The lists get revisited a million times.
Do I have everything?
Is my game plan solid? Nutrition nailed?
Is there anything more I can do make sure my goals are met?
Racing, directing, volunteering, filming; It is all the same.
You have a job to do. A demanding job. A demanding job that may take 16 straight hours of focused work to accomplish.
Not everything will go according to plan. At one point or another (usually in the worse possible place) chaos will force all semblance of reality to spin uncontrollably to a painful halt. There might be blood. Children will cry and women will avert their eyes. The dogs have already gone home.
Yet these are the chances we take. This is our proving ground. The experienced among us know this and calm themselves to a zen-like state of hyper awareness and focused relaxation.
Most just close their eyes and panic, maybe say a quick prayer.
The best advice I could ever loan a newbie triathlete one day prior to their inaugural 140.6 is this:
Get some rest.
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