Ironman spectating

After the 4-Man TTT on Sunday we piled into the van and headed up to Madison, WI to cheer at Ironman Wisconsin. It was a long drive from Lenore, IL to Madison but we made it there by the early afternoon, just in time to see the front of the pack racers come in off the bike. We joined a crowd of fellow VQ spectators in front of Frida's Mexican Grill on State Street and started looking for our friends. Dave had a big bullhorn and we all quickly found cowbells so pretty soon we were making a lot of noise whenever we recognized anyone approaching our section. We kept this going for several hours until slowly our cheering section thinned out as people started heading home. It was awesome seeing so many friends having great days out there. I love being a part of VQ and CTC at large races such as this one because you get such a rush from cheering your fellow teammates on, and I know on the other side of the fence how energizing it is to have people you know cheering you on. After almost everyone we knew made it to the finish line we decided to pack up and head home. After a seemingly endless drive we were back in Chicago by around midnight to finish off our super long day (although it was nothing compared to everyone doing Ironman that day, ha).