80th Post

Well followers, today is my 80th post-and I am nearing the end of my blogging as my goal of the Ironman completion is drawing near.

What can I say? It's been quite a journey. I am feeling exhausted and actually opted out of my long ride today and will head out bright and early tomorrow am to do 3 hours followed by a 30 minute run. My tapering will begin Monday and I am awaiting my program.

I am looking forward to spending some time in Calgary. I love the coolness of the mountain air and the fact that you can actually enjoy being outdoors without worrying about mosquitoes. I think at heart I am a West coast girl and always recall with fondness my earliest childhood memories of living in Comox, BC. Don't get me wrong, there is something very magical about the Big Sky of the Prairie, but nothing can compare to the sea, the mountains and oh so very tall cedar and pine tree's-it feels like home. Ahhh, I digress......

So...back to reality, and it is kind of scaring me. Ok it is a lot. I have to trust that I have put in the necessary training and that I will be ready. Honestly, there is not much more that I can do to prepare myself in 3 weeks to derive much more benefit.

Tapering is a hard thing to do as I often feel at a loss when cutting back my training. So, this time I have a strategy-and it is to pick up some books that I have been meaning to read in the last 6 months. I am starting with the Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill. Not only are books a good thing to read for when my babies are asleep but I always learn something and will have time to reflect as I travel those long miles swimming, cycling and running!