Jensen and I signed up to do our first triathlons this year. They were both in Blanding on July 24 (the kid's Hillman triathlon) and July 25 (the Hillman sprint triathlon).
Waiting for the kid's triathlon to start. I don't remember what Oakley was pointing at and I'm looking at.
The swimming was 2 laps (100 meters).
Jensen was the second one out of the water by a fraction of a second.
The bike ride was 2 miles.
The run was 1 mile. Jensen was kind of struggling after the first 1/2 mile so her awesome Aunt Noelle ran with her for the last 1/2 mile to help encourage her.
I was so proud of her! She did awesome!
She took 2nd in her age group! Once she saw the awesome medal she decided it was totally worth doing.The next morning was the sprint triathlon that I had signed up for. Noelle, Jeremy, and Kristi also did it.
Waiting with butterflies in my stomach! I was so nervous. We were told that the Hillman triathlon was a pretty hard one. Not necessarily the one you want to pick for your first. I wasn't very happy with Kristi because she was the one who talked me into doing it.
The swim was 1/2 mile. Across Recapture Reservoir and back.
The swim was so hard! I used the wrong kind of wetsuit and it was a big mistake. I felt like I was gasping for breath the entire swim. Next time I will rent a triathlon wetsuit or not use one at all, lesson learned.
Transition from swim to bike. I wasn't too worried about my time. I just wanted to finish.
Do I at least look like I know what I'm doing?
The bike was 15.2 miles. The first mile was a steep hill out of the reservoir.
Transition from bike to run.
They said the run was 3.2 miles but we're all pretty sure it was more like 3.5 miles. Noelle finished first of the four of us. She also finished first in her age group. Go Noelle, YOU ROCK!
Jeremy finished 2nd.
Taking a breather.
Kristi and I promised each other that we would stay together so if we finished last we would finish last together. We didn't finish last, we finished second to last but the important thing is we finished! And I think we actually both enjoyed doing it. I certainly hope this isn't my last triathlon and I hope to improve next year and do the Hillman again.
Oakley enjoying some watermelon. Alot of our family was there to support us, thanks guys, you're the best!
I ended up taking 2nd in my age group which means there were only two of us in my age group which means I also took last in my age group but 2nd sounds better than last! Okay Kristi, I'm not mad at you any more. Thanks for making me do it.
Waiting with butterflies in my stomach! I was so nervous. We were told that the Hillman triathlon was a pretty hard one. Not necessarily the one you want to pick for your first. I wasn't very happy with Kristi because she was the one who talked me into doing it.
The swim was 1/2 mile. Across Recapture Reservoir and back.
The swim was so hard! I used the wrong kind of wetsuit and it was a big mistake. I felt like I was gasping for breath the entire swim. Next time I will rent a triathlon wetsuit or not use one at all, lesson learned.
Transition from swim to bike. I wasn't too worried about my time. I just wanted to finish.
Do I at least look like I know what I'm doing?
The bike was 15.2 miles. The first mile was a steep hill out of the reservoir.
Transition from bike to run.
They said the run was 3.2 miles but we're all pretty sure it was more like 3.5 miles. Noelle finished first of the four of us. She also finished first in her age group. Go Noelle, YOU ROCK!
Jeremy finished 2nd.
Taking a breather.
Kristi and I promised each other that we would stay together so if we finished last we would finish last together. We didn't finish last, we finished second to last but the important thing is we finished! And I think we actually both enjoyed doing it. I certainly hope this isn't my last triathlon and I hope to improve next year and do the Hillman again.
Oakley enjoying some watermelon. Alot of our family was there to support us, thanks guys, you're the best!
I ended up taking 2nd in my age group which means there were only two of us in my age group which means I also took last in my age group but 2nd sounds better than last! Okay Kristi, I'm not mad at you any more. Thanks for making me do it. 
He didn't get to try for long though because the handle broke.
