It's been awhile

Wow. I haven't posted anything at all in almost three months. I suppose I have a couple good excuses...I moved across the country and am now living in the lovely City by the Bay, San Francisco. I've officially been a resident for three weeks today, but it's been almost exactly a month since I left Nashville. I can't believe it's already been that long. It seems like yesterday! I miss my friends more than I ever imagined I would, but at least I'll get to see them when I'm back in Nashvegas next month pre-Ironman. And yes, I'm still planning to race. Never once did I even consider not following through - I mean, I've spent the last eight months training for this thing so there is NO WAY IN HELL I won't do it...I have had a few terrifying moments in the last few weeks, but I think it's completely normal. Yesterday I had one of those moments - and it was more like one of those days. I went out on a ride with a bunch of guys and it's no lie, riding out here is a completely different ball game. Gone are the days of rolling hills. Yesterday I actually said to Johanna via text, "I miss the Trace!" WHAT!? Yes, I miss the Trace. The route we road yesterday makes the Natchez Trace look like child's play. We road up Mt. Tam, along Highway 1 and all over Marin County. It was absolutely gorgeous. I've never been on Highway 1 in a car, let alone a bike so it was an interesting experience to say the very least. At one point, we climbed for almost an hour. Straight up. I guess it will be good for me come race day. The only downside to yesterday was that I only got 70 miles in on my bike outside so I came home, cried and then went to the Y to get on a spin bike for two hours. I am insane. That was when I realized that this is just crazy. I am so excited for August 29th to get here, I almost can't stand it. All I can think about is crossing the finish line and am trying to avoid the inevitable nightmares of not crossing the finish line. It's just not an option for me at this point. I feel like it's my wedding day - I've been preparing for this day for so long and if it doesn't happen, it will be really tough to deal with. But, like I said, it's not an option so I'm just going to try and keep that out of my mind.

35 days and counting...only two more insane weekends of running, swimming and biking and then it's TAPER TIME! Unbelievable how quickly it has arrived.

View from Highway 1 (the Pacific Coast Highway)


Mt. Tam