Race Simulation

So today I did my last hard workout before next Sunday's race, a race simulation consisting of two miles on the treadmill at 7:06/mile pace, 12 miles on the spin bike at 22.0 MPH, and two more miles on the treadmill with reverse splits every 1-2 minutes after six minutes at 7:19/mile pace. I have to say the whole thing did not feel all that difficult, which I guess is to be expected given the fact I have been training for over eight months now. I know my actual race will not be as easy as today's workout (for one, I kept the resistance on the spin bike relatively low the entire time, while Central Park has some serious hills), but I must say it really gave me a nice boost of confidence.

I told myself I would not do the thing where I check out last year's race results and try to project where I will finish based on them, but I have to admit I did sneak a peek recently. The results seemed kind of weird--the run splits were kind of slow, especially in relation to the bike ones. I figure if I can run the way I am capable of and hold my own on the bike, I could be looking at a relatively high placing. Time to start tapering and obsessing over the upcoming race--joy!