B2B Photos, Austin Photos, Polar Bear Photos

In a nutshell...a mish mash of recent photos including today's rediculous swim in 48 degree Falls Lake here in Raleigh.
1) Some photos of Beach to Battleship Ironman distance triathlon on 11/2/08. Notice my misery from freezing on the bike (42 degree air temp) and how fun it was to cross the finish with Travis and Olivia.
2) Dreams of Austin, TX. Visited friends there. Still miss that place after having left almost 9 years ago. Too many condos on the skyline but still the great place we remember it to be. Notice the awesome, year round 68 degree, Barton Springs Pool. Great training venue. Also included are some of the 19 friends who came out to say hello for dinner - great friends to do that after our having left so long ago.
3) Top photo is the first ever Raleigh (wetsuit enabled) Polar Bear Club swim. 48 degree water, 45 degree air. Too cold to swim more than 150 yards. My feet hurt and we all ran out of air after only about 25 yards. Weird, mildly alarming, but fun.