I Can Go the Distance

Day 45
ibuprofen: none so far
8 days until triathlon

So I am trying to overcome the whole swimming-in-the-lake thing. I went to the pool on Wednesday and swam 1000 yards, just to prove to myself that I can swim farther than the race distance. I spent much of the time imagining how I was going to get through/over/past the grass in the lake, and really trying to strategize in my mind how I will succeed. Whenever that little feeling of dread pops up in the pit of my stomach, I am trying to counter that with some positive visualization and thoughts.

We are doing another race simulation on Sunday. I have all the stuff I need to complete it, and I think if I can do that simulation well, I will be in a really good mental space to do the event.

It's next Saturday, so here's hoping!