After 6 hours in the car we made it to Lubbock, TX.
It's flat, dry, and tiny bit warm…..(did we take a wrong turn to AZ?)
The local people are great, the race directors and crew are great, the weather on race day……..
NOT so great.
Weather for Lubbock, TX
Sunday
Sunny. Highs around 109F. Southwest winds around 15 mph
My Saturday post run face in 90+F heat. And it was only 9am! haha.
oh boy, hope these windmills speed up come race day (Sunday)!
Here’s a little video to keep you entertained while we melt. 
Sorry if you can’t hear us, the wind was blowing HARD!
Cheers from the Cotter Crew!
69 comments:
I can't hear James at all! I want to hear that kiwi accent!!!
oh the joys of Lubbock, TX. My dad lived there for a few years--nothing too exciting. Although, there is a hole in the wall breakfast place that serves delicious sweet potato pancakes!
Yowza! I don't know how you guys do it in the heat and make it look so easy. I would be dead! Good luck to your hubs tomorrow. I will definitely be thinking about him.
no way! where?? we've been searching for good food.
;)
Lindsay
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he's so soft spoken. I'll have to do a whole other post just on the accent.
hehe.
Lindsay
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I went to college in Lubbock and while I loved it for college, I didn't stay once I finished. I hope the hubs does well tomorrow! Even though it'll be HOT, at least it's not humid!
Yowzers on the heat. I won't complain that it was only 97 here today. ;-)
I've been to Lubbuck and it sucks. #truestory
Don't melt away!!! It's freezing here, we're wondering if we'll ever get summer weather :( Trade ya?
I am SUCH a fair weather runner. I wouldn't have been out in there in that heat. Props to you!
oh my lord that is so freaking hottt!! like unbearable in my bookkk! good luckk dont meltt!!
oh gosh my friend lives in lubbock and has been telling me how insanely HOT it is there! i think yall need to come do a race up my way (KY) this summer has been so nice! hope you had a good run! good luck to the hubs!
Katie : )
Gotta love Texas!
It's so fun to hear your voice, Lindsay! However I have to agree with Christine--James' voice is so soft...I want to hear that Kiwi accent too! :).
Sending you lots of luck for the big day tomorrow! I'm currently in San Francisco, where it's barely 50 degrees, so I'll do my best to send some cool air your way (in exchange for some heat!). :) xoxoxo
I can't imagine what it must be like to compete in those temperatures...I wilt in the heat even in the early morning when it's only about nineteen degrees celcius over here.
Good luck and please take care!
xxx
Oh my goodness! 90 at 9 am?! I would die. HOpe the heat gets under control some and all the racers stay safe and hydrated.
Good luck!!!!!! :D
Good luck!
GOOD LUCK WITH THE RACE!!! I just adore you and your husband-- talk about soulmates :)
Good luck!!!!
Good luck!!
Good luck!! I just got back from AZ where I had to deal with those crazy temps. Competing is crazy, but I know it will turn out well!!
great pic post run lindsay! hope the race goes well today for the hubs and you......
LMAO at that face! Oh my gosh! Tracking the hubs right now!
Good luck! Stay cool :)
Running outside in 90 degree weather!? You are a dedicated lady. I whine when it's like 70 outside..but I am from Washington where we rarely see above 50 (slight exaggeration.) Good luck today!!! Dominate that run and weather and fellow runners..you bossy bitch you.
Ah, a Cotter Video!!!! :) haha, awesome. Hope you guys are surviving this a.m. - thinking of you!!
109!?!?! eeeeek! that is crazy!! and you ran in 90?? you are a rock star!!! hope today goes well!
Phew, what crazy weather conditions for a race! :S I always enjoy your vids! :)
WOw.... way to go on the running in that heat. Hope you guys are having a great time today!
Next time I'm on a run when it's hot and humid... i will think of you and it will get me through to the end :)
Wow, that is unbelievably hot!
Hope the race went well this morning.
:)
ICK. We used to have USAT collegiate nationals in Lubbock, but they finally moved it somewhere else. (Tuscaloosa this past year...) One year the water was FIFTY SIX degrees in Lubbock!!
Good luck to the hubs!! Woot woot!
Wow that is so hot!!!!!! Hope everything went well!
Oh Lindsay, I'm thinking about you guys! I hope James is doing ok!
haha good ol' Lubbock wind! I hope the race turned out great! I'll be keeping ya'll in my prayers!
Thanks salah! Not a good day in lubbock. bike problems made for a difficult race. And oh my it was 109F! Eek! How did your survive living here? Haha.
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Cute video. Y'all are too sweet! Although I couldn't hear what your husband said, ahaha!
HOLY HEAT..yikes!!
I hope the race went well today!!
HOW does he DO it?!? Triathloning in that kind of weather? Man. I'd try to avoid WALKING in that weather! I guess that's what the training's for, right? :) Go, team COTTER!
109????? I lived in Phoenix for a year and a half and almost melted just breathing in that weather! Hope he's been able to rehydrate!
thanks Steph. It was brutal and bike mechanics got the best of James, along with
heat. But we're in good spirits!
Lindsay
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not a great day but we're in good spirits after an IV, hyrdration, and lots of
food. haha.
Lindsay
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haha, I love that I am a bossy bitch. Is that my new nickname?
;)
Lindsay
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thanks Rebecca, you totally made my day. Lets just say it was a pretty race with
heat and all. WOWZA! this soulmate is hot. haha.
Lindsay
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please send that cool air. It was like a sauna yesterday, and not the good kind.
EEEEK!
Lindsay
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it was quite the day! finally recovered and hyrdrated. Phew, that was scary.
Thanks for checking in Sarena.
Lindsay
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it was ridiculous! 110F and he got and IV post race after flatting on the bike
course. I fed him lots of gatorade and oreos. I think that did the trick for a
bit, haha. Phew!
Lindsay
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don't melt my darlings! have fun!
Good Luck! We have friends in Lubbock (and my parents and brother went to TX Tech), so I am well acquainted with the lack of landscape.... there are some seriously good people in that town though.
had to get him an IV after the race. Poor guy.
Lindsay
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Bahaha you betcha that's your new nickname! e-mail is...bwilly425@yahoo.com =)!
I WISH you took a wrong turn and came to Arizona!!! Although, maybe you don't because it's 109 here.... AT 9 PM AFTER THE SUN SETS!!!! Ugh, highs this week are closing in on 120..... So I can relate. But at least you get to go home and escape from it ;)
the best people!! I love them. You are so right about that!
Lindsay
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seriously! I would have easily taken that turn. 120F? We might as well start
frying eggs on the sidewalk. right?
Lindsay
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Just looking at the 109 makes me sweat. I'm ready for the winter again!!! :)
for real! our winters are like everyone elses spring, haha.
Lindsay
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That heat looks miserable! I don't even think we reached 90 all day on Saturday! Yuck!
oh man 109 is rough! im going to phoenix on thursday and it's supposed to be 115 on friday! ewwwww too hot!
Thanks for the vid! Hope J is recovering well. Fortunate to have so much of your support. Better luck next time :)
oh wow. that is HOT! i would have stayed inside :)
Holy hotness Cotters!! I saw your FB update...is J okay?? 109 is no joke! Bet that felt like a furnace to run in with the wind in heat.
Hugs...icy, frosty hugs!!!
holy moly is sure did. But we got him back to normal, finally. ha! We should
have come up and done seattle instead. haha.
;)
Lindsay
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all we had was a tent down at the race site. But it was better than nothing.
Welcome home SAM!
Lindsay
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Phil, thank you so much for your kind words. Tough hot day but what can ya do?
Hows your wife and the training??
Lindsay
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115F should be illegal to walk in. haha. Stay hydrated out there amy!
Lindsay
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oh we need to come stay with you during the summer. Then when it gets too cold
there in the winter, you come stay with us. Sound good?
Lindsay
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Wow, I still can't believe that weather. I would have passed out on the spot just from standing in it...
WOW!!! 2 thumbs up for both of you for sticking it out in that crazy heat!!! Love the video :)
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