Kelly's first triathlon

One of Kelly's New Year's goals this year was to complete a triathlon. When we found out about one close to where we live, he had to sign up. This particular one was a sprint triathlon, so it was a shorter one. It involved a 300 meter swim, 12 mile bike ride, and 3.1 mile run. We learned a lot about the ins and outs of triathlons and I learned how to spell the word triathlon (apparently I've been saying it wrong all these years? TriathAlon?)

Kelly really enjoyed the different kind of competition and he'd like to do more in the future. He wants to train more specifically for the next event though. He didn't even get his bike down and dust the cobwebs off until Thursday and he hasn't swam much lately. He's also trying to talk me into doing one next year with him but I'm not so sure that doggy paddling would go over well in the swim portion. We've been waiting all day for them to post the results, I'll just have to update this blog entry later this week when we find out his times. I think this one was a good beginners triathlon, it was the first one for about half of the competitors. There were plenty of serious competitors too, they all got to go first.

In the long line, waiting to start.



Next to jump into the pool. They had people starting every 5 seconds or so.





In the transition area after the swim, getting ready to head out on his bike.





Just finishing up on the bike portion.



Nearing the finish line.





Moments after finishing.