Cabo Loading - 7 Days to Go

The last week has to be done just right.

1. Carbo loading - 5 days before the race. Fuel up does not happen over night, it takes a few days of loading for a race of this distance. Pizza, pizza, pizza.

2. Pedicure-I get one before every major race. I do not have ticklish toes, so I get the stress rubbed out of my feet. It feel like I am walking on clouds when I leave the saloon. You have to make sure the nails are short. Trust me, you do not want to have your toe nails digging into each other. It HURTS!

3. Rest- It is important to stop training and let your muscles regain their full strength. For me that time is the 7 days before any triathlon. For this one, I decided to stop a full 10 days ahead. It is about knowing your body and I know to be 100% that is what I needed to do.

4. Packing-Like Santa I'm making my list ands I'm checking it twice:

1. Helmet

2. Bike shoes

3. Goggles

4. Race clothing

5. Race belt (to hold race number)

6. Sneakers

7. Sox

8. Sunglasses

9. Water bottles

and...oh yeah,

10. The Bike!

The Only Way to Know-15 Days to Go

My biggest fear is missing the cut off on the bike. 10.5 hours after the start of the race, you must have finished the bike section, or you are finished. You are disqualified and cannot start the run.

So I decided to see how long it would take me to ride 112 miles.

Answer: 8 hours 15 minutes.

(Is that good?)

Yes it is. I spent the day on the bike watching the sun cross the sky. It was a long day, but now I can make my prediction for the race:

90 minutes for the swim

10 minutes for transition (Gotta get changed)

8 hours 20 minutes for the bike

That will put me 30 minutes ahead of the cut off and leave me 7 hours to do the run.

Based on how I have been running, I predict that the 26.2 miles of the run will take 6 hours.

Stay tuned...