1. I will be leaving in the first wave. I am not a great swimmer, but I have been working hard since I had such a terrible swim at IM Arizona last Fall. I hope to be able to finish with the pack of normal guys. This is important because I will be behind a lot of people after the swim, but as of now 22 pros including me isn't bad. I am usually very polite on the bike and have trouble moving by slower racers; I can really push the bike leg now!
2. The competition will be excellent. A lot of times because of my bike strength, and lack of swim strength I am passing a LOT of riders that are going a much different pace than me. With Pros maybe I can ride with someone and it will actually help me push and have a better bike leg. Sometimes you raise your level to the competition around you.
3. I am an unknown rider. Nobody will know who I am, what my abilities are, or just what I may have under the hood.
4. I am a runner. OK, I said it. I actually feel like I can call myself a runner! Not that I am anything special, but I think I can hold my position a lot better now than any other time that I have been racing. I actually go out to run for "Fun" sometimes now... I know, crazy!
5. I have wanted to race Pro since 2004! I have been waiting a long time for this shot and I will do my best to make the most of it!
It has also been a good year for training for me. Unfortunately I was downsized after FBW was acquired. I have opened my business Sublime Athletics, but I am still building it and have more time to train and recover. I haven't ever been able to get this much time in, and have it be quality with a decent amount of rest. I have been working hard on my running, and when I get my nutrition right I can actually lay down a better time than in the past.
Emotionally and personally it has been a very bad year for me as well, but I am getting along OK and the racing will definitely help me have direction and an outlet. On the good side I am 14 pounds lighter than I have been since 2002.... there is nothing like racing with a more powerful and lighter engine! Speaking of that I will post some new pictures of my new Yeti race bike... it will be finished today!
I will post every day until Sunday, and then will give a recap of the race. I have other plans for this year, but they all start after Sunday. I really hope I didn't lose anyone by not posting in a while; this is a race blog though so its time to get started! From here on out its racing and fun for the rest of the year! Thanks for reading...
5. I have wanted to race Pro since 2004! I have been waiting a long time for this shot and I will do my best to make the most of it!
It has also been a good year for training for me. Unfortunately I was downsized after FBW was acquired. I have opened my business Sublime Athletics, but I am still building it and have more time to train and recover. I haven't ever been able to get this much time in, and have it be quality with a decent amount of rest. I have been working hard on my running, and when I get my nutrition right I can actually lay down a better time than in the past.
Emotionally and personally it has been a very bad year for me as well, but I am getting along OK and the racing will definitely help me have direction and an outlet. On the good side I am 14 pounds lighter than I have been since 2002.... there is nothing like racing with a more powerful and lighter engine! Speaking of that I will post some new pictures of my new Yeti race bike... it will be finished today!
I will post every day until Sunday, and then will give a recap of the race. I have other plans for this year, but they all start after Sunday. I really hope I didn't lose anyone by not posting in a while; this is a race blog though so its time to get started! From here on out its racing and fun for the rest of the year! Thanks for reading...
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