Only 16 hours until my swim marathon. I feel increasingly anxious - but this anxiety could be caused by other things in my life. Anyway I need to focus on keeping my stroke smooth and long and consistent tomorrow.
I anticipate swimming for up to 2 hours - a long time to be working in the open seas. My rule in running/triathlon events is to eat every 30-minutes on any endurance event over 60-minutes. So I am thinking to tuck a gel or two inside my wetsuit. I have not practiced doing this, so I have no idea if eating in the middle of the swim will be do-able.
As is often before a big event I find myself thinking - "I really should have done one more real long training swim..."
My race goal? Really just to finish and have fun. I have been averaging 2:00 on 100 meters in pool for 20 reps, but when I get out in the open water the workouts do not seem as relevant.
My other goal - not to make excuses and tell other participants "I am not really a swimmer". Tomorrow I am a swimmer.
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