My First Tri

It's been a long time goal of mine to complete a triathlon. I am not the strongest swimmer, and certainly don't feel comfortable swimming in open water, so I wanted this to be the year I conquer my fears and try a tri :) Mike signed up with me. We did the Herriman Escape from Black Ridge traithlon. I actually surprised myself because I did not do as horribly as I thought I would. The tri was not nearly as challenging as the long bike rides we'd done. The swim was definitely the difficult part. I was so freezing cold in the water, even with my wetsuit, that I could barely breathe. I kept my head out of the water the whole way. It was not pleasant at all...but it was over before I knew it and then I was on to the bike and swim portions, which were much more my cup of tea, and I made up for lost time there. It was so nice to have a partner to do this event with me. Mike's dad also showed up to support us. He was able to get a few shots of us :)

approaching the finish line!

Mission accomplished.

We did it!!!