Vineman 70.3 Day 1

I was up a 2:30am to finish loading the truck so we could be on the road by 3. I think we finally hit by 3:20. The drive was actually pretty mellow and I was behind the wheel for the entire 542 miles.

Beth introduced me to the new iced coffees at McDonalds. So good, but she had to tell them I was allergic to sugar (is that possible?) to make sure we go the sugar-free stuff. She loves it!

We rolled up in Guerneville around noon and checked into our killer cottage at the Dawn Ranch. It's only about a 1/4 mile from the swim start and t1... and it's super mellow.

the crib.


unloading.

After we got checked in and hit the grocery store for some berries we hit the road on our bikes. The riding our here is pretty rad and the roads are ok. Beth hadn't been on her bike all week so she just wanted to spin things out. I had just crushed it the day before so i was down for an easy spin. 1:20 later we were back at the cottage and on our way to the pool... that's how we roll.

solid ride with plenty of stops.


of course.

the team.

drinks anyone?
beth... poolside.
the russian river
After some chillaxing we hit a pretty good mexi-joint for dinner... and then of course hit up some fro-yo. Beth started feeling like she was coming down with something so we hit the store for some meds.... and the she made up go to bed... it was still light outside!

after dinner drinks. beth = theraflu, me = wine
going to bed at 8p is sweet.


tomorrow I am going to ride the course and beth is going to get in come race prep stuff. Get it!