(You know you want a new sweet swimsuit like this one... Psst, Splish is having a sale!)
Swam a couple of laps in the New Town lake as part of the Big Shark Open Water Swim series finale. Would have followed that up immediately with my Big Shark tri club teammates and a ride to St. Pauli, but alas - still had the mountain pedals on the road bike from last week's Urban Assault. Of course, I didn't realize this until I tried to clip in. Doh!
This necessitated a long drive (40- minutes) home kicking myself the whole way. Once I switched pedals, I traded the flats of the Missouri Bottom Lands for the bluffs and valleys of the Meramec River hill zones West of Clarkson Rd. and beyond all by myself. I say that, but there were so many people I recognized on the road that the term "alone" really didn't apply. Part of the reason I saw so many riders: I took different routes and changed it up a little bit so that I was riding up hills I normally ride down, effectively salmoning people's typical bike routes. Made for a pretty sweet ride - change is good.
In summary, one Saturday, one swim, one ride, one chocolate banana recovery smoothie.
