Today is March 4 which means there are exactly two months until my first race of the season...on May 4. YIKES! How does this happen every single year? I had plenty of time to prepare. I tell myself I will do more ...fill in the blank... during the off-season to prepare for the upcoming race year and then wham! The off-season is over and it is
Go Time. So with two months left, it is time to kick into a higher gear. And to boot, this year's first race should be a solid test. Olympic distance, pretty tough course, right out of the gate. No easing into it like last year. Nah...why not go for it? What was I thinking? Whose laughing now?
But I have to remind myself that I go through this every year. I feel terribly untrained going into my races, only to find that I am usually fine, if not slightly above average. Muscle memory is a wonderful thing and although I have not put the hours into the off-season the way I hoped and I have not followed the program I intended... I will be able to complete the race and walk and talk (and possibly chew gum) after. Help me remember that, ok?
