70.3 Pucon–Race report
On December 31st I had made the decision to not race Pucon. I had been sick for 5 weeks. I had the flu, which turned into a cold, which had turned into a sinus infection. I had been lying in bed more than I had been training. My confidence was low and Cliff and I agreed that I didn’t need to punish myself with a lot of travel with the possibility of a bad race, after taking some time off from racing the past four months. I left for Casa Fred in Austin on January 1st, antibiotics in hand, and a small bit of hope in the back of my mind. But I promised myself that if my 2 week push did not go well, that I would stay home.
I knew from previous experience that I could race well if I built my training right into race day. For ten days, I worked and trained really, really hard…I trained so hard that by the end of the push I was crying and could not possibly imagine training another day…I couldn’t bring myself to call Cliff. I was too burnt up and exhausted and knew that if I talked to him, I would cry even more…lol! In the back of my head, however, I knew that I was in a good spot and the training I had done in that ten days was sufficient. So the decision was made…I…
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