4/11/08: 2 days left to IMAZ

Photos from Yesterday
All the crap required for an Ironman:

More junk:
We were able to close the hatch. Good sign!
It only took 3 trips from the car to unload everything:
Tempe light post decorations:
Welcome to Ironman!

Most people hug the puffy M-dot. I figured this set the tone for my race:

Standing in line for packet pick-up. I scored a USAT flag though:

Getting tagged and hearing the schpeal:

Forking over more money to NA Sports (for Zac's dinner ticket):

At the inspiration station...Zac getting inspired:

He likes to use a straight-edge:

Zac's poster completed. He was pretty proud of it:

I went with the team Tucson Tri Girls theme:

A close-up of Zac's poster:

What holds Tempe Town Lake together. That's one giant inflatable!

How many rental trucks does it take to run an Ironman? (Answer: lots)

This is from the run course on Priest Ave. It's a long way back to the Ironman village!

M-dot on the run course sidewalk:

From the opposite side of the lake, looking at the Ironman village:

Empty bike racks. In a few days this area will be full of bikes:

Overhead view of the Ironman village. The large tent to the left is the change tent where you can change clothing in between swim-to-bike and bike-to-run:

Zac practicing his trials move on the area next to the run course:

After these pics we saw the sign, "No skateboards or bikes". Oops!

Part of the swim course.

Connect the dots. The turnaround is just past the Rural Ave bridge.