One Month Countdown

Time has really flown by!  Today I am one month away from race day.  I'm excited yet nervous.  I don't know what to expect.  My 5k run times are always much shorter than my training times.  I don't know if I should expect the same from my swim and bike times.

Regardless, a few important things need to happen in the next month.

Training:

No more workout slacking!  I need to get back to one rest day per week.  No more quick swim workouts.  I need to be on the bike three times a week if I want to see improved results.  I've been slacking off a good bit in the last couple weeks and that needs to end.

It's time to start practicing open swims.  I'm still very anxious about the swim.  I have no experience swimming in open water.  I'd like at least one of my weekly swims to be open swims this month.  I am totally against open water swimming alone.  The plan is to either swim with a friend kayaking or swim with the local Thursday afternoon open swim group.

Transition time reduction.   A lot of time can be saved in the transition area.  I need to have a routine for exactly how everything will be laid out and what order they'll be put on and taken off.  This sounds kind of obsessive, but I promise, other people do it too.

Other Business:

What to wear?  I'm still heart aching over what I will wear for the triathlon.  I don't want to spend a ton of time changing clothes so I'd rather wear something I can wear for all three portions of the race.  This sounds easy, but it's actually complicated.  There are a lot of options and they are all expensive!  I need to make the decision this week so I can start practicing in the clothes I race in.

Change tires/tubes.  I have no idea how long the tires and tubes have been on my bike.  I'm going to replace them just in case.  I don't want them on their last leg and failing during the race.  I'll use my current ones as back up in the future.

Nerd Alert: record statistics.  I'm a major nerd for data especially in the form of charts and graphs.  I want to keep closer track of my results for each workout and how I'm feeling during the workout.  This will help me see results and make goals to do better each workout.  I'll be recording my daily workouts on the blog.

I'm really excited for this month.  It's time to get down to business!