Lake Placid

Tomorrow morning 20 Train-This athletes will be heading to the mountains of Lake Placid New York for a weekend of training. Memorial Day weekend is a big weekend for training up in the most beautiful place on earth. Last year we ran into a bunch from Tri Life and many other triathlon groups out there training!

If you have never been to Lake Placid, you someday need to go there. The 1980 Olympics were staged in this quaint town, an while it has remained quaint, the development over the years is stunning.

In Lake Placid you can do it all. Canoe on Mirror Lake, climb, hike or if you are crazy enough, bike up White face Mountain. You can ride a bobsled or learn to luge. You can watch the Olympic training squads in skiing, cross country skiing, hockey speed skating, all of them train here.

You can watch the junior development teams train future Olympic hopefuls. Ever see pictures of the ski jumps in lake Placid? Higher than any mountain. Ever see the kids practice in the summer? They fly off the jumps on skis and after twirling through the air they land in a pool.

Hop over to Mt. Hovenburg for some unbelievable mountain biking, with trails for beginner to advanced. You name it, you can find it here.

Lake Placid is all about wellness. You won't find a motorized boat on Mirror Lake. You will find people of all ages genders and from all backgrounds smiling, running free and having the time of their lives.

It's why Ironman Lake placid is such a favorite for me. This place is magical and I can't wait to immerse myself in it.... in just one more day!

Friday night will find us riding 42 miles (one loop of the course minus the out and back), and then we will have a team dinner featuring Italian style entrees!

Saturday morning a 40 minute run at 7am followed by the big ride..... 10am 112 miles. Following that is a 30 minute run. Our traditional evening at the Lake Placid Brew Pub then becomes a necessity. UBU beer... enough said.

Sunday morning will bring a 3 hour run for many of us, with some intensity mixed within. After our team breakfast a few of us will take yet another loop of the bike course.

It's the weekend without a whole lot of structure, no timetables, just get out and ride. Enjoy the beauty and enjoy what we are all so blessed to be able to do!

Thank you for stopping by,

:-) Mary Eggers