Ironman Florida 2008

We are still 6 months out from Ironman Florida, but it may take that long for me (at least) to fine-tune my nutrition and race-day strategy to get through the course in one piece.

Here's a great summary of strategic recommendations for the Ironman Lake Placid course, which I wanted to bookmark so that I remember to review it before IMFL.

Six months from this moment I will be in the sky on a plane on my way to Panama City for Ironman Florida.

I will feel both fear and confidence. I will feel both fully ready and totally unprepared. My body will be in the best shape of its life.

Six months and two days from this moment I will be in the midst of two thousand other athletes attempting to swim 2.4 miles in the Gulf of Mexico.

Six months and two days from now I will get out of the water, take off my wetsuit, spray on the sunblock, and get on my bike and ride 112 miles.

Six months and two days from now I will dismount from my bike, already having traveled 114.4 miles that day under my own power, and begin running a marathon.

Six months and two days from now I will be transformed.

Six months and two days from now, if I complete my preparation with diligence and everything aligns correctly on race day, I will become an Ironman.