Crunch Time

I had a small panic attack this week when I realized that race day is almost in the 10-day forecast.  Insert expletive.  Officially, it is two weeks from tomorrow.  I have been logging early workouts, long miles, fine tuning nutrition, and generally feeling very nervous and unprepared.  I have covered more than the distance in each of the three disciplines more than once in training, or technically only once in the run, but multiple times now I have exceeded the 1.2 mile swim (I have swam over 3000m several times), and surpassed the 56 miles on the bike twice and gone 48 one time, and today ran 14 miles and hit 12 miles twice.  I am overwhelmed and nervous about cut off times and the icy water remains my biggest concern.

So...as I said, I have swam 2 miles on two occasions now, and 3000m twice.  That is a long way!  Granted it has been in the pool each time, so that's easier.  I feel confident in the distance in the pool.  I'm hoping to log one more long open water swim before.  Working in my favor is that we'll be in Wisconsin the week prior to the race, vacationing at the lake!  While it is not Lake Michigan, it is still an opportunity for a few days worth of open water, and I'll probably practice in my wet suit one more time as well.

Tomorrow I have a 60 mile ride scheduled.  Last weekend, I had to cut my ride short by 12 miles and only rode 48 because we were socked in by fog in the morning and I had a baby shower to get to in the afternoon.  I did manage a 15 minute run after those bike miles.  It is taking me only about a mile to feel like my legs are lead now after a long bike.  Woohoo!  Also...loving the PB&J on the bike.  Praise the inventor of the Uncrustable!

While all this is going great, I still feel grossly underprepared.  I'm not sure what would make me feel more prepared.  What would I gain by a few more weeks?  I do know that I feel very, very tired.  I am looking forward to race day if only to have a bit of a break from the multiple hours of multi sport training.  I am pretty stoked to spend a few months just running in preparation for the Columbus Marathon.  

And, even though I have no idea what I'm doing as far as training goes, I plan to tweak my plan for race week and add in some rest days.  There are none!  That just seems crazy as tired as my body feels.  

Will be sure to update on my long ride/run tomorrow.  And, any positive and calming vibes for the next two weeks are much appreciated!