A nice breakfast at the hotel was followed by registration at the Expo. event. Wonderful to see all the athletes gearing up for the event. Massive coverage here in Austria - the event gets televised and crowds flock to soak up the atmosphere.
Got a nice IM bag with my entry and hopefully the 'Finisher's T-shirt' and medal to follow (got to be within 17 hours for those goodies).
Still not entirely sure about completing the entire event in my tri-suit but asked a few experts their advice and for the time being I am sticking to the plan.
Picked all the guys up from the airport this afternoon and then managed a 20mins easy swim in the lake. It is absolutely stunning - crystal clear and good enough to drink!
This evening we decided to have a nice meal at the hotel although some of the guys stayed on at the Expo. for the pasta party.
They even have Ironman napkins here - see below (pictured with my apple strudel and ice-cream - naughty).
Just writing this blog, sitting on the balcony, watching the last swimmers in the lake (it is 9:40pm), listening to some live jazz music playing at the harbour club / hotel next door - simply magic.
Getting less nervous about the race - kind of looking forward to it - a battle against myself - bring it on!
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