I wasn’t sure that I would even come to Colorado at all back in September… ‘too cold to train for a warm weather Ironman’ and if I go it will only be till the end of October to make sure I ‘avoid the snow and all the bad weather’ … well that all worked out nicely then didnt it?!
One thing I have learnt whilst staying in Boulder is that you can pretty much put 100% faith in the weather forecasters … if they say it’s going to do something, well, it pretty much does. – Including snow over night!
Two days ago I was riding in what could only be described as ‘summer cycling attire’ – shorts and shortsleeve, enjoying a warm 20C or so. Fast forward to this morning and it’s a winter wonderland outside the front door! The only saving grace is that it was no surprise – the Weather Channel (which I am fast becoming addicted to as it’s remarkably more interesting than the majority of alternative tv channels available!) had said it would be so.
I am quite enjoying it (because I know that it will only last for 2 days tops thanks to the magical Weather Channel) really – it’s far less miserable than snow and cold weather is back at home, as the air is so unbelievably dry here. It doesn’t have that horribly cold biting feel to it, and best of all, there is no ice or frost to scrape away from the windscreen to go swimming in the morning. That’s a winner right there in my book.
The driveway this morning …. looks kinda pretty doesn’t it? As long as it all shifts by tomorrow night like the tv says it will. – If the tv says so, it must be true, right? 
Doesn’t the weather system know I have an Ironman in just over 3 weeks ….?
Having cleared out of the pipes last weekend in Maryland I decided to jump into the next round of the Revolutions Tri series in Anderson. On the plus side South Carolina is a good few hundred miles futher south than last weekend which meant the weather was going to be considerably more pleasant, however with the ups come the downs – and the soreness in my legs represented the negatives in all of this! A Half Ironman distance at least meant sort of slower speeds and therefore a wee bit more delicacy as far as the pins are concerned. In theory at least anyhow.
Race start in Anderson last Sunday…. Read on …
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