Adventure Triathlon
Grantsburg, WI
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Adventure Tri - Bike, Paddle, Run 2013
At some point along the run, I saw a guy cheering in the grass. At first I saw him about 1/2 mile in the distance, and thought "gee that's nice"... … MORE
At some point along the run, I saw a guy cheering in the grass. At first I saw him about 1/2 mile in the distance, and thought “gee that’s nice”… until I saw him grab the ass of a guy running buy, LOL! Then I thought “well… that’s nice as long as I’m not next”. HAHAHA! When I got closer I saw the guy had a bike and helmet, so I assume he had biked backwards on course to find out how his teammate was fairing. BTW, major props to this guy. He whole heartedly cheered everyone on, even me. Twice. Although the second time he cheered me on was when he was biking past me to catch up to his buddy again, and it somewhat scared the shit out of me since I wasn’t expecting it. LOL!
Somewhere around mile 6, I began to admit to myself that running this just 5 days after a half marathon (and still teaching aerobics class on Tuesday, running 5 miles on Wednesday, and doing hot yoga on Thursday) MAAAYYYY have not been my wisest decision in life. But, thinking back to the water stop I took at mile 9 in the half, and how my knee locked up when I was resting, I resolved to just keep running.
Then the hail started. And more 40MPH gusts. OMG! Ugh. I actually started yelling at the wind. Like that would make it stop, LOL!
But, as if the gods knew I was nearing the finish line, the weather calmed down, and I realized I was back in Grantsburg. I only had about 1/2 mile left on course… all down hill, and no more hail. Wahoo!