IMCDA 2009 ONE WEEK TO GO........

Weather forecast is calling for a 60% chance of rain with a low of 52F and high of 75F.  Current water temp is 59F -Brrrrrr Chilleeeeee!!!  Got my wetsuit and neoprene cap in tow and ready to hit it hard.  A mass start at 7AM PST - a rush that can only be experienced to understand.

Training for IMCDA included 2 century bike rides (5:00:00ish), the Music City Half Marathon (1:41:00), Half Ironman at Gulf Coast Panama City Beach (5:41:00) and many many many days that started at 4:30AM.

Weight ranges from 175lbs - 178lbs - which is a good zone for me to enter an IM.  IMWA entered race at 173lbs and suffered late in the run.

Last 7 days will be focusing on rest, rest and more rest.  Very little training - no more than an hour a day to stay sharp and maintain muscle memory and my sanity.  Also, just want to be healthy entering the race.  During 5 months of training I experienced problems with my arches, achilles and IT bands - but kept it all under control and feeling good about the race.

I will drop in a link to the IM website on race day so race results can be tracked.  Goal is simple........beat my IMWA PR of 11:39:00.  IMCDA is an entirely different course with lots of hills on the bike - which I've been training for - so we'll see.

My prediction is as follows:

1:25:00 - 1:35:00      2.4M Swim & T1

5:50:00 - 6:00:00    112M Bike & T2 and...

4:00:00 - 4:15:00    26.2M Marathon

11:15:00 - 11:50:00  Total

More to follow..............