The Most Magical Place on Earth

I'm baaaack in the most magical town on earth... not Disney World... Lake Placid!

I made pretty decent time in the car despite leaving almost an hour later than I planned.  (It may or may not have had something to do with 3 glasses of wine last night.  Seriously? Only 3 glasses of wine?  Yes, I am officially a cheap date)

I drove up solo which I was a little nervous about cause it's over a 5 hour drive from NYC.  But the trip went by in a flash!  Random radio stations, Lady Gaga's new album & techno king Benny B.  kept me going. Bump! Bump! Bump! *insert fist pump here* Jersey Beats!!

I checked into the Mountain View Hotel and here's my view from my little balcony... Not too shabby!

Swimmers in Mirror Lake

Nice view minus the ugly green hotel awning

I'm right on Main Street in the thick of it all.  And when I say thick I do not mean the people! I'm seeing a ton a super fit people running, biking & swimming in Mirror Lake.  Wait, you mean I'm not the only one training on the course this weekend?!? I can feel the Ironman nervous energy in the air and I am trying to swat it away like a fly!  Am I intimidated by all these light, muscular, spandex clad tri peeps?  heck yeah!  Am I gonna show it?  heck no!

If I think this energy is bad now, I can't even imagine what I am going to feel like during race week.  I have to remember that this race isn't about "them."  It's only about me, my capabilities, my perseverance.   Now that's its getting closer to race day all those annoying questions are popping into my head.  Did I get enough long rides in?  How many long rides can I fit in before taper weeks? Will my swim be as mentally disastrous as Rev3?  Is it silly to think I can hold a 9 min pace in the marathon on race day and break 4 hours, even if it's 3:59:59, even if I haven't done it in a stand alone marathon???  So many questions and a lot of them I can't control.  I have been doing the work since January 1st.  I have to trust my training.

Tomorrow is going to be a really fun day!  I get to bike 112 miles on the Lake Placid course then run for an hour.  I'm excited to compare my fitness from a month ago when I was up here.  I'm crossing my fingers that there will be no mechanical issue, or "crashes with myself" this time! Cheers to Ironman Training!!