A week from today I will be flying down to Clearwater Florida to participate in my very first Triathlon. I have no big hopes of winning the race or even placing first in my age group, really my one and only wish is that I will be able to finish. I have started to freak out, you know that feeling where your heart is in your throat... where you have to remind yourself to calm down. I've started to feel that way, one moment I'm confident that I will be able to finish the race the next I drop into despair thinking I'm not prepared enough. I am really thankful that I won't be alone the day of the race one of my good friends is driving in from Miami so I won't be alone at the end of the race.

All I can say is that I will do my best. I can't give up on myself.

Time to go for a run!