All packed and ready to go

Just finished packing for the road trip to Ashburton tomorrow. Geoff and I are leaving Dunnos at 7:30am and heading out on the highway to the might metropolis of "Ash Vegas". The plan is to be there early afternoon to suss out the course, have a bit of a splash in the lake and practice tranistions.

Geoff is competing too, but currently has a popped rib and hasn't been able to run for 8 days or so. He may have to walk some or all of the run, so there is a slim (and I mean paper thin) chance I'll be able to catch him  on the run. He'll smoke me on the swim and bike, so he will have to be down to a crawl.

The forecast for race day is for rain and a southerly change, so that might make things a little interesting. The rainfall maps are only showing light rain, winds up to 10km/h so that shouldn't be too bad (fingers crossed) and the temperature is supposed to be a mild 18 degrees . I can handle the rain and I don't mind the wind on the run, but I hate the wind on the bike. Oh well, I can't control the weather so I will just have to take what comes.

My race plan is to concentrate hard on technique on all legs (including transitions). I'm going to keep it simple so that I can stay focussed.  My time will be what it will be and I am sure that I have done enough work to finish strongly (for a 40 year old over-weight guy who was run over by a truck - whatever that might mean). It is very clear in my mind that this is not the end goal, just a step on the way. Sure, I will have my race face on and, sure, I will try my hardest, but I will be making sure that I pace myself for a strong finish rather than going nuts and then fading at the end.

Ash Vegas, here we come!