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Spirit of Racine

Wow, July 20th creeping up fast...I've been freaking out about all of it. Usually when stress increases, I start dreaming. This time I was at the swim at Lake Michigan. It started out as incredibly difficult just walking into the water, as it kept pulling me down and I couldn't stay upright. When the water was deep enough to begin swimming, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to pull the top half of my suit up. Somehow, I ended up on my bike but off course and nobody seemed to know how to get back to town. Fortunately the alarm went off, so I don't know how the run went. I can only say that I know I didn't finish because the dream went on all 8 hrs of my night and I hadn't begun running yet!

The only cure for this is a real plan. Start packing the car today and take the bike for a short spin to be sure EVERYTHING is in working order. Get the food and drinks set, lay out the outfits, etc. Marathoning is so much simpler! All these transitions to think about, what to eat when....

Cheyenne typed me out a pack list, which is remarkably close to all inclusive. She rocks! As my up and comming training partner, she really is getting the knack of this.

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