Rain, rain go away

The forecast was for rain and it was threatening all day day but was holding off and the hope was that we could get our ride in if not both a ride and a run. Justin and I kept in touch via email and at 4:00 pm figured it looked like it it would be a go. He left early from work and made his way to my place and I got in touch with Chris to let him know we were giving it a go. But as Justin walked into my place the dark clouds rolled in and it looked pretty threatening. Chris arrived and we headed back to the deck to check out the skys and as we stood there talking it started to come down. So this ride was called off. We took it inside and Justin and I took this opportunity to talk to Chris about Louisville and his race and the whole Ironman experience. He told us about his great swim and amazing sub 6 hour ride and his painful run and the strange thing is that even though the final part of his race was an ordeal he obviously never regretted doing it and was planning on doing it again next year and for the 400th time was recruiting me to join him. The scary part is that even with the tortuous conditions I'm not saying no. But let me get Miami under my belt first. By this time the rain was really pelting down and no one was going anywhere for the time being so Justin and I began picking Chris' brain about race strategy and nutrition planning. He's done this for several years and races and has his plans figured out and as bad as it might sound we can learn from his misfortune in Louisville. I always enjoy talking with Chris. He knows what he's talking about and I've learned a lot about triathlon training and racing from him and am hoping all his experience that he's imparted on me takes me to a successful completion in Miami.