With signing on all done, and a place to sleep all sorted, all that was left to do was get some dinner, make sure I had everything in my kit bag for the morning, fill up my water bottles and get breakfast ready for the morning.

With all that done, it was time to start stressing about the days racing ahead of me. my girlfriend did a fantastic job of talking me through it all, reminding me how much training I had done and I was more than ready for this race. We all know though, that we always feel no matter what we have not done enough training, and start to wonder about goggles falling off within 3 minutes, bike punctures and blisters!

As my GF had other commitments for Sunday, she would not be able to attend the race, but obviously she was able to follow me on the Outlaw App with tracking, and although not live, she would still be able to see my progress at key stages. After she left, I had a couple of conversations with other racers staying at the camp site, giving some times and advice that always come in handy.

I also called my good friend Shaun, who although we started triathlons around the same time at a local sprint race, has done a lot more racing over the last couple of years than me. With his experience he was really able to give me a good plan for the following day, and with the worries all gone for the next day I was able to focus on getting the mind ready for the race.

9pm saw me on my own and ready to settle in for the nite and try to get a good nites sleep. Ill admit I watched a training montage from Rocky IV for a final bit of motivation, the day ahead certainly felt a little like having to fight Ivan Drago! I was hoping for a positive outcome like Rocky.

The final thing to do for the day was to set the alarm for 4am, to give me enough time to get some breakfast in the morning, and head over to the start for around 5am. Transition shut at 6am for bike entry, and I wanted to be sure to leave me enough time to enjoy the day and not be rushing around.