Day 8

Day 8 has come and gone. I am writing the blog at 6:30am of day 9- of course I can’t sleep in! My mind is telling me I should be swimming, biking, and running today. But, my body is telling me I need to rest.
I truly can’t believe 8 days has passed. As I was flying in to Kona, I was nervous, but I wasn’t concerned about camp completion (barring illness or injury). It wasn’t until Day 0 that I realized camp completion wasn’t ‘in the bag’ for me- the swim being my limiting factor. Apparently, I didn’t read all the pre-camp info, because on Day 0 I realized that the minimum swim each day is 3km. My first (and only) 3km swim had been in the pool just a week earlier. So, camp completion became my goal. And, I did it! Yay! Tara is also my coach outside of camp, and it is only now that I realize how much thought she put into my training plan to get me ready to swim in Kona. Now that it is all said and done, Tara noted that my swim prep was down to the wire, and she wasn’t 100% sure how my body would handle it. I know we are both stoked about the swim mileage I put on this week. Now, I just look forward to getting to a place where I LOVE swimming in the ocean.

Day 8 certainly helped my LOVE of swimming in the ocean because we were fortunate to swim with the dolphins in the bay at Captain Cook.

We ran 20km to wrap up our final Epic Adventure. I used some of Etienne’s mental tips and it made the run much more enjoyable. For the last few years, I had been focusing on turning negative thoughts into positive ones. Etienne gave me some other practical tips to try. So, 20km with a mental training workout was a great way to wrap up an Epic week!

Thank you David, Tara, and Etienne for all you did for us all week. Maya, Lisa, and Anja, it was an honor to be an Epic camper with you Epic women!

Gu, Zoot, and Trek Bikes, thanks for the fuel, jerseys, and gear. You kept us hydrated, fed, and in great jerseys and shoes! Thank you!

 

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