Uh oh.

I am now less than 10 days from my event. And it is possible that I am getting sick. I have not been sick during any of the 20-30 weeks of training, but am currently dealing with some congestion and sinus related issues. Like always, perfect timing. The good news is that the problem is mostly in my head (I don't mean mental problems, I'm speaking of physical, in-the-head, sinus related issues). My physical condition makes me sound terrible and feel rough at times, but I have managed to not miss any workouts. . . . yet.

The best course of action, allegedly, is to go ahead and work out if the sickness is in your neck and above, and rest if the sickness is below your neck -- drinking plenty of fluids in either case. Today I am not sure where my malady is located, but I believe it may be heading towards my chest. My plan for today is to drink a bunch of o.j. and chase it away. I only have a 40 minute run scheduled tonight, so I am considering skipping it if I don't feel well after work. It appears that I have a pretty busy weekend, so some rest would probably do me good. I better restock on NyQuil. I love that stuff.

I got my wetsuit in the mail yesterday. I obviously don't own one, and didn't want to buy one (they are pretty expensive), so I rented one from an online company. They ship it to you a couple weeks before your race and you send it back shortly thereafter (or you can keep it and buy it for a discounted rate, with an additional credit for your rental payment). It wasn't very expensive, and I fully expected to receive a crappy suit with holes in it. But I received a very high end, seemingly new. It seems to be a pretty good deal.

Also, I have had one major obstacle clear up for my race week. I hadn't mentioned it on here, but I have had a big trial scheduled to start Monday and go through Thursday. As with all trials, though, there was a real possibility that it would have gone through Friday. If that happened, my triathlon would have been shot because I would be unable to get to Panama City Beach in time to register on Friday. Anyway, I say all that to say this -- my case has settled, I don't have trial next week, and I am planning to leave town on Thursday afternoon. Not only does this make my final training week much less stressful, It really helps having a more locked-in plan about leaving town.

Woops, it appears that this post is long, boring, and contains absolutely nothing of substance. Oh well . . . . that can't really be a surprise to anyone.

** Last night I did a bike trainer workout that lasted a little less than an hour and a half.

LATER.