On Friday morning, I had off work and to make things even better, I was meeting Amanda and Michael Lovato for a Barton Springs swim in the morning. Lovato and I are buds from college.
I did my first 100 mile bike ride with him back in '93 and I discovered Friday that it was Lovato's first as well. It is always so nice to see old friends and a bonus to know they are happy and doing so well. We had a lovely swim with the fishies and then Lovato and I were off to get some grub, catch up, and discuss training some. Mostly, we talked about what we all know, just enjoy yourself. And that I've been doing. Lovato made me feel like I'm right on track. I'm more excited about racing is Switzerland as he talked about how pretty the area is and what a huge spectator sport triathlons are over there. Come to find out Michael and Amanda are doing the spring and the olympic distances at the upcoming Lonestar triathlon, so I look forward to seeing them again there.
Saturday, I joined Jeff's riding group although Jeff himself was off skiing and KB came along as well. We settled on the Fitzhugh route and were off. The day was gorgeous, we couldn't ask for better weather and I felt pretty good other than a soreness in my legs going uphill, but that is to be expected. There was a point in the middle of the ride where the area around my shoulder blades was hurting, but that didn't last long and came to pass. KB and I broke off from the group around half way and I missed one of our turn offs. This is where the iphone comes to the rescue as I quickly looked up the map and put us back on the right course. It was on the way back to the planned route that we saw a roadrunner, making it all worth it. (~53 miles, one roadrunner)
Sunday was an easy 6 miler with the Harringtons. Followed by some good Harrington cooking with veggies fresh from the garden.
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