Mailing Applications
I don’t think I’ve mailed in an application for anything since I was applying for college. Today I had to mail in my application for the Bottomless Triathlon in Roswell, NM next Saturday (July 12). I got it taken care of though, I went to the post office and mailed it in instead of dropping it into the mailbox outside of the house (yes, I’m that insecure when it comes to mailing stuff).
It’s a mini-sprint, I suppose. Not quite a full sprint. It’s a 400m swim, 14km bike ride, and a 4km run. I’m just setting the bar with this triathlon, it’s my first one, and I can’t compete in it, if for no other reason than I haven’t trained in the last month. My goal in the swim is not to drown. If I don’t drown in the lake then I’ll be all good because the bike and run will be a walk in the park for me. My goal on the bike is 30-45 minutes (it’s 9 miles), and my goal on the run (2.5 miles) is 30 minutes. That’s really not pushing it for me. I can do it. Really, my goal just needs to be to complete the race, but hey, it’s me…
The biggest thing that I’m going to have to deal with is the need to compete, I know that when I’m out there I’m going to want to be passing people and I’m going to want to go as fast as possible. I can’t afford to do that this time around. That will be my biggest battle I think. I’m just so dam competitive, I can’t help it.
My strategy for the blood sugars is to turn my pump to 25% of my insulin intake 2hrs before the swim (I’m afraid of having no insulin in my system, I’m not yet ready to swim with no insulin in my body). I’ll remove my pump during my swim and eat a GU just before it. I’ll put it back on for the bike and run and have it going at 60%. I’ll check my blood during transitions (which I hate the idea of, I’m going to lose time there). I’ll have my meter on me during the bike ride, but not the run, I’m not wearing my running belt during the run because I hate it, I hate the idea of having to have anything with me during the run. I will have a GU in my pocket and maybe run with one bottle of water (which I hate the idea of that too).
I’m all excited for next Saturday, it’s like counting down the days till Christmas!
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July 11th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
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