Pre-Race Day

Yesterday Friday, fully loaded, we headed toward Frankfurt. First stop: picking up the race kit, which went quickly with no wait times. Right after that it was off to the athlete briefing at the ice rink, straight across Frankfurt. Which reminded me again why I can’t stand big cities — driving there is just terrible. Right after that it was hotel time, returning a few hours later for the pasta party. This time by subway — completely stress-free. ...

Today the schedule called for a 30-minute bike session and a 15-minute run, each with 2 very short intervals. After that the bags were packed and it was off to check-in. That’s always interesting — 90% of the people there have top-end gear and look like they’re about to win the race tomorrow.