White lake half….again

Tom ran in the White Lake half Ironman again this year. Last year we took the whole family, stayed two nights and rented a cabin. This year we went alone, stayed one night and slept in the car. It was very easy and very enjoyable! Tom and I drove down on Friday afternoon and arrived around 4:00pm. That have us plenty of time to scope out the set up and relax a little by the lake. We even got to go out to dinner and sit at the bar to eat. Most of the time when we go out to dinner we end up sitting at the bar. We both really enjoy sitting there.  It is fun…and maybe it even reminds us of our younger days.

After dinner we went back to the race site, pulled the car up next to the cabins that we rented last year, and set up camp. No one noticed nor did they care.  We slept in the back of the Volvo on one of Wilson’s mattresses from the bunk bed. Believe it or not, it was quite comfortable and cozy…even though it was half the size of our normal bed.

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When we woke up the next morning, I rolled out of the car and was able to enjoy this beautiful view….

 

 

 

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That is the lake that Tom swam in during the race.  Lucky for him, the water was 15 degrees warmer this year…about 70 degrees.  Tom did well in the race.  He beat his time from last year by 15 minutes (5hrs. 45 min).  He came in 5th out of 30 in his age group.  He worked very hard to accomplish this and I give my “hats of to him”.  Better him than me!

As we were driving away I realized that we didn’t get a picture of us by the lake as planned so we took a selfie in the parking lot.  At least I tried….

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