Last Saturday, Tod competed in his first triathlon. Coming only 4 weeks after his marathon in Myrtle Beach, he wasn't left with much time to train, but he still did awesome! The night before, we had dinner at the Macpherson's house along with our friends the Henrie's. Everyone (even the non-competers!) loaded up on a delicious spaghetti dinner! The next morning we headed out early to cheer some of our friends on. In triathlons, everyone starts at a different time. The first leg is the swim, followed by the bike, and finally the run. The weather was damp and very cool, but the rain that had been forecasted held off. The boys and I anxiously watched as Tod entered the pool and waited for his start. Tod was most nervous about his swim but he looked strong as he snaked his way through the pool. He got out with a time in the 6 minute range. Not the strongest, but certainly not the weakest either! I think he was pretty pleased. Then off to the bike. The bike portion was the longest portion of the race and while we missed him going out on the bike, we were very relieved when we saw him beginning the run with a smile on his face! About an hour and 11 minutes after he started, we watched him cross the finish line. What an awesome time for a beginner! Our friends Shawn, and Matt and Erin all finished with phenomenal times and Erin even won 2nd in her age group! Congrats to all the triathletes!! Can't wait to watch you guys at the next one!
Tod before the swim
Going out for the last leg, the run.
Coming into the finish
Matt coming into the finish
Erin cruising her way to a 2nd place AG finish!