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Night Before

We made it to Whistler and the past three days have been a whirlwind! We're staying in a condo near the village and the location is fantastic. We're so lucky to be up here with such a great group, but you can see the anxiety across our 4 faces during certain points of each day since we got here. Most of our current anxiety is coming from the unpredictable weather. No one is sure how much/when it will rain, what the temperature will feel like on the bike, if we'll need a coat or not and how hot we'll get on the hills. Today our workout was the shortest triathlon of all time. Our swim was cold - no wetsuits today so they wouldn't be wet tomorrow, and the water was super choppy. Our bike ride was during the rainiest part of the day but it was nice to get a feel for how slick the roads would feel. Our run was super short but great for loosening up for tomorrow. We're all nervous but ready to get this done!

If you want to follow me and my team tomorrow- visit this live tracking page to check our progress live! Isaac and I are the only Tyson's in the race - Chelsey White is my sister, and Nathan Hawthorne is our friend we've trained with and got us going in Ironman!


Geeking out in Ironman Village!
 

Athlete briefing

Can't believe we're here!

Jeff Symonds - Isaac's tri man crush - hope he wins tomorrow!


Lululemon had all of our names posted, mine was listed twice
This is how many bags you need for race day - so much gear

Killed it in pro time!
Getting our bikes in T1 setup

Bike Gear bags, 2,000 of them

Bikes in T1
It's so unreal that the race is actually tomorrow. I know it'll get super real at about 6am tomorrow when we arrive at Alta Lake. We're planning to get up tomorrow around 4am, head to the race shuttles around 5:20, and be climbing in the water by 6:45am...

Anxiety... Better go rest up and finish this Netflix marathon we've been indulging in to avoid thinking about tomorrow.

WISH US LUCK!

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