Twas the night before TI and all through the Hotel…
by Charles Seegel @ The long road to IronmanI'm sitting here in my hotel resting for the big race tomorrow trying not to get too worked up about the swim (my new Lord of the Swim philosophy). The big thought that I can't get around is that I NEED to have a good race tomorrow. I never have huge expectations or feel performance pressure on my races. It's just not how I race. The problem is that I have failed to finish every tri that I have ever entered that was longer then a sprint distance race (I have finished 1 of the 5 races that I have entered). I have been fine with this up to now, but at some point getting better just isn't enough. I'm on the Ironteam and plan to do an Ironman in less then 300 days! If I still can't finish a 1500 meter swim in a reasonable time then what chance do I have of completing an Ironman?
The one bright side of all of this is that, I know I can do this. I am so much stronger in the water now then I was 12 months ago. When I was at Big Kahuna, I was on a 1:30 swim pace (before I got sick). If I can just keep from getting sick, then I should be able to go 1:15 or better. I actually think that I might be able to go sub hour, but that is by no means a requirement for a successful race.
I guess we'll see tomorrow!
The one bright side of all of this is that, I know I can do this. I am so much stronger in the water now then I was 12 months ago. When I was at Big Kahuna, I was on a 1:30 swim pace (before I got sick). If I can just keep from getting sick, then I should be able to go 1:15 or better. I actually think that I might be able to go sub hour, but that is by no means a requirement for a successful race.
I guess we'll see tomorrow!
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Twas the night before TI and all through the Hotel…
by Charles @ The long road to Ironman
I'm sitting here in my hotel resting for the big race tomorrow trying not to get too worked up about the swim (my new Lord of the Swim philosophy). The big thought that I can't get around is that I NEED to have a good race tomorrow. I never have huge expectations or feel performance pressure on my races. It's just not how I race. The problem is that I have failed to finish every tri that I have ever entered that was longer then a sprint distance race (I have finished 1 of the 5 races that I have entered). I have been fine with this up to now, but at some point getting better just isn't enough. I'm on the Ironteam and plan to do an Ironman in less then 300 days! If I still can't finish a 1500 meter swim in a reasonable time then what chance do I have of completing an Ironman?
The one bright side of all of this is that, I know I can do this. I am so much stronger in the water now then I was 12 months ago. When I was at Big Kahuna, I was on a 1:30 swim pace (before I got sick). If I can just keep from getting sick, then I should be able to go 1:15 or better. I actually think that I might be able to go sub hour, but that is by no means a requirement for a successful race.
I guess we'll see tomorrow!
The one bright side of all of this is that, I know I can do this. I am so much stronger in the water now then I was 12 months ago. When I was at Big Kahuna, I was on a 1:30 swim pace (before I got sick). If I can just keep from getting sick, then I should be able to go 1:15 or better. I actually think that I might be able to go sub hour, but that is by no means a requirement for a successful race.
I guess we'll see tomorrow!