First Half Iron Man!
My brother, Tom, and I completed our first half iron man last Sunday. Let me tell you, it was an experience we will both never forget. Duluth, Minnesota We arrived a day early to explore Duluth, Minnesota & get use to our surroundings. It is a beautiful town! The picture shows the general area where the swim took place, in Lake Superior.... Yes, it was a little bit cold! (; All Saturday, I was pretty anxious and open about it. Tom, on the other hand seemed to be indifferent. He also kept teasing me because I was so nervous...BRAT! My nerves settled when we arrived for our packet pickup. I was then filled with excitement because the atmosphere was awesome! The arena was filled with athletes all setting up for the big day we had ahead of us. Tom looks so happy to take a pic with me! My alarm went off at 4:15 a.m. We had to be at the arena at 5:30 a.m. Surprisingly, I did not feel as nervous as I did the day before. Tom was up shortly after and we made our way to the race!! One of the top funniest moments of the day started off early. Its ten minutes until we board the boat and so we start putting on our wet suits. I get mine on and look over at Tom. Something about it just did not look right to me... It was backwards. Now if anyone has ever worn a wetsuit you know how big of a pain it is to put on. Tom proceeds to take it off and then puts it on INSIDE OUT! I was dying (thanks for the comic relief, Tom). A triathlete walking past, noticed Tom struggling and helped him out. I, on the other hand, was trying to capture the moment on video hehehe IMG_2057.MOV ^Click here for a good laugh ! Wetsuits on and ready to board the boat! We docked near a barge, jumped off the boat 1.2 miles out and swam to shore. We went single file down the stairs (we were on the top deck) and waited ever so patiently until we were given a little "love push" by the volunteers into the water. The lady in front of me, around 40, turns to me and goes, "Have you ever done this [...]