Most of the bike course is just one big loop. There is one place on the course where they turn on to a new road, ride about 6 miles and then turn around. We wanted to wait on that corner so we could see the guys twice; at mile 60 and 72. Jason's original estimation was that there was no way he would be there before 1. Since he was running ahead of schedule wanted to be there by 12:30. Both the boys fell asleep on the way, so we took our time getting out of the car. So about 12:45 we start walking to the corner....and here comes Mr. McCay, again ahead of schedule, we almost missed him.
Now, Ben's family did this last year, so they have the set up. They have chairs and a shade umbrella. I fed Eli and Walker got a snack before daddy comes back. Ben was about 12 minutes behind Jason, so we were able to see them both twice and only be there about 45 minutes.
When Jason passed he had a smile and seemed to be doing well. We were so excited to see him. So, doing our math we figured we needed to be at the transition to run area by 3:15. Part of the run course goes past the condos where we are staying so driving cars became more difficult, so me, Jason's mom, dad and brother all headed out to walk to the transition area while my dad and Jayne stayed with the boys.
Sure enough Jason came into transition at about 3:15 and was off on the run, his strongest area. His total bike time was 6:39:11
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