I have not blogged in a few weeks because I have been on vacation; unfortunately I took a little break from training as well. We rented a house on Loon Lake in the Adirondacks. It was awesome! I was able to get in lots of open water swims; not too much biking or running. Okay, actually no running. I brought my mountain bike with me, but only went out a few times. Now I remember just how much I hated that bike. My wrists were killing me after riding 5 minutes. As much as I complain about my road bike seat, I will take that any day over a mt. bike.
One of the high points of vacation was an overnight in beautiful Lake Placid. Our hotel was on Mirror Lake; swim site for Iron Man. We were there on a Tues/Wed and the town was already buzzing with excitement! It was so much fun to watch the athletes train in the lake or on their bikes. We were able to get into the transition area and walk around. It really was so cool. Our rental was up the day before the race. I so badly wanted to stay an extra night, but did not even attempt to find a hotel room (many hotels were 5 night min. stays). Also, we had our dog with us so it just was not feasible.
Anyway, back to the real world. I allowed myself a 36 hour transition and now I am ready to go. I have two swim clinics and two open water swims before the big race. I plan on getting my bike rides in daily. I will attempt to run a few times, but do not want to chance my foot injury.
Ready or not, Iron Girl is in less than two weeks. Bring it on!
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