"More Rules"

This one made me laugh! It is rule number on for the run portion of the race.

"No form of locomotion other than running, walking or crawling is allowed."

I think I'm gonna crawl for a while just to take full advantage of the rules!

I'm a little bit tense today as I gradully start to grasp the scope of the whole thing. Penticton is only a little bigger than St Thomas and you can see already that this event just takes over the town. I feel special to be lucky enough to participate but it is a bit overwhelming.

I didn't do much today as we settled in but I did get into the lake this morning. It was quite choppy and I felt slow and sluggish.



The picture was taken later in the day when it had settled down and they also claim that at 7 am it is usually quite calm. I will swim at least twice more this week just to get the bugs out.

You know what I hate? I hate it when someone else has a creative idea before I do. I'm actually way behind on this one because if you check out the participants list you will see some very interesting "professions" listed.

Here's just a sampling of a few cute ones...
bikini inspector
sock tester
lion tamer
bike whisperer
spouse neglecter
lion tamer
...and my personal favorite...
professional snail walker!

I may have to do another ironman just so that I can join the ranks of these creative athletes. I would choose to be a "superhero"!

Son Michael is just about to land in Amsterdam on hs way to Copenhagen for a short vocation. I hope all goes well. Nice to make good use of some of my airmiles!

That's about it for today. Tomorrow I'll ride again and then take my bike apart. That will probably help me relax.

I wish to dedicate 339 to my wife who's been holdng my hand both figuratively and literally, both of which help a lot.

"Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth."---Will Rogers

love
peter