The night before

I'm racing the Philadelphia Women's Triathlon tomorrow. I tend to hate the night before races.

I'm a runner. That's what I know. I fake the tri stuff. Yeah, I've been swimming a lot more, and I bike a bunch. But, I still ride with cages on my pedals instead of clipped-in shoes (see, I don't even know what clipped-in vs. clipless or whatever means!), and I still freak out about open water swimming in races. I'm not focused on tri's like I am my running. Yet.

But I feel like more of an athlete doing tri's than anything else. I have fun trying (ha!) them.

So I'm working all night to keep my nerves in check, and I'm reminding myself I have no expectations with my time. This is technically a sprint, but the swim (~.46 mi) and the bike (17ish mi) are longer than any other tri I've done.

I know I can do the swim, the bike, and the run. I know I can do it, but I want to do the swim well. All I want for tomorrow is to feel good about my swim -- I'm not concerned with my bike or run -- I didn't really taper or rest for this race, so no time expectations. I just don't want to get out of the water feeling like I struggled. I shouldn't -- I should do this just fine. Once I'm in T1, the fun starts.

And then I can enjoy the rest of the day.