Training & Ironman Slot

Well it's back to training as usual. The hardest part for me right now is speculation as to what went wrong at Lifetime. I have a pretty good idea of what I think it was but the question always lingers in the back of my mind. What if it was something else? What if I peeked too early/ What if training for a Half Ironman while still staying in shape for a possible Ironman slot has made me slower? A lot of what ifs. I am however, trying to get my hands on a Wisconsin Ironman slot in the hopes of qualifying for Kona next year. Jeremy Sartain is doing his best to see what he can do but I've already been turned down by one company who has extra slots and time is running short. As for now I will have to treat it like I'm not going so I can focus on my last four races. All of which I may have a chance to win. I do however feel like I am back in good form. Last weekend I got in a nice 70 mile bike ride and readjusted my bike seat again and seemed to have gained more power. I also went on a roughly 18 mile run on Sunday and felt good enough on Monday to get a recovery bike ride in. I also continue to improve at a rather fast rate in the pool. Now I just need to transfer that to the race like I did at Waconia and Minnetonka.