I finished the Galena Triathlon on Saturday in two hours, ten minutes, twenty two seconds - nearly six minutes faster than my time from the previous two years, but slower than my buddy Luke by less than a minute! Aaarrrrg! I started fifteen minutes behind him, and I knew it would be close when we passed a little more than a mile apart during the run - me going out and he coming back - but at that point the motivation to run faster than a hobbling plod just wasn't there. Oh well, much fun was had by all anyway.
Andrea and the kids were my official sponsors, and got a few photos.
Getting ready to go, pre-wetsuit. Not sure why Kenrick is looking so sad. Probably because I had to take his stylish yellow hat.
I'm probably the most excited about the swim portion of the race because for the first time I was able to relax a bit in the water and get into a good steady rhythm. I only paused few times to rest and look around, but didn't have to backstroke once! My swim time was much improved from last year. Must have been the lucky wetsuit!
This tri course is fun to run but not very spectator friendly so Andrea and the kids had to leave me at the start and drive to the finish (sixteen miles from the lake to Galena) before the start of the race. The next chance to take a picture was about an hour and half later at the finish of the bike ride as I entered the bike/run transition area.
It was fun to have them there cheering for daddy.
About forty five minutes and one monstrous hill later (two miles up, two miles down), Daddy crosses the finish line! I'm not really sure about this picture, it doesn't quite seem to capture my blazing sprint to the finish... I was sprinting, right?
Anyway, it really was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to next year and hoping to convince a few locals to try it with me!
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