Have you signed up for The Wisconsin Brick Adventure (WIBA) yet? The laid-back, self-supported training weekend on the Ironman Wisconsin course is coming up really soon. Swim, bike and ride with Evotri team members and others that have experience in the race. Check the site out for more information and registration. Hurry! Registration closes soon!
Whew! What a weekend. Everything was a blast! So many good times had by so many great people. Be sure to follow along Steve's and IronWil's accounts to learn more about all the shenanigans.
The weekend started off with a bang after learning about a sewage spillage early Friday, I scrambled to relocate the swim to a location upstream of Lake Monona. We settled on the Memorial Union Terrace and Lake Mendota. Friday continued with a great dinner at Gino's (on the IM WI run course!) and Training with Power education from Angie Sturtevant.
The swim went very well at the new location, despite some friskiness between Pharmie and Steve behind one of the moored sail "boots."
We then headed back to Olin Park to start the bike ride. About 30 of us rolled out and head to the driftless area and the famed Ironman Wisconsin hills. I lasted until Mt. Horeb, where I limped in from a mislocated cleat riding my borrowed BMC from Stu. There, I traded spots with Stu, and hopped in with IronWil's spectacularly awesome husband, James and drove around snapping pictures of everyone riding the course.
We were hanging out in Mt. Horeb when all of a sudden, the sky darkened, winds increased rapidly from 20 mph to 50 mph gusts, the temperature dropped, and a short burst of a thunderstorm rolled through. But after the clouds left, the sun came out and everyone rode on, enjoying the strong winds back to Madison.
Dinner went very well at The Great Dane. I always enjoy the Saturday dinner because you can sit back and just listen to everyone sharing stories about the day, laughing away. And the beer is good, too.
Sunday brought the final run, bike clinic and the run-strike analysis at Endurance House. I got some new shoes that will hopefully alleviate my blister issues I was having in the Gel Nimbus. I ended up with the award wining Etonic Kendari. Justin and I worked through about 4 different shoes, even though these were the first ones I tried on.
We're always looking for ways to improve WIBA, so please let us know what we can do to make things better for you.
I'm pleased to present, along with Team EvoTri and IronWil, the Wisconsin Brick Adventure on June 27 to June 29, 2008. Don't forget support from BMC, CycleOps, VisionQuest, Sram, and Zipp.
The year promises to be as exciting and fun as ever, with a reduced, but action-packed schedule with clinics, training and camaraderie. What started in 2006 with about 15 people has grown to have its own domain name: wisconsinbrickadventure.com. Go there for all the necessary information about the weekend. It includes the tentative schedule, map of even locations, and lodging suggestions (which is extremely limited). NEW this year: We're requiring free, on-line registration via EventBrite. It's a necessary step for us to assist in planning dinners and the clinics for the weekend. If you don't register, we can't promise you'll be included in the events.
Check out the site, and let us know if you're coming.
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