Saturday, August 28, 2010

Ironman Canada 2010 – The Prelude in Pictures

At the start and the finish!DSCN4208With Keith!  DSCN4211Food at the athlete banquet.  DSCN4218Dropping the bike off at transition on Saturday.IMGP0392IMGP0402IMGP0409IMGP0415The blue carpet, ready to get rolled out!   IMGP0416 IMGP0418 Nutrition prepped, with a ton of labelling.  Just to make sure I know what I’m doing on Sunday!  I have a one hour bottle of Infinit to sip on before the swim start, a one hour bottle to dump in my aero bottle and two four hour bottles of Infinit concentrate, with one hour volume increments marked off.  One goes on my bike, the other one goes in my bike special needs bag.IMGP0431 IMGP0436 IMGP0437

13 comments:

Lily on the Road said...

BEST WISHES AND GOOD LUCK Leana! Have a Great time and make lots of memories....

You'll be in my thoughts and prayers ALL DAY....

Now,

Go get some IRON!!!

XOXOXO

Heather said...

You're going to do amazing!!! Good luck and have fun!!!

kristen said...

I can't wait to hear all about it! Have fun~

Meg said...

I have goosebumps for you! Trying to watch your results but the ironman website has tanked out. Hope you are still feeling strong!

Ronald Bloemendal said...

Leana,

Congratulations with finishing Ironman Canada. The world welcomes a new Ironwoman.

Just another Triathlete from the Netherlands

Lindsay said...

I love your shirt!! Great photos too. I thought of you this weekend, especially when I slid on my first cycling diaper :) lol

Ali said...

Hope you had a fabulous day and great race! Looking forward to hearing all the dets!

Great pics. The atmosphere must be amazing.

Alisa said...

I "stalked" you so i know you kicked ass. I love all the pictures and how much fun you look like you're having!!!!!!!!!

Marlene said...

Belated Good Luck, but you don't need it now! I was stalking you online all day yesterday! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! Hope you are basking in IM glory.

Bob Almighty said...

Congrats Great job on finishing your first Ironman.

Granted you're going to find Ironman is like a bag of potato chips you can't have just one....

teacherwoman said...

Those are some great photos. I can only imagine how much preparation goes into an Ironman... it's bad enough for a Sprint Triathlon! LOL

Wes said...

LOL... preparation is half the battle. The rest is execution :-) Well done!!

Keith said...

That is one hot guy you're posed with! Great photos! I always forget the camera.