Monday, August 18, 2008

It's all Good.

Wow, thanks tons for all your nice comments and well wishes. I know I'll be thinking of you all at some time during the race. I intend to have some fun and race my ass off. Those two things always go together with me. It's all great fun.
I've come up with a few mantras I might use during the race:

I am Jason Lezak
BodyGlide makes my complexion look great.
Snot running down my nose is cool...here, have some (wipe, flick).
Feel the aero, be the arrow.
Powerbar or PBJ? Yummy in my tummy.
I'm so photogenic
That post-race beer is gonna taste really good
Light feet, quick feet, this is sweet


Yeah, I'm a little punchy right now.
I finished my last hard swim this morning and I am so ready for this Ironman. Six and half months of training. Completed all but 3 workouts. I have my plan A and B and my coach has done a damn good job training me. We did IM Switzerland together. Trained in Italy together and now we're gonna race IM Canada together! What a blast this is gonna be!
I think his wife suspects something.


Coach Kris and me. Zurich 2007.

This adventure is far from finished. It continues and grows from day to day. And so much like life, in it's exuberance, will always succeed in overflowing the narrow limits within which man thinks he can confine it. -Jacques Cousteau-

Peace and blessings to you all and thanks again for all the love.

22 comments:

Flo said...

Have an awesome race!! I'll be tracking you on race day!!!

Carrie said...

How about "what if they could all see me in my platinum speedo?"

Have a good day out there!

Paul said...

Good luck!! Sounds like it all came together. Only missing 3 workouts?? That's awesome. I miss that much in a week! hahaha

LBTEPA said...

LOL at I'm so photogenic
ROFL at Stronger's comment - are you going to wear the platinum?
GOOD LUCK!!

IronMin said...

I love the mantras. Missing only 3 workouts is absolutely amazing! I would love to have that kind of record! You are soooooo ready and I can't wait to track you on race day.

triguyjt said...

you have been dedicated and tough through your workouts...

canada won't know what hit it.....

Anonymous said...

John and I want to be just like you and Kris! =) Hey, are you wearing the platinum speedo again?

HAVE FUN! Enjoy your day and another Ironman. Go Team SCS!!!

Benson said...

OK, OK! I'll wear the Platinum Speedo Torpedo.
Jeez. You girls are insatiable.
And you guys just never mind, it's all about the ladies.

Cy said...

GO 1164!!

Jeff-Have an amazing day. You've prepared incredibly well for this, so Enjoy the race day reward.

Cheers

Say hi to Coach for me ;-)

SixTwoThree said...

Go get 'em!! Love those mantras! I may have to borrow some for my next tri!!!

Coach Liz said...

Whoo Hoo!!!

You are going to do frickin' awesome!!!

I will be following your progress. You can use my mantra if you want...Margaritas at the finish!!! HA!

Speed Racer said...

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD LUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!! (If you saw the exuberance with which I typed that...) I'm so disappointed I won't be able to "watch" this year. Best of luck, and please, please keep your snot to yourself. Please.

rocketpants said...

Woohoo!! Looking forward to hearing all about it! I hope all the nutrition comes together.

Coach Liz said...

1:06 on the swim!!! That is frickin' AWESOME!!!

You are an animal!!!

Ok, no primping in T2...

Coach Liz said...

LOL, a 10+ min T1, be honest now...you were primping.

Smoke that bike leg Jeff!!!

Coach Liz said...

Nice Bike Split!!!

I only wish that my bike split will be that fast next year.

One leg left!!! You are going to be done before it gets dark out!!!

Coach Liz said...

Argh!!! It has started to rain. You should be getting close to the 1/2 way point on the run...

Hang in there Jeff!!!

LBTEPA said...

Run Jeff run!

Coach Liz said...

Whoo Hoo!!!

Nice finish man! I know, I know, you are saying that the run was killing ya, but you were faster than me.

Way to go Jeff! Find you some of that frothy amber nectar and kick your feet up. You did spectacular!

LBTEPA said...

Yay! Well done Iron (again) Benson!!

SingletrackJenny (formerly known as IronJenny) said...

Nice job Jeff!!! you were steady throughout. Can't wait to hear your play-by-play.
Jenny

M said...

Man I suck. Talk about being behind in blog reading. Well, since I effed up and didn't wish you a goodluck, I REALLY REALLY hope it all went wonderfully for you and I can't wait to read the race report.

And I suck. Again.