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August 28, 2008

17 days until race day

Part of my mental capacity has kind of gone numb and I’m sure it’s because I’m coping with anxiety about being in this triathlon.

We’ve been working out pretty steady so I’m sure I can survive it, although I’m worried about cold ocean water stopping my heart. I’ve been trying to remind myself that I’m just going to coast slowly through it with no expectations. I have to repeat that every second.

I just purchased my bicycle that hopefully arrives in time. I’ll be happy to have one that I can take with me on vacations (like last week which was awesome) and hopefully incorporate into everyday life.

I had also bought a tri-suit to wear for the swimming portion that could transition nicely into the bike riding but when I got it I couldn’t even fit it over my head. I got majorly confused by the size chart on the website and bought a size 30 which translates to a size 4. I don’t think that’s a European size or anything so why I needed to translate in the first place is beyond me. I had to cross coordinate suit type, with sport type, with fabric technology, with plain ole’ fabric, with gender, and everything else under the sun. It really required a quantum physicist doctorate degree that I just don’t have. Now I have to do this race naked, unless I figure this out. I haven’t been able to find a tri-suit in my size anywhere on the web. I might just bust out my “body shapers” or “spanx” and wear those.

I’m not too excited about what I’m going to look like during this race. I’ve seen pictures of athletes that look lean, muscular, and sharp like thoroughbreds. I, however, look like an amorphous blob with a little head (because of swim cap). I have a kind of desperate run for your life (the blobs is ravaging the city) kind of flailing way about me.

Sigh…

Posted by hopeful @ August 28, 2008 10:05 AM

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