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The big day is right around the corner.  Tonight is the carbo party, tomorrow we are dropping off our bikes and Saturday is the big day!  The scene is the same as it was 3 years ago when I did the race as an amateur.   Lots of fit looking people in bathing suits and tri gear walking around town.  It's nice to do a race that I'm famaliar with.  No need to check out the course and you know your way around town..  Check my journal for what I have been up to race week...

After a long season with a few interesting twists, the big race is now 10 days away...  I will be leaving for Ironman Hawaii on Monday for a week of race prep before the big day.  I am into my taper now and starting to catch up on some much needed sleep and doing some sharp fine tuning workouts.  More from the big Island! 

Well, it might not actually be racing!  I have finally started running again.  My first attempt (walk/running combo) was 6 minutes total running at 4.5 weeks, then 12 minutes, then 16, 20, and finally 30minutes straight at a few days before 6 weeks!  Pacific Grove triathlon was at 6 weeks post injury and if I could run 6 miles at that point I wanted to do the race. I figured if I could run 30minutes, I could make it 50 minutes.   If I just finished the race, I would get a number of points in the TriCalifornia points series.  My goal was to finish the run at 8 minute miles!  Success.  12th place and a 49:11 10k!   Check back in a few days for a race report and an update on my training.  6 weeks to Kona!!