Trip Diary

Wednesday 20th June

• Pick up hire van
• Mmeet up at 4pm at Melvin’s to load remainder of bikes.
• Head down to Dover
• 9pm Calais crossing
• Accomodation in a Formulae1 

Thursday 21st June

• Drive down through France and Switzerland on the RAC recommended route.
• Get to hotels check in
• Unload
• Meet Peter and Louise
• Get some food 
• Go for a walk / recce how to get on bikes away from hotel through the city. 

Friday 22nd June

• Recce part of bike route – get cold, wet and scared
• Have lunch
• Head down to race location.
• Attend race briefing see promo video, hold back a tear, but see swim start and get scared.
• Register, visit trade stands and view transition area. 
• Back to hotel for something to eat.
• Get a good nights sleep, or not. 

Saturday 23rd June

• Early morning bike ride
• Early morning run
• Breakfast
• Meet Tim, give him his gear and bike
• Big lunch
• Head down to transition to rack bikes
• Light evening meal
• Early night - Any sleep? 

Sunday 24th

• Up early 4:30am
• Breakfast 4:45am
• 5:15am Race transport
• Set up transition
• Put on wetsuit
• Over to race start.
• Do your first Ironman
• Finish
• Bask in self glory
• Await team mates, recover
• Try and catch race transport home
• Perform rescue mission for two team mates
• Long long long day 

Monday 25th

• Up earlier than desired
• Breakfast
• Pack
• Check out
• Load bus
• Start driving 11am
• Get home 2am 

Tuesday 26th

• Return hire van
• Wander home – very slowly. Thankfully had the day off.
• 6.30pm live radio interview. BBC Radio Norfolk wanted to talk to some Ironmen.

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