IMAZ 2

so after coffee with the team friday i had planned on riding my bike out on the course just for a short time...but things were really congested and riding in that didn't look like too much fun so i switched up the plans a bit...went back to the hotel and packed my transition and special needs bags as much as i could...my dad picked me up around noon we put my bike and gear in his car...wandered around the transition area so he could get a feel for things...ate some lunch and headed out onto the bike course for a drive...

we headed all the way out to the turn around spot...and i geared up out there...told dad to drive a ways down the road (8-10 miles) and i would bike to him...i didn't want to spend a whole lot of time out on the road...and i didn't want to struggle with the wind...which on friday was blowing pretty hard...so i rode downhill with a tail wind...just because i wanted to have a good ride :)...out there i realized that i was pretty dry and decided to start downing gatorade (ugh) and not just water with electrolytes...so i could be up on my hydration when sunday rolled around...pulled over when i saw dad...and packed up the gear and rolled back in to town...

the T3 cheering squad was eating/drinking at a pub in tempe so we stopped by just to say a quick hi...i was gross...and in need of gatorade a lot of gatorade...but really wanted to chill and drink lots of wine...so i had to run away from all that fun :( but it was so nice to see everyone...familiar faces...very important...

back to the hotel to finish packing up the gear bags, get my numbers on my bike and double check the bags v. the lists...all the while drinking several flavors of gatorade...yeah...quick shower then out to the athlete dinner and meeting...i was hoping to meet up with jane and gave her a call on the way over...but no luck...then i saw her just as i was getting in line for food...yeah!...that was really nice...in a sea of people to see her...dinner was actually pretty good...lots of salty carbs...and chicken breast...oh yeah...and more gatorade...jane got to go on stage...as one of two of the biggest losers of the group (weight loss that is)..yeah jane...

then meeting about course stuff...nothing new but good to know...on my way out of there i saw meredith, cathy, leah and claire and their friend they were being sherpa for...yeah!!! more people i knew....walked back with them...then to the hotel...to meet up with j's folks...they had just gotten in to town after a 3 hour flight delay in buffalo...we hung out in my room for an hour or so but then i was ready to get some rest...