In Transition (recap)

Distance: 5 mile run & 15 mile bike
Calories Burned: 1115

Outing Highlights
Tuesday Night Tri Nights is back. So, where were all of you? Not only did some of our Fun Run regulars miss tonight, but many Tri Night groupies skipped out the inaugural gathering. No excuses about cold water because we ran and biked!

Even so, the five of us that attended (Greg, Clint, Jim, Jesse, and me) had a great night. I agree that the weather could have been a nice incentive to do some indoor training or family time. Leaving my house, I heard more than one comment that we'd be freezing important parts of body clear off:) Arriving at the Pike Lake Boat Landing, conditions did not look much better. Once we all gathered round, however, and started off on the run, weather significantly improved. The rain stopped completely and the wind died down as set down the path of the Brewhouse Tri on the run. The out segment made for some nice conversation while the return leg was primarily noted by heavy breathing.

With everyone warmed up, we pulled out the bikes and decided to head out for 15 miles. The one problem with this location is the significantly rough first section. Upon reaching Lavaque conditions change rapidly with smooth sailing on a perfectly straight stretch. Everyone pushed pretty hard and it was great to get some miles on the bike. All of us had logged probably 3 road rides prior to the night, so this was a nice motivator for future Tri Nights.

So, it ended up being great conditions, great group, and glad to be out there! One small speed bump was a bike flat about a mile short of the parking lot. It was standing around for that short period that made you remember that the weather hadn't really changed, just our internal body temperatures!