Week 15 – Saturday

Brent, Ryan, Paul, Jason, and I met at Clock Tower pond for an open-water swim, to be followed by a ride. We swam the triangular route twice, which is approximately our race distance. The swim was much, much better for me this time around. I’ve found that I really enjoy swimming in open water.
Following the swim, we did a transition to the bikes. We rode from the parking lot at Clock Tower west along the Greenbelt to 36th St. We took 36th north to Hill Rd, and then followed that west to Seamans Gulch Rd. There we had to climb a decent hill before blasting down toward Hidden Springs where we turned back toward the east on Dry Creek Rd and then Cartwright Rd. We then made the long climb on Cartwright before another fun descent to town at Bogus Basin Rd. From there we made a leisurely return to our vehicles. The trip was a little over 21 miles and took us 1 hour, 43 minutes. Slow because of the climbs involved. It was a pretty good brick session, which I’d have enjoyed a lot more if not for a second round of sinus and cough trouble.