Who you Calling a Tropical Fish?

The bike. O the bike. Everyone has said to me, "I have never (ever) heard anyone say they are most nervous about the bike leg of a TRI" - seriously, it's like a broken record. "People are always most nervous about the swim." Perhaps after my first open water swim I will switch my anxiety zone to the swim...I'll keep you posted.

Anyway, much thanks to my hub for taking me out tonight. Even if you did HATE the part where I followed you all around with my camera when we were losing daylight.
Love you hun.
Thank you for supporting my training in so many different ways. You hunted down the perfect bike, loaned me your fancy shirt, found me the cool shoes that I can't buckle, gave me your old biking shorts (something that really only spouses should share), smiled for all, *well most* of the pictures, encouraged me up those horrid hills, tried your hardest to teach me about the best way to use my big ring and little ring and about the D Ring and Cog and all those bike terms that mean nothing to me. You are the best, Richy. Perfect Penny. Thanks for taking such good care of me.

Thank you Aaron, you were very kind to go out with me tonight. You are a dear friend. Even if you did not want to be in any pictures.

Thank you Ali for being pre and post ride photographer. Thank you also for being there whenever we need anything. You are a dear and kind and extremely generous friend. It will be fun to share my first open water swim with you Friday ! As I told you, you'll be cursed with being the first to see me in the VORTEX.

Thank you Madi and Izzy for being my swimming partners. I love you both very much.

Ok, all this time thanking my posse and I haven't even written about the bike. O the Bike. There's a reason I'm most nervous about the bike leg....'cause I'm not ready! Holy crap. I dropped a lot of F Bombs tonight - hill after hill after hill - and all the while watching in disgust as Rich and Aaron easily raced each other up every dreadful hill while I was using every ounce of sheer guts to make it just one... more ....inch.... And though we had planned to do the entire 15 mile course, we ran out of daylight and had to stop at 10 miles. What a work out.

Recap: I have a lot of work to do in the next .. what ? 13 days?

Required reading tonight: Xterra Wetsuits User Guide followed by the gripping Rx insert of the Cipro Ear Drops re: Side Effects/Directions. Nice.

While these pictures uploaded I made myself the perfect TFC playlist. I'm going to try it out tomorrow night on my run. I want every song to speak to me!

I will end the post with some pics - I love my pics!
Night.