however you pronounce tha name of the city Loiusville, one thing is for sure, if you go there in summer, its going to be HOT! I woke up at 4:30 and met Heather in Columbus at 5:30 and we headed down to L'ville with our mountain bikes, and a plan to watch parts of Ironman Louisville, try to find some of our friends who are racing, and get in a mtb ride, and get some ice cream at Graeters!
We arrived before the start, stationed ourselves at the swim finish, heard the cannon fire, and waited for 45 minutes for the first pros to arrive. Tri swims are usually pretty uneventful, and not all that strategic, as to the lines a swimmer shooses, but swimming in a river, the 4 lead swimmers opted 50 yards away from the buoys, out toward the middle of the river to catch more downriver current. They had a good lead, who knows if they took a faster line, or if they are just faster swimmers. Maybe both. Either way, we watched swimmers stream out of the river, and watched a t1 area filled with what I'd estimate at $6,000,000 worth of bicycles dwindle down as swimmers became bike riders.
Time for Heather and I to become bike riders too - but of the trail variety. We found Cherokee Park and hit the dirt. The first section was pretty technical, rocky rooty, and I was a bit anxious about the rest of the trails being like this. But it eased up and we found a few guys and asked if we could follow them. They led us around the loop which dumps in and out of the woods and crosses the road frequently. But it was a fun trail! We soon learned they don't even ride that technical section we rode! We had a great ride, finished with a nice layer of dust, no crashes! and a good hunger growing in our tummies.
Off to lunch, we found a brewery that had pizza, and then we hit Graeters. They have the best ice cream in the entire world. I grew up with Graeters, and while they have expanded to a few cities outside of Cincinnati, they haven't made it to Bloomington! But they are in Louisville, and I made sure to find the closest one so I could introduce Heather to Graeters.
Back into town to catch the bike to run transition. It was super hot! Some runners setting out with a shuffle , some looking strong, like they were ready to take this marathon by the throat. It is pretty motivating to watch athletes really push themselves. It didn't make me want to do an ironman, but it made me want to train hard, and keep racing.
on that note, this morning, I headed out for an out and back run. 4.6 miles, 4.6 miles back. The out was in 41 minutes, the back in 36. 9 miles at 8:22 average, or something like that. That is a good run for me! A little cold bath, some chocolate milk, a little blog reading, and I have the day off work! The outdoor pool is calling me today for my last outdoor swim.
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