Worse Than Waiting for Christmas

I have been catching up on some race reports and now I am buzzing with excitement. My legs are coming around from the marathon on Sunday. No more stiff quads and lurching down stairs. Now I have to tell myself to relax a little longer. I won't be back in the pool again until next week when we start LCM outside. I absolutely will not allow myself to run until next Tuesday. So I have been spending time on the bike - mostly running the kids to and from school, but that is way more than I did last year. 

My first tri is 17 days from today. It's a quick sprint race to get the season off to a fast start. I have a little list of to-dos between now and then.

• Get in some open water swims - preferred but not necessary.
  
• Hit Masters twice a week - pretty much required at this point.
  
• Practice a flying bike mount - because it's cool looking and will make a huge difference.
  
• Get a few bricks in - gotta start 'em sometime, right?
  
• Train to swim fast, bike fast and run fast - like real fast!
• Figure out race attire - hey, a guys got to look good, too. (I will not be wearing the new shirt - that comes later.)

I can not wait to get racing again, but I must wait, I must.