We woke up at 4:15 AM (EST) to catch our flight back to Seattle. After unpacking and seeing that our favorite Christmas Elf had picked up after us while we were gone (wow -- thanks Jeff!), we headed to the pool for a swim. Unfortunately, the hot water was not working -- again and we had a chilly quick rinse off after -- and had a cloud of chlorine surrounding us the rest of the day.

Looking forward to catching up with our friends Monday during our "Iron-Inspired" New Year's Day brunch where we (Ruth) will serve non-race foods and view an inspirational DVD about Ironman Athletes that Ruth bought a few months ago and has been wanting to watch for a long time.

2200 Swim @ 00:50:00