This past week was a pretty significant one in my mind. Over the past months I have been receiving weekly emails from my team with the big headline always being the number of weeks to go. Well this past Friday, that number turned into single digits....9 weeks to go. As I write, there are now less than 9 weeks and exactly two months from now I will be cycling at Ironman Lake Placid.
Training, at times, can seem overwhelming and often it's hard to spot progress when you are caught up in the middle of it. Each day I take on the challenge of continuing to push and just hope I'm doing enough. Yesterday's bike showed me how far I have come. When I first started this journey I was able to cover the Cape Cod Marathon course (26.2 miles) in just about an hour and 45 minutes. Now, many weeks later, I'm cruising through it at 17.2 mph and finishing the course in just under an hour and a half. My goals in Lake Placid have nothing to do with time, merely survival, but the faster times on this course show that I'm working towards my goal.
It's the small moments in training that usually pick you up and remind you of how exciting race day is going to be. My charity team submitted all our names this past week to Ironman which meant me receiving my official welcoming emailing from Ironman Lake Placid. It sent chills down my spine to know that this dream is slowly becoming a reality. Also, I had the chance to talk with the team coach last Thursday. Myself and several team members took advantage of a conference call and you could hear the excitement in everyone's voice as they asked questions about the course and their training.
The weeks will not slow down at all at this point. Every workout is becoming more and more important. This coming Sunday will be my fundraising party and 10 days from now I will be up in Lake Placid for a training camp. More to come soon...
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