The Ironbaby has begun!
Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 2:05PM The race really begins when you start getting your gear together and
start getting a little anxious. Professor Erich has given me his garmin
301 and I will be using it's heart rate monitor on the bike and the
distance measuring tool as a backup for my notoriously shifty bike
computer. On the run, I will use my own garmin to measure distance,
since his battery probably won't last through both events. I'm driving
to a sketchy part of the bike course tonight to check on a bridge that's
out. I have to determine if that section is crossable on foot or if it
is too muddy. Also, I've picked up a very sore throat and am feeling a
tad under the weather. Tonight, I have to finish putting all my gear
together and prepare my nutrition. Breakfast is going to be oatmeal,
bagels, and coffee. Unfortunately, it is probably a 20 minute drive
between transition points. I'll have two different race times because
of that. still have to calculate how many swim laps and how often to go
by the truck when I'm biking. I'm thinking every 30 miles will do.
More later...
--thirdcoast
Reader Comments (6)
Good luck! I'll come out and do some support if you need me.
Brett, you're awesome!! Best of luck on your Ironbaby!
Hey, Tribble! Yeah, if you want to come run (walk) with me, just come by my house after work. I'll be wandering around and stopping by my house every 15 minutes or so.
Can't waitto watch the posts through the day tomorrow! I'll there with you in spirit!
Brett -
Just got back from a nighttime mountain bike ride in the desert. Left you a little audio file that I recorded while I was out there:
http://www.sbmellen.com/Owl+GoodLuckBrett.mp3
See if you can hear the owl I recorded out in the full moonlight.
Anyway, enough about me... GOOD LUCK to YOU in your Ironman warm-up tomorrow (oh, I guess it's today!!!)!
Late!
Awesome...go man!