Hardware failure...

OK, since my application to 2009 IMUSA was accepted I've been going to the Ironman USA site somewhat regularly, just to look and for motivation. Sometimes I would then look at the list of participants to see who I knew, or whose names I knew. Anyway, since last Friday, 8/15, when I go to the site, this is what I see:

We have had a significant hardware failure that has damaged some of our data files and backups.
We are working around the clock to restore data and set up new servers.
We hope to be able to be back online in a few days.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

That is really stressing me out! I am worried that my name won't be on the list when they are back up. NA Sports, who does almost all of the races in North America is having this problem on all of their sites/for their races, except the one for Canada which is this weekend. It was down, too, but obviously getting that one back up and running was a priority so the athletes could have access to information!

Anyway, I will just hope that everything turns out OK, and my name will (still) be on 'the list' after the servers are back online. Until then, I do have a race coming up - Saturday, September 6th - my second half iron distance of the season! In addition, my younger son has his first 'official' sprint distance the day after (Sunday, 9/7) at the Patriot's events down in Williamsburg. Now for some stress here: my son is running cross country this season; he may (but I won't know till maybe the day before on Friday, 9/5) have a cross country meet on Saturday, 9/6 - which means I will go down alone on Friday, do my race, miss his first cc meet, and come back to get him Saturday afternoon, so he can race on Sunday. But I will deal with this as I must at the time.

In the mean time I need to determine my race strategy: I have not been training quite as hard since I returned from Mooseman so I do not plan to race hard but to take it easy the entire time (all in zone 2) and finish running with a smile on my face! I have other events looming ahead that I do plan to train harder, and of course more seriously, for: the Army 10 Miler and the Disney World Goofy Challenge! Of course with Goofy, I just plan to take it super easy on day one and finish with a smile on day two! I may add another marathon in February with the team... Oh, and I also just found I out I got into the Virginia Happy Trails Running Club (VHTRC) Woman's Trail Half Marathon on 9/13. I know one person running this besides me. It will be my first official trail run.