Every year I say I'm going to take more pictures during the ride, but you get so caught up in the momentum of getting up one hill and going down the next that you never seem to want to stop to take a picture!

Here we are at 6:00 am before the ride, my father-in-law Bruce, my husband Brian, my friend Michael, me (with my Axl Rose doo) and my friend Chip.

Here's the whole team -- I'm in the front row on the right.

Here's a typical rest stop... people munching on snacks and bikes everwhere...

And here's what you spend most of your time doing at the rest stop --- waiting in the potty line!

Goofing off at lunch.

Here's a typical rest stop... people munching on snacks and bikes everwhere...

And here's what you spend most of your time doing at the rest stop --- waiting in the potty line!

Goofing off at lunch.

One small hill .....

One flat area ....

Finish line in Austin 2:10 pm -- Bruce, me, Brian and Chip. Michael finished a few hours before us, but hey we didn't have $3000 triatholon bikes...


And we finish off the evening with dinner on the lake at the Oasis restaurant!