Saturdays run was less then Stellar, first getting hooked up with some guys to fast for me to start then going my own way and just not feeling it. Then the skies opened up on Saturday night and it has not really stopped raining since. I just could not motivate to put my bike on the trainer. Tonight though I am going to try and sneak in a ride after work as it looks like the rain will hold off until later.

Judging by the looks of the local creeks and streams running into the lakes the lake water is going to be quite opaque for a few days. Freshly planted fields tend to erode quickly into the ditches and streams. They appeared to be the color of coffee with cream this morning as I rode to work. I am guessing race day visibility will be low to nil.

Some open water swims will be beneficial this week and next. Water temps are fine, however I am wondering what the Zebra Mussel issue will be like. For those of you not familar with Zebra Mussels just think of them as tiny little clams that have infested the local water ways. They bunch up on rocks and are small and sharp and will cut your feet if you step on them. The less rocks the fewer Zebra Mussels, I think I might take advantage of one of the Tri-Fox open water swims at the race site that are coming up to scope out the situation.

That is all for now, bad weekend of workouts. I need a good solid but smart week this week. Then an easy one pre race to feel confident, that starts tonight with hopefully a longish ride.