Tri-Loppet: check!

I'm happy to say Lindsay and I survived the Tri-Loppet, and we were energized enough to enjoy a free beer and brat after the race. We had a little trouble steering our canoe (maybe we should have practiced?), but we didn't finish last. Five miles of canoeing isn't a picnic, but it really wasn't that bad. The run (5K) was definitely tougher than I expected, with about six good hills and lots of smaller ones, but I thought that was my strongest leg. The bike, on the other hand, was another story. It started raining pretty hard when we were running, and by the time we got to the bike trails, they were a muddy mess. And it didn't help that my tires are NOT mountain biking tires; I had taken the bigger tires off a few years ago, since I'm really not a mountain biker. And not being one, it was quite an ordeal as I was trying to pedal up a trail hill in the mud, with my tires spinning. Lindsay and I ended up running our bikes up quite a few hills. Needless to say, it was a pain in the rear (literally and physically). And we ended up absolutely filthy, which was kind of fun, until I got a big chunk of mud in my eye. Next up I think I'll tackle the Twin Cities 10-mile run, assuming I get in the lottery. I might be addicted! Then again, I might just spend the rest of the summer walking briskly.