Pre-Ironman

Today there was a lot to do to get ready for the race. everything that you needed on the race had to be dropped off at the swim/bike/run venues. it was really good because we got an idea of how to follow him and what we needed along the way! there will be thousands of people though and i am sure it is going to be a crazy day!

we went to the sand hollow reservoir to drop off the bike. Matt and his sister kelly taking the bike to the "corral".
he has a number spray painted on his arm and a number on his leg, the leg num. is your age so it is really fun to see people all over the place and see how old they are!
these are all the bags that are for the transition from the swim to the bike!
this is the place he will swim. it was so cold and so windy today that we went to old navy and bought clothes or jackets to wear. we have to stay there 2 hours, no cars in or out during the transition time so we will be quite cold!
it is a really beautiful setting though! matt's parents and sister kelly
a little bit of home. these will be in the water for rescue.
matt said we all had to put our feet in the water so we would know how cold it was. kelly was the only brave one of us to do it, i stuck my hand in. it wasn't ice cold but not what you want to swim in. he will have a full wetsuit but your face, hands and feet are still exposed.

he wasn't sure if he wanted to know how cold it was or not but he decided to see. he was talking to ki on the phone who was wishing her dad good luck!
me and my ironman!
there are 2100 bikes ready to go!

matt is nervous and not feeling the greatest. he has been traveling for over a week including D.C., vegas and a 2 hr. drive to st. george. you don't sleep as well or eat as well and your system doesn't feel normal and he really wishes he felt better but i know adrenaline will kick in tomorrow and he will be ready to go. it is a lot of build up and he is just ready for it to be over already, i just want him to enjoy the challenge.

you have all sent such sweet wishes of luck that i know all that positive energy will help.

it's like the night before your wedding or something, a lot of butterflies!!

the weather is supposed to get up to 70 which is not that high, it will be cold at 5 a.m. when he has to be there and at 6 a.m. when we have to be there so you will see us bundled up!

i will post after the race or sun. depends on how late we get home. they have until midnight!

The time has come!

Time for the Ironman! Matt left for a work trip to D.C. i will leave on Mon. to meet him in Vegas, drive to st. george and matt will start getting ready for the race on sat. May 1st. I am excited for him. mostly i am excited to have my husband back. this is most of what i have seen for the last many many months:

many hours riding on the trainer, long bike rides, lots of swimming laps, running and working out!! he has been gone a lot!

my special duty for this race is to get his bike to vegas! this special picture below is the bike all packed up in a special container that is huge but lucky for me rolls on wheels! i get to take it on the plane, pick it up in vegas, find a cab to take me to a hotel with it, get it in the hotel room and as soon as i see matt it is HIS baby!
very late in the game, ie, this last wed. i had an idea to make tshirts for the race, wed. was too late. no one could get them done in time. i decided to try and make them myself, or at least a few.
these are for the little girls, skylar and harper! front and back this one is for me, front and back.
i really wish i had thought about this earlier and that i was more creative, any ideas?!

If i have internet access i will post after the race. This is one of matt's lifetime dreams, i hope it is all he has dreamt of. his goal is just to finish. i will be proud of him no matter what happens, he is my ironman!