Ready or Not for Team Tri

In a couple of days my friend and I will team up together in a local triathlon - ready or not. I actually feel more ready than not and am excited about it! I had a really good work out in the pool yesterday and plan on resting now until race day. I feel stronger on my bike too than I felt even a couple of years ago. I am hoping to beat my last 18 mile bike time. I'm not so sure about beating my last 300 yard swim time only because last time I swam it it was the only part of the triathlon I did. Since I'm doing both the swim and bike legs of this triathlon, I feel I won't be able to go all out on the swim. I'll have to keep some reserve in order to do well on the bike course. But I am really pumped about doing both and having the 2008 Olympics going on right now is really motivating! Michael Phelps and Dana Torres are just incredible to watch! Not to mention how encouraging Torres is since she is a 41 year old woman!

I am thankful that I can do what I can do. Slow and steady is still my main objective. My best will be someone else's crawl time. But then again, my best might also be someone's dream race. So, ready I feel and ready to go! Let's now just pray for some really great weather!