74 days and counting until Lost Soul

I don’t have much time left to train for Lost Soul. Seventy-some days may seem like a lot to some people but when you factor in the taper and life, it’s not a heck of a lot of time. I am not freaking out – just yet.

I know the smart thing to do is to let my injuries heal and ease into the big mileage numbers. I am also ignoring the crash setback. If I focused on everything that has gone wrong in my training I would probably go a little more crazy. All I can do is take deep breaths and look on the positive side.

I struggled through a 2.5 hour on Sunday at River Bend. My right foot was acting up and my upper back was crazy stiff from the collision. I just hiked up the hills at a steady pace while I kept repeating in my head: time on feet, time on feet. 

The heat didn’t help either. While I started out at 8 a.m. it was so bloody hot. I reckon the super warm temperatures will help on race day if the weather was like anything like it was last September. I finally got around to booking my hotel for the two nights I am in Lethbridge. Fortunately the hotel was not sold out.

I wish I could get a couple races under my belt before September but I just don’t want to chance seriously hurting my foot/leg/body/sanity. I’ll have to be satisfied watching everyone else race and read their race reports.

Happy Monday.