Arrived in Arizona today

Well, here I am in Tempe, AZ. I did exactly what I shouldn't have...and that was walk all over the place taking a look around. I even climbed up this hill, and scaled a rock cliff to get some good shots. As I was up there, I thought how great it would be if I slipped off the side and broke my leg...although I probably wouldn't have survived the fall :-) Anyhow, the hill is pretty high...you can look over the edge into the ASU football stadium, at least partially. They have cleared of part of the top of the hill, but left a large cluster of rock directly in front of the stadium...and it blocks the view of the field. I think this is so drunk college students don't climb to the top and watch the game...and then plummet to their deaths in a drunken haze. Below are a couple shots of this obscured view of the stadium.




I've taken a few pictures, and have included some of them below. I'll have some nice panoramic shots when I get back home and "stitch" them together. Tempe is the home of Arizona State University, so it is a college town. Many good places to eat...and drink (after the race!).

I just got an email from Shawn Burke, and his weather forecast "sources" tell him that they are calling for record heat on Sunday...97 degrees...ouch. Well, it will be the same for everyone, and historically I've liked the heat...so, we'll see.

There's one in every college town...god bless'm...




I climbed up to the top of that hill to get some shots. I have some great one's but will put them together when I get back.


Self portrait from top of hill, you can see them starting to setup for the Ironman over my right shoulder...


Another shot from the hill...


Setting up the bike transition area...


Here's where we're going to exit the water...


View from the bridge where we start under...if you look into the distance you can see the next bridge, which is almost the turn around...



I'll post more later...

-Sween