I don’t know if I’m feeling ready!
Posted: July 18, 2013 Filed under: Training | Tags: Training 1 CommentA few days away from being just nine weeks out from Ironman Lake Tahoe. Kind of scary. Friends have been asking how I feel, if I feel ready, how my training is progressing.
I don’t know.
I know that I did a pretty consistent effort ~100 mile ride two weeks ago and felt okay. Ran 15 miles the next day – though not quite as fast as I would have liked. I’ve done two really long run/hike days in Yosemite at elevations far higher than Lake Tahoe, which has to count for something. Swam 2.4 miles about a month ago. Finished, despite forgetting to eat before the event.
But am I ready? I don’t know.
Fortunately, some friends invited me to join them in Tahoe for the weekend, so I’ll get another opportunity to get out on the course. I’m also doing a half Ironman at Donner Lake (also at altitude) next weekend, which will also be a decent kick in the pants indicator of my training.
Ugh, 9 weeks already?! You’ll be ready, also remember we have all that IM experience from 2 years ago, remember how we felt 2 month before our first IM?