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I would be lying if I said my foot doesn't hurt sometimes.

I don't understand the way my energy levels work. It seems like when I should have tons of energy, I can barely move. And when I should be utterly exhausted I get several really good workouts in. It never makes sense.

11 days until Pleasant Prairie. I don't feel confident at all. The run terrifies me the most at this point. I know I can run six miles, and I know I can do it outside. But I know I can't do it quickly and I haven't been successful in doing it straight off the bike, either. So we'll see. Also, I haven't swam a mile STRAIGHT in the lake yet this summer, though I go significantly more than a mile in the pool very often. I hate going back and forth from lake to pool; it's just so insanely different and I feel like I waste the first half of the workout just getting re-acclimated. I am glad I am doing this before Chicago, though, I just wish it were four weeks away and Chicago were six weeks away. O well. I think that no matter how prepared I actually am, I will always feel unprepared.