September and October are busy months for long course athletes.  It is peak race season in North America and as usual, I have my biggest race of the year coming up. 

It is less than two weeks until Ironman Chattanooga, and my personal excitement is building. This year however, is a little different for me.  Not only do I have my biggest race of the year, but so do most of my coached athletes.  

This will be the first year that I will have athletes doing big fall races, and I cannot wait to see how they all do.  I know that each of them has worked so hard to prepare.  I just hope that all that work, pays off over the coming weeks.

Tracking a coached athlete during their race is quite exhausting.  Not knowing exactly how their day is going is tough.  The race trackers are notoriously inaccurate, and so I find myself worrying about athletes, almost always for no reason.  

For me, it all kicks off this weekend at Ironman Maryland.  I have an athlete who will be competing in his first full Ironman event.  He has put in the work and is ready for his big day.  Luckily, I have only got a very short workout on Saturday, so I will be easily be able to follow his progress.

Peak race season is finally here.  I cannot wait.