Day 146: Well today I tried something new. Instead of going out for a run after the mid shift, I headed up to Red Top Mountain for an open water swim first. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be since I was going on no sleep. I did a 2.4 mile swim and I felt very strong in the whole time. After today's swim I know for sure I have gotten faster in my swim. When I was at the half way point I was at 39 mins!!! My fast half swim even in a race was around 45 mins. With that said I did today's swim in 1:19. I guess the training is paying off. What was even better is that I felt like I could keep going when I got to the 2.4 mile mark. Maybe by the time the race comes I be able to pull out a 1:15 swim! In the mean time I am just going to keep swimming and keep pushing myself. After the swim I came home for a fast shower to get all the nasty lake water off and then I was off for an 8 mile run. I started off feeling good and strong, but around mile 5 I started having stomach issues and then it went all down hill from there. I did get the run in though and I pushed through it all. I hate when things like that happen, but I know it is only going to make be stronger mentally and able to push through things when I am struggling. Overall even though it wasn't the best run I am very happy with my training day today and I am feeling more and more ready and confident for my race!!!! I can't believe it's 5 weeks away and only 4 weeks till I head up there!!!! I'm ready to rock it!
"In training everyone focuses on 90% physical and 10% mental, but in the races its 90% mental because there's very little that separates us physically at the elite level".
Elka Graham
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