SIOUX CITY
Monday, June 19:
Flew out to Sioux City. Here for work...
Tuesday, June 20:
18A "Lower Body Prep" in 18 min, "Kettlebell" in 31 min
Wednesday, June 21:
Workout 1: 18A "Dynamic Warmup" in 19:34, "Upper Push / Chin-up" in 40:47, "Upper Body Prep" in 25:47, 6x (20 burpees in 1 min, rest 1 min).
Workout 2: "Dynamic Warmup" in 18:53, "Hanging Abs" in 15 min.
SAN ANTONIO
Thursday, June 22:
Fly back in and fly back out! Only a couple of hours at home.
Coolest crocs ever...
Sweet hotel views...
"20 Year War" Exhibit Private Mixer, with something for everyone...
Powerful stories from people from all walks of life who served in the GWOT. The interviewees shared about how their time serving impacted them, in a very authentic way.
Afterwards, there was a Q&A with the creators of the book "The Twenty Year War".
More food after... protein.
Friday, June 23:
Back out to Grunt Style, this time, to film a podcast on our Mammoth experience!
Tim and the team there were such gracious hosts.
After the recording, we got a tour of HQ. It was a really fun and special morning.
We went into and walked around the Alamo. It took us way to long to figure out where to find the entrance. The story of the men who defended this place to the end is pretty motivating.
On our walk back, we got to see a canal lock in action!
After a lower body warmup in 18:43, I tried to do a sprint session, but I had to take a break partway through to get it done. The run felt much more difficult than usual, even at 5mph slower than my "usual" for this workout. I don't know if the treadmill was calibrated differently than the ones that I'm used to, or if it was something else like the travel or heat, neither of which seemed to be that bad.
2x (0.25mi @7mph, 0.5mi @8.5mph), then 2x (3 min rest, 0.25mi @7mph, 0.5mi @8.5mph) in a 70* gym on a 2 degree incline treadmill. Yikes.
In the evening, our travel squad went on a ghost tour. It was my first time doing one. It was about what I expected. It's interesting to see other peoples' hobbies and what fascinates them.
Saturday, June 24:
Double breakfast in a NOLA-themed hotel restaurant. The waffle maker was broken, so I had had to order something other than chicken and waffles, but the server ended up getting pancakes and waffles made for me anyways, which was so nice of him.
I love National Park Service stuff, so SB and I went on a bike ride to see the Missions. Much more enjoyable than rucking it in this heat, or just taking Ubers around.
The trip had a lot of adventure racing vibes, because we needed to find the optimal route to hit the 4 missions, and also abide by the bicycle rental rule where you had to check in at a station every hour to avoid paying extra fees. We paid for a month membership, which was a great deal, even if we were only using it for a day.
It was my first time on an e-bike. You do still have to pedal a lot, but it boosts you a little bit, especially on the uphills.
We would take a selfie at each Mission.
Mission Concepcion
Each mission also had a little 3-D metal map, which was cool.
There's also the passport stamp that I looked forward to.
This was the biggest one. We happened to be there for the ranger tour, and we also watched the video in the AC in the welcome center afterwards.
Espada Aqueduct
On our way to Mission Espada, we stopped by the Espada Aqueduct. It required a small detour, but I figured it would be worth it, because they had made a stamp for it.
It's the oldest Spanish aqueduct in the US and was built between 1st 740 and 1745. It brought water southwards and downhill to Mission Espada and nearby farmland.
Mission Espada
This was SB's favorite one. It had countryside vibes to it. Makes sense, because it's the farthest from the city. They had a bunch of potted plants around, which made it feel homey and cozy.
We stopped at this piece of group art, to admire the little ornaments that descendants of the people brought into the missions had created. It's also a virtual geocache.
Mission San Juan didn't have as much to see, or maybe we had seen a bunch already and were desensitized by then.
Way Home
We took a wrong turn on the way home and went the long way.
We stopped by Blue Star Brewing for some good beer and food, though! It was 3pm by then, so we were ready for it, especially since it was hot all day, and we had ridden a long way! It was refreshing.
The leftovers survived the ride home... barely.
In the evening, we met up with Tim and his wife for dinner, and then went back to the Cathedral to catch a little more of the light show.
After that, we went to the Menger Bar at the Menger Hotel, where Roosevelt recruited for the Rough Riders.
Sunday, June 25:
What an awesome trip. It was so much fun. I was savoring every moment.
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