Tri-ing to stay young!

Just a quick note before an early dinner and quiet evening.
The day went well (for me). I blew the wad and invested in a pair of Newton shoes for the race. They seem to be a good median between regular runners and Vibrams. They are cushioning my sore left foot and that is the most import thing tomorrow.
Our swim was great. Very little wind and about 6 to 9 inch waves. I wonder which water will show up tomorrow?
Brother Ed, who I will be racing with, has his excuse for tomorrow. We were going for a short ride this afternoon when he did a header on the pavement!! He ws dazed, his head was cut and bruised through his helmut, both shoulders, centre of his back and hands were scraped. Thank goodness for helmuts or I would be spending tomorrow at the hospital or even worse. He is still a bit woozie but will be competing tomorrow. A real tropper - I’m not sure that I would be doing the race. He will be the genuine Ironman when he finishes tomorrow. Oh yeh - He just got his repaired bike into transition because a good hearted gaurd felt sorry for him. Cut off for putting bikes in transition was 3:00. He got his bike back from the cycle shop at 3:05.
Talk to you tomorrow;
Bill