Check In

I am always one to worry about logistics. First day of school, I wasn't worried about my classes, I was always worried about the bus ride and where my locker would be. The task of school was a non-issue. It has always been the logistics. But perhaps it pays off in the end.
I would say we arrived middle of the pack. We parked in the first parking lot so that worked out well. And we went to check in. We got our numbers. We got our chips. We got our bodies marked - they write your age on the back of your leg (nice...) and your number on both your thighs and your arms. My mom took a picture but no one is seeing that one. We found our transition areas. And we went back to the car to warm up and eat some breakfast.
We passed so many others that were lugging their bikes and transition materials around with them while doing all that. This is why I am glad that I worry about logistics. We had until 7:45am to get situated with the bikes etc. so why lug them all about.
There was some confusion as to what we could or could not leave at the transition area and when we could or could not go to the transition area. Remember the first swimmers went in the water at 8am and we weren't scheduled until an hour later. AND it was freezing cold outside. My plan was to leave all my race gear at the bike but walk around with my long pants and jacket on until we went in the water. Somehow my plan got turned around by what others told me. And KP and I found ourselves standing around in just bathing suits for a bit.
THANK HEAVENS for my mom and Andrea. They showed up in time to run to my car and get us some extra clothes - I had brought a bit of extra clothing with me in the car. And we hung in those until we got in the water....