Today I finished packing for the Patriot's Triathlon and drove to Bath, PA to pick up my race packet. As is the custom I drove the bike course so I could get familiar with the roads twists, turns and hills. The first thing I noticed about the roads were the signs that said "fresh oil and chips." Just the sort of thing you don't want to see on the roads for a bike race. The excess chips were kicked up by the car tires and carried over into the intersections. While every bike rider has to ride the same course everyone must ride defensively or there will be a lot of crashes.
We checked into our hotel and went out to dinner. I should have a pre-race meal planned in advance but it's tough to do when I eat at a restaurant the night before a race. We went back to the hotel and I setup my bike for the race. After setting up my bike I sat down to relax and checked my email to find an email from the race director telling all participants that due to the road conditions the bike portion of the triathlon would be cancelled. This is my fourth triathlon and I've never had part of the triathlon cancelled, tomorrow will just be a swim and run duathlon.
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