Actually funnily enough I am not feeling that nervous at the moment. Usually I would be feeling it by now, but not today. I am not entirely sure why, it may be that this is my home and so I know the course etc well and so I feel comfortable, it may that the reality of tomorrow hasn't hit me yet, but I think it is because I am determined to go out and race for me. Sure I will be starting among others and I intend on using the people around me as much as possible, but really if I spend the entire day alone, then I won't mind a bit. I know what I want to do in tomorrow's race and I know what I have to do to achieve it and if I can pull that off then I will be ecstatic. If I can't pull it off but I make it through to the finish line, then I will still be fairly happy.
In terms of the race tomorrow, everything is tucked away and good to go, the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed.
The bike is racked, the transition bags are in hung, the nutrition is mixed, everything is in place. All I have to do for the rest of the day is relax, write this blog, do some stretching and eventually head to bed. Currently I am sitting with my kids watching Toy Story 3, safe to say the relaxing is going well.
As I have said, I am feeling pretty good about tomorrow. I am confident that I can execute the race plan that I have. Training has been going well, I am feeling good, I have slept well up to now, I am not ill or injured, the weather is looking perfect. In short the stars all seem to be aligning. I think my biggest danger will be getting sucked into racing somebody else's race, but if I can stick with my plan, race within my ability, then I am hopeful of having a good day out. Hopefully that relaxation means that I have a decent night's sleep tonight, which will be unusual for me, but very welcome.
With that, there isn't really much left to do at this point other than sleep well and then get out there and race tomorrow. Wish me luck. I should be back on here tomorrow one Ironman later.
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