Tomorrow I compete in my longest triathlon yet, the Leadman 250, near Las Vegas, NV. The '250' stands for 250 kilometers, which is a long way no matter what mode of transportation you opt for, but especially when you attempt to cover it under your own power. To say I'm nervous is an understatement!I've never even trained as far so it's all uncharted territory, though I have covered most the course by piece-mealing together over the past few days. This helps in one sense in that I know what's coming. Whether that helps or not, I'm not so sure! The turnaround on the bike is nearly 120-kilometers from T2, or roughly 70-miles! That's a long ride in and of itself, but it's only halfway through the bike course at the Leadman 250!
I've also never used special needs (Chuckie jokes they're for "special people") or swam a continuous 5-kilometers. I'm more apprehensive about this than I am about being on terra firma. Lake Mead looks so serene right now but at 6am tomorrow I'm sure I won't even notice. I'll be more concerned with the storm inside my head! If I can weather that, and if I can eat enough, I should be okay.
2 comments:
You rocked it!!! Good job Angela. Angela are you planning on doing an Ironman this year? How bout Hawaii?? Just curious, you don't have to answer if it's a secret or if you and Chuckie aren't sure yet.
Hey Darryl! No, no Ironman yet. I would like to, and I think I could do okay in one, but CV says, "Not yet!" I think you know how slow his whole development process is. I hate it but so far he's been right every step of the way! I have worked with "bigger name' coaches who tried to rush things too much, with little regard for the risks involved and it didn't work. So for now I'm happily following orders...CV's and my body's!!!
I hope all is good up north!
Angela
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