For some reason, the night before a race is always exciting. I suppose it is the anticipation of delivering everything that you've been training for into that one event that actually counts for something. I have swam these distances before and its not new to me. Despite what they say, the swim portion is as much about the other person as it is about yourself, as anyone who has had the privilege of being at any open-sea swim start.

Today I've taken it easy and I have been feeling a little under the weather with the sudden changes in climate. Plenty of rest, water and fruits to help me load up, in my opinion, on complex sugars that will build up my energy reserves. Of course, this is probably preparation for doing marathons and actual triathlons but I figured I would take any help that I can get.

I'm a little stressed as my girlfriend can attest to. I spent a good thirty minutes running around the apartment trying to figure out where I put my jar of Vaseline. It was where it was supposed to be but I just missed it each time I looked which was about 15 times. That, or we have ghost in our residences. Aside from ethereal friends hiding my gear, more of a worry is the interesting statistic my PR agency told me about the Ironman - out of 15 triathlon deaths, 13 have been in the swim portion. Something to think about before taking on the challenge of an open-sea swim. Having said that I am confident and competent enough, so I doubt anything will happen. One hopes that the jellyfish will stay away that early in the morning.

Thankfully, the flag-off session for teams is the last heat at 7.40am. This means I won't have to deal with the individual competitors that are trying to overtake me with freestyle. I'm quite confident about my breast stroke and hopefully I can keep up with the rest of my colleagues who have been training fanatically over the last months.

A little disappointed that I haven't managed to reach my target of S$2,000. I'm about 20% shy of the target amount and so I am hoping that this is going to be made up on pledges. The charity drive for the UNHCR and AWWA ends on March 26, 2010 to allow for pledge donations. I'll be posting up my times once I have them up via twitter no doubt. If you want to get a last minute donation in regardless, please do donate. Ironically, I'll be swimming in UN blue cap as this is the colour coding for the Team category.

Right, off to bed to rest. Wish me luck everyone!