Yes, I am only 5 days away from my big race! :) I feel a mix of feelings right now. I am very excited for the race. I can't wait to be out there on the course giving my all to cross the finish line. At this time, I am most nervous for getting to Jeju with my bike and everything I need. My flight is Friday at 7:40PM, I can't seem to find the information about the buses online, so I do not know how long it will take me to get to the airport. I know when I can take the bus up there and where to get it. At this point I'm just really hoping my school lets me out just after lunch so I can take the bus up early!
I am working on my race plan, so I know just what to do on race day. The weather will play a factor, since it is monsoon season here, there is a chance it could be extra windy, or even storming. I hope we will have a nice pleasant day, but chances are slim. If everything goes the way I want it to, I can plan to finish the race in as little as 5:45hrs, if things go the way I expect them to, I will finish in 6:30hrs, and if things go wrong I am looking at about 7:15hrs. The most important thing is that I cross the finish line with a smile on my face. I know this will be a very hard course, it is filled with hills, and the island is usually windy.
This past weekend, I did a short tri, called a sprint. It was just 400m swim, 20k bike, and 5k run. I managed to take 2nd place in my age group, and 4th place overall for the females. And I held back on the run, since the last thing I want to do is get hurt during a little race the weekend before my big one! I was really happy with coming in 2nd! I got a cool trophy and a big boost in confidence!! Just what I needed coming up to Jeju!!!
I hope to have a good race report after Sunday!!! I will post my bib # when I get it so you can track me on ironmanlive.com!
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