The Deep Breath Before the Plunge

OK, The Lord of the Rings fans, this is how I feel:

You know in The Return of the King, when Pippin and Gandolf are looking over the balcony the night before the big battle, watching Mordor explode in the distance with a rageful light? Yes? OK, good.

Pippin says to Gandolf: "I don't want to be in a battle; but waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse."

Gandolf replies, "It's the deep breath before the plunge."

I feel like Pippin. Of course, the difference is I could escape my battle tomorrow. I could just not show up, but I won't do that, so there is, indeed, no escape and my analogy is intact.

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I practiced going through the transitions this afternoon. It took me 1m: 44s to change from the swim to the bike. It took me 1m: 6s to change from the bike to the run.

I'm heading off to nap now. Maybe I'll get some sleep tonight. Stay tuned for the full report and pictures! Thanks, everyone.