Triathlon victory

Here's a recap:

 

We got up super early, it was still dark when we got to Yuba Lake and windy too. It made me second guess my decision to come without a wetsuit. Luckily, by the time the race started it was nice and sunny and the water was plenty warm so all I had to think about was not getting kicked in the face too much. I was relieved when I found some space without anyone whacking me until I realized it was because I was WAY far away from where I should be. Swimming straight is tricky.

It was cool when they wrote numbers on my arms and legs to make me feel like I was really a triathlete. They wrote which race you were doing on one leg and your age on another. I accidentally told them the wrong age. hey, I just had a birthday, kind of.

Calvin loved the "trophy" they gave me (it was really a medal) and keeps telling me how great it was that I won and how tired I was. Yes, he is an observant boy, I was very tried.

 And there's a bunch of people I need to thank for helping me: Paul helped me be a better runner, Kerri taught me how to be a road biker (and Stefanie helped too), Vanessa let me use her sweet road bike even though I've never met her, Heather helped me practice open water swimming and Brandon was so supportive and did so much extra work at home while I spent lots and lots of time training. Here's my cheerleaders waiting patiently for me: