T-1 day to race day!

Race day starts bright and early tomorrow morning at 5:30 am, less than 12 hours away!!

We all made it to hawaii, with our bikes intact. Once we get home I'm sure we'll post more details accounts of the whole weekend, but I just wanted to get in an update before the big event.

Friday morning we walked down the end of the run course (1 mile over large lava rock, and finishing up w/ 1/2 mile on the sand) and had our first open water swim. It went pretty well. A few people were nervous, but that is to be expected. We then did about a 2 mile run.

Life got exciting that afternoon when we picked up our bikes and headed out for our first bike ride. It was very windy, and that is an underexageration. The first mile was very strong crosswinds, and I had visions of flying off my bike ... Then we head out onto the highway (the race course), and head up a hill, but I find myself shifting ot harder and harder gears. The tail wind was soo strong that coach cathy said she went 13 mph UP hill, WITHOUT pedalling. It was sooo surreal. Then we turned around to equally strong headwinds. Where you'd be in the easiest gear, going DOWN hill, and it felt at times like we were almost standing still!

It was very weird, and hopefully will not be as bad tomorrow morning! Wind is definitly the talk of the competitors right now. The forecast is for light wind, so we're keeping our fingers crossed.

Everyone did great through our mini tri today, and I think we are all ready for the big race tomorrow morning! We just came back from our inspiration dinner (the lavaman tri raised over 2 million dollars for lls!), and I've now packed up my tri bag, and am ready for bed...

We'll try to get some updates here tomorrow after the race, but until then...


GOOOOOO TEAM!