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2016 IM Mont Tremblant - RACE WEEK!
RACE WEEK! WEEK 20
It's HERE! Race week!! First a HUGE shout out to Franics for taking for organizing the dinner! If you haven't responded in the WELCOME thread that you can come to dinner....make sure to do that! I SO wish I could be there with you!!!!
Everyone started this journey for different reasons, at different times and here we are, coming together to execute and CRUSH the Ironman Mont Tremblant course. It may be your first or another one of many but each time we have to dig into ourselves and find out "WHY DO WE DO THIS CRAZY THING?"
You're welcome to share your "One Thing" or keep it to yourself but remember, practice this now. Look yourself in the mirror and say it out loud. Your body hears what your mind says. Tell yourself WHY however many reasons and one things it takes.
Remember to focus on the mental game. Do not underestimate this 5th Ironman discipline, it might be one of the most important ones.
When you are in doubt remember this….YOU HAVE ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED! You've put in the hard work, the learning, the training, the tank is full, you have all the tools. Put it all together on race day and be proud with whatever outcome you see. Smile and enjoy this day. Remember to be kind to your family, friends, volunteers. Represent EN well. Take time to thank the ones that have gotten you here. Love on those friends, spouses.
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Doing everything right for 20 weeks, executing perfectly on the swim and bike is only going to get you to the The Line as discussed previously, but make no mistake, it will come and when it does, have those One Things ready at the forefront!
Summary: During the course of your race day, expect your body to have a very convincing conversation with your mind: "Look, Mind, you've had me out here slogging away for 132 miles. This is really starting to get old and very painful. If I see another Strawberry Banana Gel I might throw up. You need to give me a good reason to keep going forward. If you can't give me a good one, I'm gonna slow down and you can't stop me!" If you don't have an answer ready, your day could be over right here.
Advice: Before the race, you need to be able to answer the question: "Why am I doing this race?" In other words, you need to determine what is the One Thing that put you in this race? To finish in the daylight with a smile on your face? To run a 4:10? .
Whatever your One Thing is, be absolutely clear and rehearse your mind/body debate beforehand. Practice makes perfect and this is a critical thing to have ready for when your body starts to push back.
Be warned: your body can be a helluva good negotiator at mile 18, especially if your mind hasn't prepared its rebuttal arguments beforehand.
Now team, do me a favor, take a deep breathe.... yes I mean it.... in through the nose...count to 4---hold your breath for 7------ breath out 8------and SMILE. Are you doing it? Still not joking, DO IT!!! YOU ARE READY!
It has been an honor to be your Race Captain. I am here all week if you need to vent, have any questions etc. Please try and make the dinner, its so great to hang out together before the BIG day! I will be there in spirit!!
Mushy part over.... GO CRUSH THIS COURSE!
**** Go over the admin notes from race captain thread and the random thoughts from race captain thread to make sure you've done all your admin duties, social media stuff etc*****
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I just wanted to throw out a reminder to teammates who are traveling from the US to Canada - DON'T FORGET YOUR PASSPORTS!!! You will need them driving across the borders (kids included to the best of my knowledge).
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
finally that week.
Thanks Laura for being our team captain this year ! I listened to your podcast and didnt know that you really read what was going on in all those topics !?!
Brad: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/ivc-rnc-eng.html
So yes, passports
Its now "light rain" and heavy rain in the evening, anyway we cant control that.. and I remember it was suppose to be same last year and we ended up having a warm & humid day