Ironman Augusta 70.3 - 18 Days to go

Had a great run this morning with Emily. Yesterday did some swimming and a walk. The last few days I've been sick with a bad cold. I almost went into panic mode, worrying about it affecting the race. "What if it takes weeks to get over?" "What if I start losing endurance?"

Thankfully, Cipro and lots of juice and extra sleep seems to be knocking it down. I'm breathing easy again and feeling good.

I tell you, running with my daughter is an amazing thing. She's signed up to race the Hickory Knob Triathlon with me on Oct 16th. It's going to be wonderful and we're doing the sprint together. This morning we went for a run and it's just incredible to be running next to her. She's fast and graceful and makes me run faster than I ever do by myself.

I had something incredible happen last week. A friend called and asked if I would run a 1/2 marathon with her on Oct 31st. We ended up running some of the Simpsonville Sunrise race together, and she liked that we run a similar pace and that I wouldn't give up... both good traits. Anyway, I'm signing up for that race now.

I can't believe the Ironman 70.3 is so close. It won't be long! Emily is going to volunteer at the event. On Saturday, she'll be signing people in and on race day, she'll be body marking at 4:30 am and then working from 11-3 greeting at the finish line with towel and drink. Sounds like she's going to see the race very first hand!