Always nice to hear from our World Champion Qualifiers.... Just got off the phone with Brian. here's the latest:
- He's noticing a whole new level of athlete. A frenzy of the most fit and intimidating specimens he's ever seen. 'Phoenomenal'
-the Navy has brought a battleship out as a backdrop for the swim course
-Dave Goggins, Navy Seal and winner of the Badman Marathon, will be competing tomorrow with one other Navy Seal. They'll be parachuting out of a transport plane tomorrow morning, landing in the water, doing some fast-change maneuvers, and starting the race with the field. that's cool...
-At the Welcome Banquet attending by the IM athletes and their families last night, there were fire-throwing natives, bad jokes, and Ironman celebrities to gaze upon. And the news that 2 of the original Ironman finishers will be racing tomorrow in the 30th anniversary race.
-Many pro athlete sightings. Brian said he spotted Desire Ficker a couple of times. "Not a bad one to see out there".
-During their swim yesterday, he and Nancy spotted a sign on the ocean floor "Espresso Bar' with an arrow directing left. They found a catamaran that was, indeed, a coffee stand. Athletes lined up in the water to get either a cup of water or coffee, and were awarded with a free swim cap too. If anything were to get Brad Williams to qualify for Kona, this will certainly be it.
-He says a quiet hush has fallen over Kona on this day- 'T minus 1'
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