Less than 24 hours to the start of this, my third Ironman, my first in NZ. I am only a little nervous, and of course that happened at the race briefing while listening to all the things I could do wrong and get disqualified for.... then I thought "hey, I'm too scared to draft and too dumb to block!! I would never swear at a volunteer, I have been one many times, that's just rude!!"
All the training is done, my gear is in the appropriate places, all that's left is to enjoy supper with my tri-buddies here, have a short swim for more wetsuit familiarity, and try to get some sleep tonight!
Speaking of my tri-buddies, the best thing I did was sign on to travel with this group... the knowledge and expertise is overwhelming!! We have Blair, who owns a bike store in New Plymouth NZ, doing all our mechanical things, Dan, the cute little Aussie who helps Blair, drives the vans and generally just makes you feel like you're the only one that matters come race day, Lisa, our massage therapist (SO worth the $$) and of course Ken, the ramrodder of this whole thing. How a man can do this race tomorrow and still lead this expeditions with total calm is amazing.... he has done this race 14 times, won it twice, and is the veteran of 52 Ironmans, that might have something to do with it!
The weather tomorrow is calling for rain, but who knows, and besides, it will rain for everyone if it happens. I will splash, peddle and gasp to the finish no matter what the weather is.
So tomorrow, anytime after 10 a.m. PST think of me, log onto the website http://www.ironmanlive.com/ and track me if you dare.... I will be thinking of all my pals at various stages, my dad throughout, as well as Chris, fighting the good fight!!!! Thanks to everyone who has supported and followed me on my journey... I will be an Ironman when next I post...
As always
Michele
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