Ironman Maryland Race Report - The During
9/28/19 - Race Day! The alarm went off and I was up. Not a lot of sleep but I felt rested and awake. Today is the day! Finally going to check that 140.6 box on my bucket list. My support crew also got up and when we were all ready, we headed to breakfast. I LOVE the Best Western in Easton MD . They have water, gatorade and snacks out ALL WEEKEND for athletes and guests and then on race morning, they start breakfast at 4:30 AM. At 5:15 we piled into the van and headed toward the race. I had arranged for parking on a local's lawn (thank you Tamplin family!) who allow you to park all weekend for a small donation, which they put toward a mission trip. The property is right on the run course and super close to the start line. We pulled right in and walked to the start. Moe was volunteering at T1 and Amanda was registered to volunteer at the finish line from 6 - 9:30. I told her that finishing by 9:30 would be tight, but I'd try to get there by 10 (15 hours). My goal was to...