1 week until Ultraman Canada gets underway! I feel more then ready to hammer out the bike and the run. My legs feel ready - they are telling me they want to go and get this race underway! The swimming however, well..... I just don't think that I will ever be ready for the 10km water section. I have though, put the time in and trained hard in the water. There has been many 5am swims. My technique has come so far in the past few months. I'm feeling much more efficient, confident and calmer when in the water. For me, the race will not start until I step out of the water at the end of Skaha Lake and continue on day #1 with the 150km bike section. After that, day #2 brings me 270km's of biking and lastly, 84km run on day #3.
I'm so lucky to have a great crew coming with me - Mary Betts, Barb Sweeny and coach JF will all be there helping me every step of the way! Its a team effort to get through this endurance event.
A special thanks goes out to Visual Realty and Udo's Oil (Flora Health) for all your support to enable me to stand on the startline of this one. I hope to make your proud! Cannondale has provided me with 2 rockets - the women's Synapse 3 and the Slice (now named "La Porsha"). Both bikes have just been in at Corsa Cycles so that my mechanic Pat could make sure they were running smooth.
I'm really excited to get to Penticton on Thursday. I'm healthy, I'm ready. After watching the Tour de France for the past few weeks, I feel motivated and inspired! It's go time starting next Saturday! More to come from Penticton!
