Oceanside 70.3 is here. Well, pretty much. Today is Wednesday. Race is Saturday. I’m nearing the end of a 10 day taper. My last hard workouts were last week, since then it’s been easy going. Prepping my bike and gear to make sure everything is all set.
So what’s the plan? Well I got some new Michelin Pro Race 3 tires from Probikekit.com (side note: they are a UK based bike shop with great prices, no tax and free delivery). They had a special where the 2 tires with 2 tubes were $65 delivered. As compared to $63 EACH at local bike shops. Of course, due to limited supply I got the beige ones, so my bike looks like it has old school white wall tires. But I’m going for the vintage look.
I also spent some time cleaning my bike, and cleaning and lubing the chain. There was a lot of sweat, salt and grime everywhere. After nearly 6 months of indoor riding. I also replaced my PowerTap hub batteries. Just in case. The head unit looks ok.
What’s left? I need to install my new 44oz Profile Design aero bottle, mix up some Infinit and we are good to go. I figure 44oz there and 24 oz on the downtube should provide enough nutrition (about 1000 calories) for the bike portion. Might throw in a few GU’s as well. I also need to install my rear wheel cover once it arrives (it’s currently on a plane from Boston with my parents…).
Tomorrow I plan to go down to the race site to register, get my race packet and soak in the tri vibe. The race season is here. I go off at 7:08am Pacific, #956. Follow my race online…
My Oceanside specific training started Dec 1, 2010, and after 1406 bike miles, 306 run miles and 81,000 yards of swimming, it’s show time. Though when you look at it like that – doesn’t really seem like much.
