Ada and I making a plan for the race
Finally here
note it rained the day before the race and as the sign mentions the area "is subject to sewage overflows". . .
cause of stomach cramps/good picture though worked for Dave Scott, not so much for Jimmy Moncrief
drop bags
good luck kiss before the swim these guys were all over our hotel and you could move them and scare people etc.
4am-first one to start of swim
be sure to check out the floating figure in front of the white swim cap. that would be a dead fish.
Our best friends Becca and Brent
my favorite fan
mile 72 and first time able to get in aero bars
best friend brent , wife brittany and a little ada leg
cheer crowd showing off their shirts and some guns
showing off the shirts
ada's onesie. she apparently spilled something on it and was drying
mile two-feeling srong
mile 16-still running. . .galloways
my wife is awesome. she is running with me along with ada strapped to her front and in teva flipflops
the finish
my new best friends. somebody to hold me up
notice the salt streaks on my shorts
after the iv I got a massage. this coupled with an ice bath made me feel like a champ the next day
Ada's onesie
the walk back to the hotel
me and the fam back at the hotel. it is 2:30 am at this point and Ada is still not in bed. she is the true champ
the remnants of my wife's flipflops after running two miles with me
moments before heading to the medic for an iv
a little post ironman celebration at a cubs game in chicago
