Armed Forces Photos

Another day is here. Today is Thursday, October 7th. Two days until the big race! I woke up early again and we headed out to Walmart to pick up some coffee and mac nut products. We also drove up Kuakini Drive, which is part of the bike course. That is quite a climb! Total ascent is about 1,500 feet! (I could be wrong, but that's what I gathered from the signs.) Then we headed back to the condo and dropped off the meltables and then went back downtown so that I could link up with the Air Force photographers for interviews and some photos. We were late. And of course I was not happy. It was partially because of the traffic surrounding the Underwear Run this morning. I am sad that I didn't get pictures, because I'm sure it was entertaining. After the interview and some photos I hopped in the water for a swim. I swam for 30 minutes out past the last buoy and then came back in. No stops at the coffee boat for me this time. I came out of the water and went down to the opposite end of the pier for the service photos and some more stuff. It was pretty funny to watch us rehearse and recite one line for their film. At this point it was close to 10am PST and we walked down to the Ironman village to enter messages at the Ford message center. I also checked out the Endless Pool display. My dad was getting anxious so I didn't bother waiting to get some video footage of my stroke. :( We did assemble some signs for the run though. Then we headed back to the condo for lunch. And now we are here waiting for my dad to return from the driving range. More news later....