It felt like a Saturday...

The day started off with a great sleep and first thing I did when I woke up was do my pre race bike and run. If tomorrow is going to be like today, it's going to be a hot one. Right now they are saying it will be 80 F and may have thunder showers. I felt good during my pre race sessions, the only slight problem was that my back was still a little sore.

By noon we were at the expo and picked up my race packet and bought some Ironman wear. I got a great looking Steelhead branded cycling jersey and shorts. Whenever we go to Ironman events, Alice and I add to our wardrobe. They had a lot of great looking stuff. It was a pretty good expo and it's a big race. I think there is going to be about 2500 athletes. The rest of the afternoon was finding out where the start of the course is, eating lunch at Chilli's, which is Alyssa's favorite, and taking the family to Target, which is also Alyssa's favorite. When we got back to the hotel I was able to get a couple hours more sleep before dinner.

When I woke up I took my bike to the transition area. It was the longest transition area I've ever seen. It's located right on a beautiful beach. The first swim wave starts at 7 am and there is a lot of waves, I'm wave 12 and go off at 8:07 am. Unfortunately, I've got to be there by 6:15 am to get my gear ready and then I've got to wait almost 2 hours until my wave starts. Like I said, it's a big race. There is a lot of Canadians here and we met a couple from Windsor that are staying in our hotel. They also ended up at the same place we ate dinner. They seemed serious and nervous, I think they were surprised I was having a beer. On the ride home, Reid kept telling me he wishes he didn't have to come to triathlons. I told him he doesn't have to get up early, he can sleep in, so what's the big deal? Plus, he gets to go and see new places. It didn't seem to matter, he wasn't convinced.

I'm feeling calm about tomorrows race. After the Morden race I decided I'm no longer going to put pressure on myself and I'm going to enjoy it. So far, so good. Even my back is starting to feel better. Hopefully I'll have a good swim tomorrow as I wasn't able to get my swim in, it's been the longest I've went without doing a swim in a long while. The kids went to the pool this evening and some of the athletes were sitting in the hot tub having beers. I'm crazy, but not that crazy.

Pre Race Bike - 16:00 / 9.4 km / 33 kph /

Pre Race Run - 15:07 / 1.98 miles / 7:37 pace / 135 avg hr

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