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One week from today

7/1/2013 - 7/7/2013
Swimming - 2
Biking - 1
Running - 2 
Strength Training - 1
Weekly weight loss - 0
Total weight loss - 45.5

7/8/2013 - 7/14/2013
Swimming - 2
Biking - 2
Running - 2 
Strength Training - 2
Weekly weight loss - 0
Total weight loss - 45.5

7/15/2013 - 7/21/2013
Swimming - 1
Biking - 2
Running - 0 
Strength Training - 0
Weekly weight loss - 0
Total weight loss - 45.5

Similar to my last post my workouts have stunk and similar to when I was racing before I would get in this rut and my workouts would be less than lackluster.  But not similar to before I am confident in what I plan to accomplish next Sunday.  With Rob out of town I was really hoping that last week I would hit the training hard but that clearly did not happen.  But I also know I have trained hard for this day and while I'm not confident in how fast I will be I'm confident that I will complete this next step in my triathlon career.

I have a few goals for my 1st International distance triathlon:

1.  Finish!
2.  Swim freestyle.
3.  Don't finish last.
4.  Have fun.

This moment has been 2 years in the making - yea crazy.  In April 2011 I participated in the She Does Tri training camp and planned to complete the Luray International Distance Triathlon in August of that year.   Shortly after camp I had surgery to remove my gallbladder.  Confident that I would have no problem getting back to training after the surgery I continued to be optimistic that I would complete my first International race.  A few weeks before the race while on a training ride I injured my back to the point that I would not be able to participate.  From Aug 2011 to April 2012 I had Chiropractor and Physical Therapy appointments 2-3 times a week with only little improvement.  

As our life started to focus on moving to Texas I was still confident that I would be able to do the Luray race in 2012.  I had even planned to fly back if we had moved by the time the race was scheduled.  Then at the end of June I experienced more pain than I have ever had and was literally brought to my knees by the pain in my lower back.  A trip to the hospital, an MRI and a visit to a Neurosurgeon meant back surgery.  I realized that my desire to race would not happen, again, even though I hoped - I knew the answer to that question.

Based on what other people that had back surgery was telling me and what the Dr was telling could be consequences of surgery I wondered if I would be able to race.  It's now been over a year since my back surgery and I feel stronger than I have ever felt.  These past couple of weeks I have been very nervous that something was going to happen.  Now a week away I know I got this.

This race means so much to me and I'm sure there will be lots of tears.  I have this desire / dream / wish / hope to further my triathlon career and for the past couple of years I figured that would not happen.  Next Sunday starts the next chapter!



 

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