Yesterday we cycled to a local community pool for open swim. The pool itself was rather interesting. Built just after WWII, and thus inevitably named "Memorial Pool", it's the biggest above-ground pool I've ever seen. Clearly intended as a community pool as opposed to an athletic one, it's a big oval. The locker rooms are alongside the long edges of the oval, with the roof of the locker rooms being the pool deck, and the inside wall is the pool's bulkhead.

The pool's popularity has apparently waned, as in the men's side half of the lockers have been removed. It was a nice pool, except the water was cold, and according to the lifeguard it never really warms up.

It had a nice water slide, which was fast enough to make me nervous. It also had two diving boards, which I used with enthusiasm. The university pool does not allow use of their boards unless you are actually a member of the diving team, to my annoyance; thus this was the first I've used a diving board in probably a dozen years. It took a few tries to get the hang of the correct rotation rate.

Having had a swim and a bike ride, only one event was needed to complete a triathlon. First came dinner, though. Hil has a new grill, so I cooked burgers while she cooked fries and tossed salad, then I whipped up some apple crisp for desert. By the time I'd digested enough to think about running, it was night. But all the better! I love running at night. It's cool, it's quiet, and the roads and sidewalks aren't crowded.

The run was cut short by a cut on my foot. I'm using Vibram Fivefingers shoes now, and still adjusting. The skin on my right pinkie toe wore right through, as those toes are a bit malformed on me, but are protected when I use normal shoes. I guess that little toe is going to have to toughen up.

But as I'd never declared a length, I didn't technically withdraw from the run. I hereby declare myself the victor of the First Annual Boviate Challenge Cup Triathlon. I wonder if I should get myself a cup to award myself?

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