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Pre-Race Fun


The fun started when Grandma and Grandpa
came into Flagstaff and
brought bags full of goodies:
fresh garden vegetables, Grandma's granola, their dried fruit.

Here are the boys eating corn that
Grandpa picked that morning.
Thank you for sharing with us!


Karl and I had a chance to visit the
Here we are with their Adam and Eve shoes.
We fell in love with these beauties
but are going to have to wait until Christmas.


We are staying in a hotel!
Wow! It is so exciting - to us!
The Marriott TownePlace Suites are fantastic!
We love the full kitchen where we can cook up
Grandpa's fresh veggies.
Of course we had to try out our pool/hot tub
and take some pictures with our new camera.



This morning was the practice swim
in Lake Las Vegas.
The race is officially non-wetsuit
and I am kind of excited.

This is why:


Huge thank you to
for providing me with a swim skin.
More on this later...

This is the swim exit.


I could write a novel
about this course, how I am feeling,
what I am thinking, etc
but there is too much that needs to be done,
so I will get back to you!


Time for a quick nap, bike check-in,
kids, stretching, dinner, and
the plan is to be in bed at 8 pm,
so I will be ready to go at 3 am.
Yikes!



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