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We are 16 days from our "B" race. "B" races are preparatory races where you try to dial in everything just right from clothing to food to hydration etc. before your "A" race which for us will be the Michigan Titanium. Our "B" race is the Rev 3 70.3 in Williamsburg, Virginia on July 9.


When we went to sign up for Rev 3 Williamsburg they had a new event this year. They added a sprint race on Saturday, July 8 AND if you signed up for both the sprint on Saturday and the 70.3 on Sunday then you get an extra shirt, an extra medal, and all at an extra special price. They call it the Revolution Challenge. Well we signed up for the Challenge of course. So we will be doing back to back Tri's, a sprint Saturday and a Half Sunday. There are 430 people signed up for the half and out of those there are only 19 crazy people signed up for the Revolution. We are 2 of those 19 crazy people.


What the hell do I wear? So as I said the "B" race is to prepare for the "A" race. So I have a new tri suit that I am hoping to wear in Michigan for the swim and bike so I will be wearing it for the 70.3 on Sunday. So what the hell do I wear Saturday. Damn logistics....... I do not even want to talk about the food it is going to take to get through this.


We have 14 days until this fun weekend begins. The nerves have started for sure. I have NO DOUBT we are more prepared than we have ever been and we are in the best shape we have ever been but that doesn't stop the nerves. The "What If's", the mad rush to get everything ready, the things that are not under my control like the camper being ready and getting pulled to the location. This is an awesome venue if you have a camper because the Expo, race start/finish, and transition are all in a campground. So If you have a camper there is NO MORNING DRIVE to the race. YOU JUST WALK!!!!! No struggle to find a parking place!!!!! But I am not able to pull our current camper so I am dependent on my husband for that task and it has some items that are in need of repair before it can be pulled. I am also dependent on my husband for that. Normally I handle everything for my races and I do not have to depend on anyone else at all. I am having to exercise extreme patience working on someone else's time schedule :-).


HOPEFULLY REV 3 WILLIAMSBURG HERE WE COME!!!!

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  1. Sunny WeathersJune 24, 2017 at 2:43 PM

    Good luck with everything at Williamsburg - sounds like a challenge on so many levels!!

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