SUB 9

A short post before the big day. Overall I feel ready to race. My short swim this morning went well and that is always a good sign. I have done a lot of visualization and driven the bike course twice. The course is not as fast as everyone thinks. There are plenty of rollers and some good climbs that can hurt you if you are not careful. The fast times are due to the tremendous crowd support, not the topography of the course. I cant wait to hit the Solarerburg climb with 25,000 spectators going crazy. Chris McCormack commented that the crowd makes you do things you regret the next day, but it pushes you to another level.
The goal for the race is to race hard all day and keep pushing the boundary of what I think I can handle. I want to break 9 hours, so there will be no recovering or easier sections. Its go hard all the time. With the crowds, course and atmosphere my chances are good. If it blows up and I walk the marathon, so be it. Beer tent or Med Tent, but no in between! I have finished 7 Ironmans, so I know I can get it done, now the question is can I reach that new level and enter a different atmosphere in my racing. We shall see.
Thanks for reading and the support. I will get a race report up as soon as I can afterwards. In the mean time, committ to your goals 100% and you will not fail.

All the best,

AJ