Bike Shoes Aren't Waterproof

Saturday
bike: 45 minutes
run: 1 hour 50 minutes (in EXTREME heat & humidity)
swim: 45 minutes

Sunday
run: 40 minutes
bike: 2 hours 5 minute

On Sunday, we road our bikes around our parent's town. The roads are less traveled and hillier than Chicago's lakefront. Unfortunately, a severe thunderstorm prevented us from completing the last 45 minutes of our ride.

As the thunder began to roll, we pedaled quickly back to our parents' home (for future rides, Britt should handle each ride as though she's caught in a thunderstorm:). Our phones rang and vibrated. How sweet - our family was concerned about us being caught in the thunderstorms. Maybe they were calling to pick us up. NOPE. They called because our Dad backed his borrowed van into Britt's car. Why would she park her car behind the van? Pure stupidity. Our perspective...he shouldn't have backed out of the driveway like bat out of hell. The damage: a destroyed bumper, busted light, and hurt feelings (they weren't worried about us riding in lightening and rain).

Nonetheless, we had solid work outs this weekend.

Our learnings:
- Start long runs no later than 6am during Chicago summer.
- If it looks like a storm and sounds like a storm...it is. Don't push your luck.
- Water bottle cages are meant for bike-specific water bottles not store-bought water.
- Bike computers are waterproof...bike shoes aren't.