Florida Ironman 2008: First day in Florida

We have arrived in Florida safe and SLEEPY! Last night was a real adventure...everything from possible delays to a "Chatty Cathy" sitting in front of us on a Red-Eye flight. Who the hell takes a red-eye and then expects that the people sitting next to her want to talk...and the people sitting behind her want to hear it?

We arrived and took our time getting to the Condo. It was a fun drive, but boy is Florida FLAT. It is unbelievably FLAT! My friend Julie Doray (her hubby works for ironman and she came with to cheer me and a few of her other friends on) offered to ride a moped next to me during the race and read to me so I wouldn't get too bored on the bike course. For some reason I don't think boredom will be my problem!

Here are some photos of our first day in Florida - Panama City Beach to be exact! Stay tuned; we will update all of you daily!

Here I am Blogging all of you! This will be my position as I type each day and keep all of you posted on my events. On Saturday...you will need to replace me with Corey!

ME! The water is SO warm! I can't wait to dive in. The beaches are amazing. I have never felt sand so soft and so WHITE! I was looking out into the water and I could picture myself swimming. Tomorrow I take to the water for my first practice swim.

View from our Condo. We are on the 4th floor and it is beautiful! The Condo is tiny, but I have to remind myself that it is larger than a hotel room would be.

Corey and I on the beach. The winds are CRAZY today, but I have been promised that they are going to die down tomorrow. We took the opportunity to take a walk and check out the area. I was able to touch base with several of my friends with NAS, saw where the transition area would be, swim start, etc.