TWIN LAKES LAMENT . . . Since I am signed up for a sprint tri this weekend, and since my girlfriend Christine has decided to race in it as well, she invited Jane and me to head to Twin Lakes for an open water swim. I was looking forward to it, until we showed up. . . .
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The lake was at least two feet below its normal water levels, and since it's already shallow, swimming the perimeter was out of the question. Sand could be seen jutting out of the water all around this tiny 900 meter perimeter lake.
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This was a real bummer, because that meant we could only swim out and back in the middle of it. Oh, and low lake level waters exposed some questionable stuff.
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INSERT BITCH SESSION HERE
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There are many things I like about living in Houston, like the cost of living, the friendliness of the people, the good eats and my great network of friends and family....and blah blah blah....
But a town for the fitness enthusiast Houston is NOT.
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Training for triathlons in Houston really blows, and Twin Lakes is a perfect example.
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It's the only open water swim location in the entire Houston area. It's at an RV park about 30 minutes south of the city.
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There is a submerged bus in the lake's bottom, among other things I suspect. To swim you gotta pay five bucks.
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And these tadpole looking things freakishly take a nip at you when you get in. And did I mention the questionable stuff around the lake?? . . . So why swim here? Because, ITS THE ONLY OPEN WATER SWIM LOCATION IN THE HOUSTON AREA! . . . Oh, and I won't even get started on the lack of bike lanes, the unfriendly drivers, the oppressive summer heat.... and I really could go on and on about how my fellow triathletes and me suffer. . . . But yes, I call Houston home...for now... and we here in Houston make the most of it, even if we don't have a lot to from which to make. . . . Friends make things so much better. . . .
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Okay, back to being positive me.
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Blog Buddies
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And finally, here's a quick toast to fellow blog buddies Trigreyhound and Ironbabe Jane. .
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Jane is recovering from injuries sustained after she was struck by a car while riding in the country. It was quite a scare for her, her bike was totaled, and the accident has forced her to bow out of Ironman Austria. In spite of it all, she is in good spirits.
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Then there's uber studly fellow blogger Trigreyhound.
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In a few weeks, we will all be watching from our internet to watch him finish Ironman CDA.
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I first met Kendall at IM Wisconsin and have been an avid reader of his blog
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His posts are witty, inspiring, and thoughtful, and it was really good to catch up with him.
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You go TGH! You're going to do GREAT!
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Cheers and happy training!
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"The sun is always shining behind the clouds"
Leo Buscaglia
1 comment:
Ahhh - so glad to see Jane out and about!! And yes, Twin Lakes is quite disappointing these days. Better spent on a big pink float than trying to actually exercise.
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