Less then 4 weeks away from my next trialthlon

So it is official... Average Iron Girl is 4 weeks away from her next triathlon. I am not going to lie... I am totally nervous. I have never done an ocean swim triathlon. I hope I haven't gotten in over my head. My last open water swim was in a large man made lake, Lake Las Vegas. Any swim not in a pool creeps me out. I can not look down! In fact, I think it is fairly normal to have a full blown panic attack. Many of the women in the last tri I did were panic! For me the difference between a lake swim and an ocean swim has to be the sharks! There is nothing more scary then entering into great white territory with a black wet suit hugging your body screaming, "I am a seal, eat me!" AAHHH... I have to stop or I might not do it! I will let you know how it goes.

Back to the training... Training with this fear, I realize that I probably will start swimming out of breath. So, in the nice call pool where there isn't a lockness monster or a great white shark waiting to eat me I try and master a shorter breathing pattern so the day of the race it won't feel awkward. I normally breathe every 4 strokes. I know I should rotate to 3 or 5 but I like 4. Every few days though I make sure and practice 2 stroke breaths. Hopefully, this will help me calm my fear race day. Pendleton Here I come!