IronCamp Day Four: The Last Big Day

After the debacle of yesterday's heat, I think most folks woke up with more than a little fear of what Saturday would bring. Thankfully, a system rolled through on Friday night and the resulting drop in temperature meant Saturday was going to be low-70s and sunny...in other words, PERFECT conditions for a final long effort.

Most folks headed out for a long ride today. The three-day campers returned to the IMUSA course for more punishment/revenge. The five day campers mixed things up by riding a modified course or other routes. My group of four headed out on a great route that took us out the in of the bike course and had us touring a lot of the area surrounding Placid before we returned to the course. It was a great diversion and a great way to finish up the big week. There was a short run - no real swimming - on the calendar today.


The night called for a big dinner. We had another killer cook out, with more food than people could ever want. Another big bowl of Shauna's killer pasta salad and this time, Rex didn't burn the chicken. :) Lots of beer and an Ironman Execution Talk by Rich and I were the final order of the evening.

Most folks retired early as they were either racing in the Lake Placid Half Marathon, doing a long run, and/or driving home on Sunday. A big day no matter who you were!

Today's ride put me at 400 miles in 4 days, a new personal best. I was not alone in raising my endurance benchmark, as there were many folks who were also pushing their previously established personal limits. There is nothing like seeing someone push themselves so far (not hard!), watching them bonk, figure stuff out, then come back stronger than before.

Stay tuned for the Day Five update...