Redman, Race day 2

(September 20th)
So, our cheering squad headed back to Bricktown, and Tiernan and I went back to the hotel. I couldn't wait to get back to the hotel and into the SHOWER!!! Once outta the shower, I hopped into that cozy, white, fluffy bed! Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh. I also started chowing down on some of our leftover pizza.
Now, it's Tiernan's turn...the focus is shifting to her race tomorrow! We napped for a bit and then got ready to meet everyone for dinner! Scott and Ann have friends in OKC and were planning to meet them for dinner. We all went to a mexican restaurant - fajitas - mmmm. It was fun just hanging out and re-capping the day. We didn't stay out too late, 'cause we needed to get to bed for yet another early morning wake up call.
Tiernan was smart and decided she would just roll out of bed, grab her coffee, and head to the race site to secure a spot in transition. As it turns out, these race organizers already had that nailed down...I'm tellin' ya, it's a really well-run race! Anyway, she was able to get body-marked, etc. and came back to the hotel to finish getting ready. When she got back, I was out of the bathroom and ready to go, so I wouldn't be in her way at all. I made her a bagel and tried to just be there to support her, as she had done for me ALL day yesterday!
We got to the race site plenty early, which is always a good idea! I stood there watching all the nervous sprint/olympic distance athletes getting ready for their day. It was fabulous getting to watch, instead of participating! I stood outside the transition area, watching Tiernan set up her space. She took her bike out for a quick spin, and was ready to go. We grabbed her wetsuit and swim stuff and headed down to the lake.
We got her in the wetsuit and she was ready. Very shortly after that, James (her hubby) found us - yeah! She was excited to see him and promptly spilled his tall cup o' java as they were trying to get a pic. :-(
Scott, Ann and the boys found us too - we're all ready to cheer for Tiernan. Go Tiernan! We had so many spectating opportunities! Tiernan had a fantastic race, and it was so much fun just getting to cheer for her and so many other athletes! I liked being a spectathlete! :-)
This was Tiernan's first Olympic distance triathlon and she was speedy! She was like 25th outta the water, but moved up in the ranks through the bike and run, and finished top 15 women. CONGRATULATIONS, Tiernan, on a fantastic day!!!
We went back to the hotel to get cleaned up and packed...and started our road trip home to Kansas City. Thankfully, James came with us this time, and he drove us all the way home.
I want to mention just one more time that this Redman event had a fabulous group of volunteers and organizers!!! We had a great weekend!