"She Looks Fast!"

Light, aerodynamic, with all the bells and whistles.  And the coolest red tires you've ever seen!

Of course the actuall speed depends entirely on the engine, which has none of the aforementioned characteristics.

Once I had my bile ready, I focused on packing all those things I would need on race day. 

Ankle strap for timing chip.

Heart rate monitor strap.

Wetsuit

Goggles (2)

Swim cap

Chamois cream (lubricant for important body parts)

Old bike with carrier (ride to transition on race morning)

Tire pump (for race morning in transition since bike has been there since day before)

Spare tubes (2)

CO2 cartridges (4... for emergency flats)

CO2 chuck (the thing that triggers the CO2)

Tire levers

Ass wipe ( yup...goes with me on my bike)

Mini bike tool

Small towel

Bike helmet

Sunglasses

Bike water bottles

Petes Ironman Magic (my drink mix)

Spare power meter batteries (2032)

Bike GPS c/w charger

Bike Di2 derailleur battery c/w charger

Cycling shoes

Cycling socks

Running shoes

Running socks

Garmin watch c/w charger

Race number belt

Life savers ( for my dry mouth problem)

Gels ( for first few kms of run)

Still to make ready...laminated pics of Colby and Kylie for inside my shoes, and giant smile for finish line!!

Lots of stuff eh?!

But there's other much heavier stuff I'm gonna leave at home (see below). I think this is pretty good advice for race day, or any day for that matter. I'm gonna try hard to make it my attitude.

"If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears."---Cesare Pevese

Love

Peter