How's The Road Being Traveled Today?

I can't run. Strangely, I'm still feeling good about my chances of finishing Ironman Louisville in under the 17-hour cut-off time. Don't get me wrong, this is humbling as heck, I wanted to go sub-12 hours, and I have a day here and there where I feel depressed about the whole ordeal. However, most days I'm focused on 'can' and not 'can't', or on 'will' rather than 'will not'. I still believe I can do this.
When I'm walking I try to focus on keeping moving and hoping my Achilles will handle the stress of my increased walking work miles. I only do one walking workout a week, so I can do the time, let my Achilles know what is to come, and to prepare myself mentally for Plan C (as outlined in my previous posts).
I'm trying to keep a positive image of how this will play out, but when I was walking today, it was hard 'seeing' so many competitors of such a wide range of abilities going past me. Screw it though, I'm doing what I can with the goal of finishing and the hope greater things to come. So, I'm still keeping my head high, and virtually learning to deal with my race day to come.
My eyes are focused on Louisville, and I'm traveling the road with joy and pain (...and yes, with sunshine and rain...for those of you who grew up in the 80's).
My confidence in my swimming continues to grow, but I need to do some faster-shorter swims to compliment my longer workouts.
My cycling is going fairly well, but I want to get my energy stores in line so I'm not so cooked on my longest rides. I also need to start getting after some shorter time trials. I've been a bit nervous about this idea because I don't want to cause my Achilles undue problems, so I'll approach this with caution.
So how is The Road To Ironman Louisville being traveled today? It's being traveled with trials, but also with hope and belief. I am very grateful for what I can do. This doesn't stop me from wanting to run, but I am thankful that I can swim and ride. The road continues to be traveled and I'm excited to have the opportunity to once again attempt to be an Ironman.

Peace.