3 WEEKS -- Eek!!!!

Wow -- time is just FLYING by right now. It's pretty intense.

After Sunday, I only have three weeks left of trainging, and then it's the big race! I'm scared and excited and nervous. Every time I think of crossing the finish line, I get a huge bubble of excitement. But then I start thinking about the preparation and transitions and forgetting my bike or something equally ridiculous, and I get nervous. And then I think about getting off the bike after 25 miles and having to run 6 miles (which is hard enough on its own) and I get scared.

I ran 7 miles last night. I would have never even thought that possible for me. I HATE running. I'm HORRIBLE at it. My body was not meant for it, but I managed (somehow) to run 7 miles last night. I'm still a bit in shock.

This weekend is going to be very hard for me. A while ago, a couple of teammates and myself signed up for a triathlon sprint at Hansen Dam on Aug. 19 just for practice. We're not really racing. Our team was supposed to be having our practice "mini-triathlon" (which is actually a long sprint triathlon; .5 mile swim, 18mile bike, 4 mile run) on Aug. 25. Well, the team triathlon was bumped up to Aug. 18. So, now I have a triathlon to do tomorrow early in the morning, and another one on Sunday early in the morning. And I've never even done one yet. I'm going to be dead to the world on Sunday evening. Hopefully I will survive both tris. I'll let you know.

Thanks for all the support!