bike: 7.5 miles
lake nokomis and back
70 degrees
9:00 am
FWA has figured out the shortest way to get to the lake, and when we bike over there to train for his swim across the lake, we always take it. We also bike much slower than I do by myself. It’s nice to bike slower. It’s safer, I notice more, and I’m less tired when we get to the lake. My most distinctive memory of this bike ride was seeing the flash of intense blue from a bird as it flew away. Was it just a blue jay, or something more interesting, like an indigo bunting? I checked with FWA, and he agreed it was blue.
swim: 1.5 small loops (500 yards?)
lake nokomis big beach|
73 degrees
9:30 am
A beautiful morning for a swim, even if we didn’t swim that much. I need to start pushing FWA to swim a little bit more. The thing I remember most about the swim was seeing 2 swam pedal boats off in the distance. One of them was facing us, looking menacing.
run: 3.5 miles
lake nokomis — one way
82 degrees
4:30 pm
So hot! I had the crazy idea of doing a one way run to the lake, then meeting Scott for a beer. I had to stop a few times to walk. Even though it was hot, I made it. It was very crowded at the beach — so many people! Lots of fun people watching. Lots of swans, kayaks, paddle boards, canoes, inner tubes out on the water.
Colors I noticed at the lake
- a woman’s bright blue suit with a ruffled collar
- blindingly bright white swan boat + a woman’s pale legs
- another women’s black adn white 2 piece suit (top: black, bottom: white)
- a young girl’s pale green board shorts
- a small bird, all black
- an orange ball
- an extra bright yellow bikini top
- woman in the water: dark red velvet overalls
- boat sail: yellow and red
- a lifeguard’s red suit