just a few days left...

And I'm trying not to freak out. Not about the race -- about the fact that I spent most of yesterday and last night feeling like I was getting sick! That is NOT okay. NOT AT ALL. I took a nap, I drank lots of water + juice, I tried to go to bed early but because I took a nap it was hard. I slept kind of fitfully because I was worrying about being sick and not being able to do the race. I just got up about an hour ago, and I can't tell yet what's going on! My throat feels a little funny, and I'm a little spacey and my head feels weird, but the headache is gone... NO SICK! NO NO NO! Any recommendations for warding off illness besides vitamin C and drinking lots of fluids?
Anyway, I guess I'll talk about some training:
So Monday we did a mini brick, which was just so frickin' easy in comparison to what we've been doing this whole time. We went to Puako, and "warmed up" by snorkeling -- it is AMAZING there. MUST do it a whole bunch more! Rode for an hour, from Puako up to the highway and turned around at the road to Waikoloa village. Wind going south was kind of intense, but when I turned around and was suddenly very strong and speedy. Go figure. Stayed in z2-z3 most of the time, and did 10 minutes at z4. Super fast transition considering we had to put our bikes in the car, and a 20 minute run through Puako -- sure wish I could feel this fresh and strong running after a 3 hour ride! Run was z3 the whole time.
Yesterday I wasn't sure if I should swim or not, because you're NOT supposed to if you're getting sick. I went anyway, just to see how it felt and getting in the water and swimming was ok. However, I had NO stamina for the fast intervals we were going to do, so I just stuck with an easy 1000 yards and got out when Todd did.

And since y'all have posted your race goals, I'm going to do the same, and keep acting under the assumption that I won't be sick!!

I would LOVE to do the entire race under 6:30, but I'm expecting more like 6:45. It's hard to say, and so much relies on how much faster I ride during the race vs. just riding the course. I was pretty fast at Lavaman, so we'll see! I guess it also depends on conditions like chop in the water and brutal wind. Here's hoping for none of that!

swim: 43-45 minutes would be great, and reasonable, assuming I don't go off course, there's no crazy chop, and there isn't an infuriating cluster of people on all sides of me the whole time like Lavaman's pain in the ass swim!
ride: I know I can do it in 3:30, but I'm really hoping for 3:15-3:20.
run is really the big unknown here. I've never actually run 13 miles, the closest I've gotten is about 9.5. I'd love to do it in 2:10, but considering the distance, the heat, and the BIKE RIDE, I don't think that's likely. Anywhere between 2:20-2:30 is fine by me.