Our second day out here began with an early wake up call from the internal clock. Gotta love a 3 hour time difference. Meredith had a tough run workout to knock out, and then we went out to drive the bike course.
It really doesn't start out too badly. Our apartment is very close to the first stretch, which goes out of town on a bike path along the lake. There is one steepish climb in there, but it's a very pretty stretch.
Next, you come back through town and turn north toward the town of Hayden and Hayden lake. It was still looking okay through here, with a few more short climbs. And then, when you come up to the side of the lake, the real climbs begin! There are two big steep hills, and then a lot of rolling terrain. The "rolling" out here is a lot different than "rolling" back home.
Eventually, the hills do end, and you come back into town. Then you get to do it all again. :) I think I can do it, but it will definitely be the toughest course I've ridden.
After we finished driving the course, we decided to grab some lunch at Hudson's Hamburgers, a 100+ year old local burger shop. It's tiny - only a counter with stools. They serve burgers and pie...and that's about it! No fries, chips, or anything else. And the burgers were fantastic! Definitely redeemed the experience at the airport.
Next came the big step of actually signing in for the race! The process was very organized; it probably took 20 minutes. And after picking up a few souveneirs, I was reunited with Charlie Brown. We got back to the apartment so I could get in a quick bike ride and swim. The lake feels great! It was a little choppy, but not awful, and the temperature was perfect.
The last stop of the busy day was a lot of fun - we met up with Marit, Deirdre, and Tasha for dinner at Subway. Unfortunately, Subway was out of bread. (?!) But fortunately, there was an IHOP across the street, and breakfast and good times were had!
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