Thats the number girls! Bib # 2281 at IMAZ.
I'm getting excited for next week. There is nothing like race week when it comes to Ironman! It almost seems like a week long party. I was thinking earlier how next week at this time I'll have my shiny little athlete bracelet on.
I can't wait, I'm ready. I just keep praying for no wind, and no mechanicals! If those prayers come true I should have a great day. So if I could ask for a collective prayer, I'd really appreciate it.

For those of you that want to follow along at home, here is how you do it.
The race is Sunday 4/15/07. It starts promptly at 7:00 am. AZ is now on pacific time.
You can go here to track me:
http://ironmanlive.com/events/ironman/arizona

Go to the athlete tracker and enter 2281 or my name Denise Amos

You can also watch streaming video, and those hearty souls may see me finish. Lets hope it works this time! It worked at the Cali lite last weekend, so it should work.

And now for my predicted times:
Swim- 1:50- 2:00. Anything slower than that and I may be toast.
T1 10 minutes
Bike 7-7.5 hours - should be closer to 7.25 (fingers crossed)
T2 10 minutes
Run: 6-6.5 hours. I'm hoping to be closer to 6, but after the bike all bets will be off.
Goal- to finish before 11:30. Super secret goal- to finish under 16 hours. I'm really going to try to push myself this year and get in under 16 hours. I hope I can do it. Like I said, my bike is rocking this year, and as long as I shave a big chunk of change off the bike I should be ok. If my bike splits are slow you will know something is wrong. I have my nutrition nailed, and I've been very consistent in training. So barring wind, a mechanical, or some other act of god my bike times should be much better than last year.

Ok girls (and mr. silver) wish me luck! I'll try to post more before the race, but I'll be pretty busy.
Thanks for all of your support! I really do feel that energy when I'm out on the course.
Stay safe!
Ciao
Denise