Friday, November 19th
As I’m writing this, the official Ironman countdown (on the Ironman Arizona site) shows that there is only 1 day, 20 hours, and 33 minutes left. I can’t believe it’s almost here. I went down to Tempe with James yesterday and we checked in. The whole process took us about 10 minutes as there weren’t too many people there yet. We had the opportunity to get our bodies marked, but didn’t. We both feel that it’s sort of a “tradition” or “rite of passage” to get marked the morning of the race. We got our goodie bags that included our race numbers, stickers for our bikes, a swim cap, and some other items. I’ve been asked repeatedly if I’m nervous. I can honestly say that I’m not. I’m more anxious or excited than nervous. These types of events seem to sneak up on me though. I’m sure that the hour between when we have to leave T1 and when the race starts will be interesting. The weather forecast for Sunday is partly cloudy with a low of 53 and high of 70. The report also said that there will be a 10 mph wind from the south. If that’s true, that will be great for the ride out on the bike, but not so good for the ride back in. The last two nights have seen some incredible sleep time too! 9 ½ hours and 9!
Finally, Krisit and I are taking the kids to the welcome dinner tonight. I'm hoping the atmosphere will be energetic with so many finely tuned athletes ready to get after it!
No comments:
Post a Comment