Tis the night before!

Hello my followers-lots has happened since I last blogged. We left Winnipeg on Monday morning to begin our trip to Calgary. It has been so great being with my family as many of you know that a great deal of my time has been focused on training. We managed some great adventures to Drumheller Alta, to see the dinosaur fossils, explored the Hoodoo's, went to Canmore and Banff (I so looove it there) hiked Johnston Canyon and ate at some great restaurants.

We arrived in Calgary on Thurs and have an awesome room here at the Westin. On Thursday I got to meet Lisa Bentley (11 x Ironman champion), pick up my race kit and got my number which by the way is #880. I have and continue to feel panicky as this is a pretty awesome but overwhelming experience. I have to thank my children and husband for the patience with me, as lets just say I have been on edge!

Friday we spent the day attempting to drive the bike course. I say attempting because we spent a looong time in the car trying to figure out the map given to us by the Ironman officials. The GPS was unable to find the road called Pringbank Way. After relenting and looking at a purchased map (several hours later) apparently Pringbank Way does not exist!!!! The officials made a typo and it should have been Springbank way!! Needless to say I let the officials know of this error and was disappointed that we did not see the entire course.

Today I dropped off my bike at T1 and took a swim in Ghost Lake. It was very very cold. Also because it is open to boaters the day of the race, the wakes in the water are wicked. This definitely is going to be a challenge!

Had my last plate of spaghetti about 30 minutes ago and have to be on a bus for 415am tomorrow morning. Must get to bed!

Lastly, I cannot end this post without saying a huge thank you to my voice of reason who had to listen to me yet again to calm my anxious nerves on this evening. She owns the Ironman with me, as I would never have come this far without her!

Also I must thank my sister who has always believed in me, who continues to support me and just about made me cry by sending me flowers to my room tonight-Thanks Laurie!

Finally, to all my followers...thank you for all your words of encouragement, your support and most of all your faith in me. This has been one hell of a journey that I will never forget. This experience has pushed me to my limits, has made me laugh, has made me cry. It has tested me all along the way, and has helped me for the first time in my life to believe in myself. After all is said and done......It's good to have a goal!