Day 25

Here is our picture at Disney Land. Just felt like posting it.

It is only 4 p.m. and I am very tired. I only received about 6 hours sleep because I am still on west coast time. 6 hours may seem decent but I need at least 8 or I just don't function how I should.

I met with Kelly today (triathlon trainer) and it went great. She is very positive and has confidence that I will be able to pull off the Cato race which is just 5 1/2 weeks away. We went over a training schedule which is doable. The only scary part is the biking. As per previous posts, I am terrified of the biking. I am going to start attending Kelly's 2x weekly bike rides. However, they are LONG. At least long for me. The minimum is 9 miles! I realize I have to do 9 miles for the race but it is still nerve racking.

Now here is what is really freaking me out. I was told that there are only 12 participants signed up thus far for the race. There is no way I am doing it if there are only 11 other people (sorry Kelly!). I can deal with coming in last (I am not in it for the competition, just to do this for myself), but I can not deal with coming in last 30 minutes or longer after the 11th person. Just too humiliating. Everyone will be done with their lunch and post race accolades by the time I touch the finish line. Seriously, the number of racers could be a deal breaker.

So anyway, today was a good exercise day. I spent 45 minutes on the treadmill, biked over 2 miles (yes, two miles is even difficult for me), then followed the bike ride with a run around the block. It was obviously a short distance, but at least I ran 85% of the way.

Tomorrow is a swim day, with a bike ride in the afternoon. I am going out later to get new tires for my mountain bike. This should help a bit with the training. Let's hope I get a good nights sleep tonight so that I am super charged for a long bike ride tomorrow.