The final countdown

One week to go - it's all feeling a bit urgent now, as I start to put all my gear together and do my final preparations.  I got inspired over the weekend, watching the live feed of the Regensberg Ironman as five of my friends from Tri Preston competed in their first long distance tri.  It's very exciting watching their split times come up and then to hear their comments of the race as they put posts up on Facebook once they've finished.  There is something very inspiring about setting a challenging goal and then finally achieving it.  Here's hoping I can do the same.