My event is this weekend – PANIC

Today is Tuesday.
Bussleton Ironman is THIS WEEKEND.

I’m looking in the mirror, and I don’t like what I see. I see a body under-trained.

20 times a day fo rthe last 2 weeks I have thought about 3.8k swim (If i can swim straight), 180km bike, and 42 point 2 kilometers on my feet.

I can hear the Cliche’s runing through my head. “trust your training”, “you’re there for the experience”.

Even though I have competed in hundreds if not thousands of events, for some reason Ironman has a completely different feel, and it feels GOOD. I am so very grateful for this experience. Let me explain exactly what experience that is though:

I looked at my bike. My very own bike, and thought: “Should I change something”.

That is a phone call I have more than once before every single Australian Ironman and 70.3 race, and now I thought it too. Lucky for me I can talk to myself in third person sometimes, and I gave myself a strong talking to. That moment of reflection is priceless as a professional.

I cant wait to get as far as I can, and enjoy the experience of absolute empathy from the first stroke to the final stride.

And IF i fail, I will have empathy for those that have also not succeeded the first time round. In any case, it excites me how much better I can relate to my Triathlon clients after this, when I already feel like I have some much more understanding before I even start.

Everyone will find something different for themselves through the journey, and I look forward my day.

For those in the same boat, now is not the time to be changing anything. But feel free to call me and talk it through.