Running the Rainbow

Lake McConaughy is Nebraska's biggest lake and the largest reservoir in a three state region. At full storage.  Lake Mac is twenty miles long, four miles wide, and 142 feet deep at the dam. We were there in October so there was no one there with only a few boats on the lake. It was 82 degrees and warm outside so I took the paddle boards, soccer balls, volleyballs, and lawn chairs. They allow you to drive right along the sandy beach and park your car.  You can also camp right on the beach. Even though we were there during the off season, it was wonderful and secluded.  We practically had the whole sandy beach to ourselves. The lake, formed by Kingsley Dam, is a man-made body of water that is 22 miles (35 km) long, 4 miles (6.4 km) wide at its largest point, and 142 feet  deep near the dam (at full capacity) – it was constructed between 1936 and 1941 and is fed by the North Platte River. Connor made cute little shapes with the sand. Lake McConaughy has averaged 60 mast...

  Atlantic City Boardwalk opened on June 26, 1870, the world-famous Boardwalk stretches along six magical and glittering miles of Atlantic City beachfront. There is a lot of poverty in Atlantic City and I am hoping that the triathlon brings money to restore some of the city. I was shocked at how long the boardwalk is.  It is 4 miles long.  It is actually the longest boardwalk in the world. The run part of the triathlon was solely on the boardwalk. I loved the swim portion.  It was so salty and you just float without having to do anything. The swim actually starts when everyone is already floating in the water.  We floated there for a few minutes before the start gun went off. The bike portion was also really neat.  I have never rode on an expressway before.   It was pretty windy but I loved the new bike that I rented.  It had aero bars and it felt like I was doing a plank the whole time. There was a lot of crowds cheering me on the whole time and ...