T minus 3 days and counting….

Not really sure what the above sentence means exactly but I think it refers to the fact that there are 3 days left until something big so I figure its applicable.
Best open water swim EVER yesterday. Yes, the water was bouyant and warm and there were lots of pretty fish to look while we swam. But what made it exceptional was the fact that someone had put an espresso bar 700m out from the swim start. Like, in the middle of the ocean. On a boat. An espresso bar. Awesome. Wonder if it will be there on race day? Although of course there is always one tri-geek that has to spoil it; we’re all on deck, enjoying our iced lattes in the sunshine and some guy swims up and clambers onto the side of the boat demanding “got any Gatorade?” Dude, it was 700m to get here -if you are having dehydration problems at this stage of the race you might want to rethink your game plan for Saturday.
The rest of the day was spent at Bike Works getting a little pre-race tune up. They are great guys and helped me with a new wheel when I flatted in the Hawaii 70.3 earlier this year so the bike is feeling dialed. Hopefully I wont get to see them out there on race day J. Went by the Argon 18 booth and checked out the new E-114. Sweet.
Hit a few race pace intervals on the Queen K, but alas, my display of strength went unwitnessed by any of my competitors.
The evening was spent at a lovely dinner at the Sheraton Kaeahou with the CEO Challenge participants. It was a beautiful spot overlooking the ocean, delicious food and at the end of the evening 2 huge manta rays swam right up to the edge and entertained the crowd. It was great to meet with the CEOs.. I am always in awe of how someone who runs a muti-million dollar company and has a family and kids can train for and race Ironman (and these guys are fast). This is all I do and I still run out of time during the day…
Off to the pool and then a few appearances. If anyone is in town I will be at the Zoot booth at Huggos this afternoon from 5-6. Drop by and say hello!