just the few I'd originally figured out. Yay! Maybe I'll get brave and gain a little speed on the downhills. :) Anyway, I feel as ready as I can be, considering all the wimping out I did during the year. And while not a biker by any means, I think I will survive the race.
I'm hoping to complete the 18 miles in under 1 1/2 hours. Sounds so SLOW! But right now I'm happy with just DOING it.
The weather is supposed to be in the 50's, which is so much colder than I am used to from any training time. I don't know how this will play into the race, besides searing my throat more than would normally happen. There's supposed to be a head-wind on the way back, too. Ugh.
My friend and runner teammate is enroute to our house from the Carolina's, and my nephew-swimmer teammate will arrive at the race site in the morning. Yay! Can't wait to experience the day!
So, signing off for now, knowing that I will indeed be
Faster By Forty!
:)
While it is not the day I had originally intended it to be, I'm still glad to be involved in the triathlon nonetheless.
Husband has helped in adjusting my bike a couple of times: new tubes and tires, raised the seat, rearranged the handlebars, adjusted and tweaked the gears. I've tried it all out, and I think I might actually use all the gears tomorrow, as opposed to just the few I'd originally figured out. Yay! Maybe I'll get brave and gain a little speed on the downhills. :) Anyway, I feel as ready as I can be, considering all the wimping out I did during the year. And while not a biker by any means, I think I will survive the race.
I'm hoping to complete the 18 miles in under 1 1/2 hours. Sounds so SLOW! But right now I'm happy with just DOING it.
The weather is supposed to be in the 50's, which is so much colder than I am used to from any training time. I don't know how this will play into the race, besides searing my throat more than would normally happen. There's supposed to be a head-wind on the way back, too. Ugh.
My friend and runner teammate is enroute to our house from the Carolina's, and my nephew-swimmer teammate will arrive at the race site in the morning. Yay! Can't wait to experience the day!
So, signing off for now, knowing that I will indeed be
Faster By Forty!
:)
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