Tomorrow’s the Big Day- IMCZ
Tomorrow is the big day! The day I’ve been training for since last November. I’m sitting here on the balcony of the FiestAmerican overlooking the blue sea ready to blog about my time since arriving on Cozumel.
The trip down on Wednsday Nov 24 was uneventful. My bike made it, luggage made it and we made it! Couldn’t ask for more! Checked into our hotel, went for a 30 minute swim in the pool and enjoyed a peaceful dinner overlooking the ocean.
Next day(Thanksgiving day) Janet and I rented a car to recon the bike course. We also took advantage of the rental and went to town for packet pickup and to get some groceries and water.
We got out little car, put Betty in the back and drove around the island on the bike route. The route proved to be absolutely beautiful!
We then went to packet pickup and were there before they opened at 12:00. We stood in line and when the doors opened it was a mad frenzy to buy Ironman Cozumel gear….and I was right in there with the best of them!
We then went to packet pickup- I got my packet and then my sweet jacket!; bought my picture package and then we were off to Mega the big grocery store.
Friday we had to go back to the expo to pick up my gear and special foods bags and attend the Athlete’s meeting. Had blast talking to all the athletes and running into friends!
Saturday was all about packing and getting ready to drop off Betty and my run/bike gear at 3pm. This is when the nerves really started to finally kick in! It took me a few hours to make sure I had everything just right :)
Next- it was time to ride on down to the Swim start and T1 to drop everything off! I was staying about 1 mile away and had a pleasant ride with all my goodies. I found my number, racked Betty, dropped of my bike and run gear bags and proceeded to check out the swim start. I could not believe how far the buoys seemed! I was also awed by the clear blue ocean water that I would be starting my swim in less than 15 hours!! Talk about Nerves!
After leaving Betty behind (this was really tough to do!) I took one of the buses back to the hotel. I was pretty nervous at this point and lied down on the bed and “meditated” to calm my nerves. This helped a ton and shortly after that we headed downstairs for an early dinner and early night……And that brings me to know…moments before going to sleep…out on the balcony…typing away…trying to get this all down so I can remember and share it with everyone…………So= see ya all on the other side of Ironman Cozumel!!!! 
