Two weeks until race day. The hardest thing right now is trying to set my mind at ease knowing that I am as prepared as I possibly can be. Admittedly, the last month of training has been a challenge. Things are picking up at work, and along with the untimely repair issues that had to be rectified, there was a greater strain placed on my free time. I was not able to get in many long bike rides; however, I have been biking to work, town, etc. as much as possible, so my weekly mileage isn't really very different. I just hope it works out in the end.
A helpful exercise has been to look at all the months and months (since January) of training I've done, and repeat to myself that a few weeks of abnormal training is not going to obliterate all the hard work I've done so far.
Ironman is definitely achievable for anyone, but you must have and be willing to put in the time. It is not like a 5K where anyone of a reasonable fitness level could show up race day and do it. You have a responsibility to train appropriately, otherwise you could seriously hurt yourself.
This week my goal is just to stay active and keep my body moving. No epic long workouts. Actually, minimal gym time (how will I survive? I will miss lifting heavy things...). I'm just focusing on calisthenics (pushups, squats, etc.), commuter biking, running, and a few easy, short swims. This is going to be like a mini-vacation actually.
All the hard, long workouts are over. It's time to begin toning down the volume and resting up for race day.
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