Finally settled and caught up on sleep today (Thursday) after a long trip from the West Coast (San Diego) through Washington D.C. to Munich, Germany and then a 2 hour car ride into the mountains to our final destination of Kitzbuhel, Austria for the next stop on the ITU Triathlon world Championship Series. Kitzbuhel is a beautiful location in the steep Tyrolean region of Austria midway between Innsbruck and Salzburg that is one of the more popular ski destinations with a small “downtown” area with cobblestone streets similar to U.S. ski areas of Vail or Aspen, Colorado
View of Kitzbuhel from the hotel hotel
The ITU triathlon has been coming here since 2007 and this location has a mountain lake, tight alpine climbs and lush green meadows and mountains surrounding the valley.
Yesterday (Wednesday) was a fairly light day. Only Jarrod Shoemaker and Ethan Brown had arrived into town, so the afternoon was spent down at the local pool while they got in an afternoon swim and a little time on the water slides. Apparently their coach had written in several trips down the water slides as part of their taper for the race (at least according to Jarrod).
Triathlete Ethan Brown getting in some extra yards on the water slide
Dinner was a trip into town to check out the local restaurants. Great variety of food selections and we ended up eating at a outdoor restaurant.
The rest of the US team racing this weekend, including Matt Chrabot, Joe Umphenour and Hayley Peirsol arrived last night.
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