The Time is Near

It's done. I am leaving for Fairbanks in a matter of hours and will tackle my first half iron distance race on Saturday. Nothing I can change about my training at this point. No regrets. No should have. No if onlys. When you reached this point in your training schedule, although the doubt may try to creep in, you really have no choice but to be confident in the foundation you have laid in the weeks and months leading up to your event.
Am I nervous? Of course! Anyone who claims not to be nervous on race day is full of shit. I'm a bundle of nerves now. The key, I think, is to use those nerves to your advantage and turn them into race day energy rather than worries or negative thoughts. My nervous energy just means I am ready to go. And yet there are still voices. Yes, I hear them and I promptly tell them to kiss my ass. I've worked hard. I am ready. I will finish with a smile on my face.
See you on the flip side!
Making it happen....
Bree

Maybe some of it will rub off...

My coach is a goddess. Coach Lisa Keller raced the 70.3 at Lake Stevens, Washington today. She finished 9th in her age group in 5:43:54. I think that is pretty stellar in its own right but then I found out that she lost 22 minutes on the bike due to a flat tire. Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn.
Now all I can do is hope that some of that race day karma will somehow seep into my legs through cyber space. Stranger things have happened, right?
Making it happen...
Bree

Warranty?

Customer Service agent: Thank you for calling Garmin repair center. May I help you?
Me: I seem to be having a problem with my Garmin Forerunner 305 and wondered what the warranty specifications are.
C.S.: All warranties are 1 year, but do not cover cracked screens.
Me: (hopeful)How about if the unit gets run over by a car?
C.S: (silence) Um, no. That isn't really covered. What happened?!
Me: (sigh) Well, I wore it swimming a few days ago which resulted in water leaking into the screen. Since then it's been having trouble getting a signal. So, yesterday I put it on top of my car to try to improve the signal acquisition. Then I forgot it was on there and drove away. When I realized my error, I retraced my route and found it smashed in the middle of the road.
C.S.: (laughing) Wow, that sucks. Yeah, that's not something we usually cover.
Me: (resigned) I figured. What about refurbishment? I think the band pins are still good.
C.S.: Hold on. I may be able to help you out. (Silence with background typing noises)
I'll tell you what, since the unit was having trouble because of leaking, I will go ahead and split the cost of a standard repair of $89. This means you will probably just get a new unit.
Me: Seriously?! That's amazing. Thank you!




The conversation continued from there, but I will spare you the details. The bottom line is Garmin pretty much rocks and my loyalty to them will continue.
Clearly there was some bad juju surrounding my unit as of late. I'm more than happy to get it out of the way now so that I will be free for next weekend's race.
Making it happen (despite breaking my Garmin)...
Bree