The sling earns me sympathy points and space … The ironman shirt makes people think I am crazier than I am… The compression socks are just the final wonderful touch

  
Arm recovere enough for me to shave!

Not quite the post Vineman look I was going for 

no live blogging 

  
Ready or not here I come!

Tried the wet suite. Ready for vineman!

Unfortunately I already got sunburned …

 
See I am suburnt. Oh the tatoo… Right I also got one of those cool number thingies… 

  I am tagged, my bike gear is here… 

I have 70.3 miles to go, half a bottle of some sugar amino acids sports drink, it’s dark out and i will be wearing sun glasses…

first race of the season … All smiles
  
Wish me luck!

Things are moving somewhat in the right general direction, although we are about 1.5 pounds behind the pace we need to be.

Biggest challenge has been shifting from at-home rhythm to work rhythm. Food at new employer is pretty tasty and being hungry at work is  complicated.