Race #2 IM 70.3 Kansas

This week IM Kansas 70.3

It is race week.  Many things to do!  So much to do so little time on my!

Preparing for a race has many parts.  It is not just the race part as well.  I live in the Dallas area and is a 8 hour Drive to Lawrence Kansas.   Hotel reservations, travel plans meals etc. are all part of the preparation.  Most age groupers do not have assistants or personal managers to make the plans for us.  Although I cannot imagine anyone more helpful than my wife at getting things organized.

I am getting ready for IM Kansas 70.3.  The race is this Sunday.  EEK that is only 5 days away.  My main goal is to have this posted before the weekend.  I will probably finish it and post it Thursday might from the hotel.

The actual race prep is almost done.  I have my race plan set.  I will have to review it several times before Sunday.  Nutrition plan is set and needs to be reviewed as well.  Just a little bike work and pack it up and I am all set.

Now time to put the plan in action.  This is the difficult part.  You can have a great race plan but if you forget your shoes your plan kind of goes into the crapper.

June 6th, 2013 Wichita Kansas

Hotel room Thursday night so I am getting this finished and posted.  I am focusing on the non race part of the preparation.  Since this race is out of state there are a number of details to attended to.  The first is accommodations.  For this race I also needed a mid point hotel as well.  hence the stay at the Best Western here in Wichita.  As for race accommodations, I decided that since the race is in a state park I will camp in the park.  A camp site is significantly cheaper than a hotel.  A tent site at Clinton State Park is only $8.00 a night so 3 nights will only cost me $24.00 + $3.00 booking fee.  $27.00 all together.  I am not planning to "Camp" camp.  So I do not need to bring cooking supplies.

I do however need my tent, sleeping mat and sleeping bag.  I will still eat meals in restaurants, as if I was staying in a hotel.  This has brought about a few challenges.

1.) Digital presence.  A lot of last minute info is distributed via various on line channels (twitter FB etc.)  I may regret not having a smart phone.

2.) Electronic devices.  Before I left I made sure that my cell phone, kindle and Surface were all fully charged before I left this morning.  I will probably spend some time this weekend in the local Starbucks  or Panera.  These should be adequate for internet access but may not give my the access to recharge my electronic devices.  I may need to do some rationing of my device usage.

3.) Race morning meal.  I have always relied on the hotel fridge and coffee for my race morning meal.  This one I am still working on.  I brought plastic forks and knives.  If I can find a shop that may be able to supply coffee early in the morning I should be ok.  This one I will still have to work on.

Next morning breakfast and about a 3 hour drive to the Race site!