I've never been a huge fan of the 70.3. I am so not a sprinter. I have said many times that I would rather run a marathon than a 5K. It literally takes me 5-10 miles to start feeling good when I'm running. Same with the pool and the bike. If I can do a super easy 500 warm up in the pool-I always swim my fastest splits. If I start out hard-i just fall apart. I need that warm up to get into a rhythm. I'm much better at pacing an ironman than a 70.3. There is no time for a warm up at 70.3-you better go hard or you will be left behind. With exactly three weeks to go until Eagleman-I am starting to mentally prepare for this race. I really want to try and lay it on the line there. Racing on that red line is way out of my comfort zone. I have this huge fear of blowing up. At Eaglman I am going for it-there is no better time-I have nothing to lose.