Heatwave

So I finally decided to sign up for the Heatwave, an Olympic distance (almost) triathlon back home. I'm flying back home to help my family move to COS with me. I timed the trip to be after wife and son finished school and also to attend this race. I wasn't sure if I would do the race or just watch and visit, but last Friday I signed up. So I'm in.

I'm really not in shape to do this race. I took off 4 weeks after IMAZ in April and just started back training last week after a nasty sinus infection. This will give me about 3 weeks of training before the race. Training for endurance (IM) versus speed (Oly) is totally different. I have not trained for speed in quite a while. Did this race in 2:56 in 2006 and 2:42 last year. I would like to come in under 2:40, but I don't know if I will or not. It all depends on how well I bike, or not. The bike is my worst event of the 3. I'll swim ok. That is usually a given. So I have to make up time on the bike and run, which are 85% of the race.

At least I know the course pretty well. I have biked and run that course for training dozens of times. Hopefully, I will get in a little training between now and then, yet rest up enough before the race to have something left to give.

It will be fun seeing many friends that I have not seen in a while. Maybe my adrenaline will kick in somewhere along the way so I don't do too poorly. Hope to see you there!