And they said Florida weather was just like Singapore’s? Well, I’ve never worn three layers of clothing and still feel cold at home! The Florida sun finally came out today but temperatures were about 50 Fahrenheit!!
More later, gotta go for pre-race party now.
Plans to swim this mornin fell through as strong winds, rain and crazy waves made it pretty impossible and dangerous. I walked to the pier anyway with all my gear, knowing how unpredictable and fickle the weather has been. There were three people swimming, two not progressing far and one attacking the water like it [...]
So after 32 hours of travelling, stopping over at Doha and NYC, 13 episodes of grey’s anatomy, three planes, two breakfasts, a chicken dinner and tedious American immigration, I finally got to Clearwater Beach at 10pm last night.
Surprisingly I got to bed pretty quickly and woke up at 730am without much trouble. Headed out for [...]
Crazy day! Only packed this morn cos was busy all week. Everything was pretty last minute. Wetsuit was picked up from athlete’s circle yesterday. Today I prepped my race shoes, bought travel and race supplies, got race tyres delivered to my doorstep at the final hour thanks to Dan loy of passione bicycles, washed and [...]
Almost exactly a week from now I’ll be getting ready to be tucked up in bed at the Holiday Inn, to have a good night’s rest before the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Florida. Thanks to kind sponsorship from Aviva, all expenses for the race, including flights and accommodation, are covered. All I have [...]