TGIF Festivities

Here we go...we started the morning off swimming in the Tempe Town Lake. Gross? Yep. Smelly? Yep. Tasted funny? Yep. Visibility? Nope. Slimy face afterwards? Yep. It was very similar however to the temps at Lake Murray. My feet initially were a little more numb than I've experienced at Lake Murray but once the feeling is gone, I was fine. Nice slow, steady swim. Nothing serious. We followed this up with a 30-minute bike ride and 20-minute run. This is the last workout before THE WORKOUT.

The afternoon was spent getting gear bags ready and preparing for the banquet/dinner. It's been quite a busy few days with little down time. This is really the first opportunity since Thursday afternoon that I've had to sit down with nothing on my mind but sitting. The banquet was pretty cool last night from a motivational standpoint. I was completely proud to learn that the Ironman events in Tempe have inspired and impacted the local reservation. As you know there are quite a number of health issues that plague native americans with diabetes being a huge health issue. Last year they had 1 athlete that participated...This year they have 9 participating! Pretty impressive. I was also fascinated to learn that out of 2400 participants this year, over 1100+ participants, like me, will be newbies participating in their first Ironman. Quite a group I think.

Team Columbia is still rocking da house :) They keep saying "YOU WILL FINISH IRONMAN"