Race Day Lists

This is the biggest race of my life

(to date)

I have struggled to get to this point

I have run countless miles

Biked all over this damn city

Swam enough laps to make this self-proclaimed fish want to stay on land

It’s almost here

I want to vomit

Just puke up all my nerves and anxiety

I am starting to make packing lists

(1. Bike)

Grocery lists

(1. No Kale)

To do lists

(1. stop panicking)

Not to do lists

(1. poop my pants, see grocery list above)

My lists have lists

Lists are crucial

When we were driving through the bike course at Vineman, we passed a guy yelling at random cars for bike cleats

He was riding a very nice Tri bike, in a very nice jersey with Vans on

I don’t want to be that guy

Please don’t let me be that guy

Although I would rather be that person vs the pooping their pants person

Maybe my  lists need a redo…

Maybe they need to be simplified

And not in excel format… scheduled down to the minute.

New, Simple, Ironman, no pooping pants list:

Grocery shopping:

Anything that doesn’t include marinara

All I need is wicked heartburn for 140 miles

Packing list:

Bike

Cleats

Lube

Clothes

Goggles

Wetsuit

Lube

Running shoes

Bib

Anything else is just gravy.

To Do:

Relax, take a Xanax

Maybe a beer

Eat

Drink your water

Get some sleep

Don’t do:

Panic

Watch the weather channel religiously

Pop a Xanax into your beer

Stare at the ceiling fan when you should be sleeping and imagine all the horrific ways this could end

Vomit

Cry

Cry while vomiting

Poop your pants

Any combination of the above