2011 Ironman World champs… Pre-race thoughts.

well tomorrow’s the day… can’t wait.

I am definitely ready to go.  This year has been a pretty epic and I wouldn’t change a thing.  I am feeling really good about what’s going to happen tomorrow and I am having a hard time explaining it.  I tried to explain it to beth and I am not sure it came out right.

I am not nervous… AT ALL… but maybe I should be???  It’s not going to be easy, not even close, and I don’t expect that.  I just know that I have trained hard all year, put in the work, and this race is a reward for me.  The only reason I did Ironman this year was to get here and to spend as much time with beth, my dream crushing wife, best friend, and training partner during this awesome journey.

So to not totally enjoy it would be a waste for me… It’s the 5th world championship race I have had the privilege to to race (Xterra worlds 3 times, this year’s 70.3 worlds, and now Kona).  Being that it is a world championship race and i feel it’s time to lay it all on the line and RACE.  I don’t want to cross the line, wake up sunday morning or some day next week with any thoughts that I didn’t give it all I have.  If that means I end up blowing up on Queen K somewhere so be it… I came to race and have fun, and that’s exactly my plan tomorrow.  No matter how the day turns out I am pretty confident that the first post race beer will taste just as good!

Here’s a couple of videos recapping our good times so far!

Days 1 & 2

Day 3… the day before the race.