Meet & greet with fellow IM'ers and ~100kids....

Friday in beautiful and COLD Cd'A. First let me get the complaining out of the way- the water is very cold (to me) and the air temperature is comfortable... in my DOWN Jacket...

With that out of the way, and after the choppy cold 6AM swim, the social ride this AM was good, and we had a good showing.

The guys and gal seemed to have a good time, we discussed race course logistics and got a chance to see the harder of the hills we'll see on Sunday. There were a few that had not ridden the course before and felt relieved to have seen it ahead of time. Everyone sampled and walked away with a smattering of products and water bottles from First Endurance, and with pint glasses from Blue Cycles. Though I suggested using them after the race, more than a few people said they wouldn't wait until then for a beer.

My sponsors are awesome and I'm truly grateful for their support to do things like this. I know I definitely enjoyed the chance to talk to everyone that showed- at the end of the day, we are all the same, we've all trained hard, we're ready to complete this journey.

 Later in the afternoon, I was invited to speak at the Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai, in Post Falls. That was actually really cool, being able to hold the attention of some 100 kids ages 6-12  for about 45minutes.

So you see, all you do is swim, bike and run....

 They asked me all kinds of questions, wanted to know all sorts of things- Does your helmet make you fly? Is it true your shoes are glued to your pedals? Do you have to buy food when you are in the race? How much water do you drink? What is the fastest you've gone on your bike? Can I ride your bike? Is it true volunteers make sure you are ok when you finish? Are you going to win?

Can we touch the bike? Sure, you can....

 It's been a day full of activity. We are tired. Time to watch a movie and call it a night. Thanks for reading.