Woke up this morning at 6:00 to get some breakfast and be ready for a practice swim at 8:00. Even the practice swims are an organized event. There was check-in and check-out which included a new Gatorade bike bottle, and they had a 1 mile course mapped out with buoys. The water felt great. It wasn’t cold and seemed clean. I had a great swim, felt relaxed and enjoyed swimming with the current although swimming against the current didn’t seem to be a problem either. After the swim Alison and I went to the official athlete briefing where they give you all the information you would need. It was very helpful.
After the meeting, I wanted to get out on the bike so I headed out for a 20-mile ride. It felt good to get back on the bike and except for a weird and painful cramp I got in my left butt check it went well.
Of course this whole time I see other athletes doing other things, and you can’t help but wonder if you’re doing the right thing, but now is not the time to second-guess. So I am just sticking to my plan, ignoring the others and more importantly trying to enjoy myself as much as possible.
Went back to the room, showered and then Alison and I went to lunch. After lunch went back to the room and had a great nap. Woke up, and got ready for the welcome banquet.
The banquet was OK. Met some nice people, the food was alright, but the program was good and really helped get everyone in the mood. It still seems weird that I’m actually here and this is finally going to happen.
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