This Sunday I am returning to participate in a sprint triathlon. The route sounds fantastic:
The race starts with an "honest" GPS measured ½ mile swim in Long Lake. The 10 mile bike course has fast flats, challenging hills and exhilarating descents through the rolling countryside of Littleton and Acton as it goes past apple orchards and horse farms. The run starts off through the neighborhoods of Littleton where many residents come out to cheer you on. It then goes "off-road" onto the infamous "Two Brothers Trail". The first part of the trail goes though fields of wild flowers before taking a turn into the uphill forest section. Here roots, rocks and old stonewalls tests your running strength. After the trail section you once again are out on the roads where the last ½ mile is along the shoreline of Long Lake to the beach finish line.
I've been "working out" fairly regularly, biking and swimming four to five days a week and running four to six miles once a week. I'm actually taking two consecutive rest days. I love my swims on Fridays and Saturdays, and am going to miss them these next two days
