Race morning

Greetings from the pier on race morning! The air is thick with nervous energy, winds are calm so far, and a light cloud dulls the dawn starlight.

I took some pictures of the pros and their bikes, and chatted with German pro Thomas Hellreigel about his choice of shallow clincher wheels. He feels we are due for a more typically windy day than last year, so with the shallow profile he will not get bucked around as much. I told him if he has a great bike split, everyone on the peir will be running shallow rims next year!

Lots of familiar faces out here. I ran into a friend who is doing her first world championships, and she asked for advice. I said, "have fun this time around, you can race it next time." Great expectations are not honored in Kona!

Time to sign off, so please cheer for number 589 on ironman.com.
Mahalo,
Myles