Ironman 70.3 Raleigh - June 5, 2016 - Katie's Race Report
An 8:00 a.m. flight out of JFK Thursday morning seemed like a good idea - until our alarms went off at 3:30 a.m. The flight was short and smooth, and we landed in Raleigh a quick 2-hours later. We picked up our rental car which was promptly named Apollo ZERO (because it looked like a spaceship and had zero power!), and then made our way to the hotel for an early check-in. Post-lunch and a short siesta, we drove an hour south to Pinehurst, NC, to visit my cousin, Abbe, and her family. Mind you, I had not seen her in 21 years! (long distance + life got in the way) We had a wonderful visit with her, and also enjoyed meeting her husband Michael, and all three of their cute kiddos! Friday was spent taking care of race-related items: driving the bike course, swimming in Jordan Lake, race packet pick-up, and race briefing. Additionally, all of our teammates arrived and Zach and I moved to the McMansion....er....I mean, AirBNB team house. Friday...