It is not the destination but rather, the journey...

I wish that I could be calm right now, but I am just not. This is it..the time has come. After months of literally training, stressing along with all consuming thoughts about triathlons...the time has come. I am ready... I hope.

My goal is to finish in under 4 hours..3:59.59 will also work. I have worked every conceivable grouping of times to make that 4 hours...swim in 35 minutes...3 for transition, bike 1 1/2 hours..run the rest...

But what if my swim is my worst leg and it takes me 45 minutes..okay then ... I have to cut down the time on the bike and run faster...any way that I slice it...the pie is the pie and it is big and long and tiring!

I have a talked to a lot of people who tell me that their goal is just to finish and of course, that is mine too. But, I have always been a goal person so have to set something and 4 hours should be plenty with the training that I have been doing to meet my goal.

We will leave early early Saturday morning to drive up to Austin and get in one more swim before the race..then, pick up our packets, get our pasta on at the pasta party and then..back to the room to de-compress, meditate, do visualization and anything else that I can think of to get myself ready. Talk it to death with David as he drifts into sleep without a care in the world..then get up and talk it some more.."Do you think that I will finish" "Of course you will" he will say " Do you think that I will finish in 4 hours " " Of course you will" he will say..." He is nothing if not supportive and has been through this entire crazy road of ups and down..

Today is my last day of work until after the Tri. That is right...I have chosen to take off TWO days in preparation for this endeavour. Two days to get my head in the game, do self visualization exercises and get in the zone..

So, for my final post before the Tri I will close with this.. Thank you for your support. Thank you for your kind words, thank you from the patients and families that we serve everyday who if they could, would thank you all themselves. But mostly and with all the love that I have, thank you for believing in me.

GO TEAM!