Wednesday morning we finally headed up to Lake Placid to get this thing started. The 5+ hour drive with 2 kids in the car was not too bad. Although within the first hour of the trip my daughter commented, “This vacation isn’t as fun as I thought it was going to be!”. She did have the Ferry ride to look forward to going from VT to NY. JP and Mackenzie both liked that and it was a good break. The condo we are staying in is definitely nicer than the one we stayed in when we went to the Kingdom Swim in VT. The kids are happy because there is a bunk bed. The view is pretty nice, we can see Lake Placid and it is just a short walk down a path to the beach. The water is a bit chilly, I hope Mirror Lake is the same.
This morning our Tri group got up and went for a ride on part of the bike course and up the Cherries and Bears. It was a good ride and we did it twice because it was only about 10 miles and we wanted to get an hour ride in. I still think that those hills are not the worst of the bike course. Maybe I will think differently after Sunday, they are end the end of the course so after 108 miles that last 4 might be tough.
Also did check-in this morning. They really have quite an operation going on to check in 2500 athletes. They check Id, have you sign waivers, pass out a packet with your timing chip and various numbers that will be stuck all over me and my bike. They also check your weight in case you show up at the medical tent, which we all hope to avoid. Now I have my official wristband for the rest of the week as well.
Tomorrow morning we are headed to Mirror Lake for a practice swim. Looking forward to getting in the water again.