Scott decided in December or January that he wanted to do a sprint triathlon. Being the wonderful husband that he is, he kindly waited until I had done my half marathon so that our children would only have to put up with one parent who was an insane exerciser.
Saturday August 28, 2010 dawned clear and bright, much to our relief because earlier in the week the forcast had called for rain. Some of you may think the end of August would be a great time for a triathlon. That means you haven't spent any time in Houston at the end of August. Whoever picked this time was nuts! It is still so hot and humid, even at 7 am.
Anyway, Scott left hours before sunup to get to the location of the race and get set up and have his body marked (which when Carlyn saw the big black numbers on her Dad she got pretty upset because we aren't supposed to draw on ourselves. The kids and I got there just in time to cheer on our hero of the day.
Just coming out of the water after a 500 meter swim.
Just starting out on a 22 K bike ride.
Still looking good at the start of the 5K run.
Finally, at the end of the run and the entire race he looks a little winded! After Scott had been done for a few minutes a guy came up to him and said, "Wow! You are fast. I was using you to keep pace with in the run. But, that last mile you just took off and there was no way I could keep up!" Not bad for a guy with short legs huh? Scott actually got 5th place in his age group (30-39) for the run, so he really was hauling.
1:31:31WAY TO GO SCOTT! We love you and are proud of all you accomplished in the training and completion of your first Sprint Triathlon.
9 comments:
Super cool! Way to go Scott.
Amazing!! Congratulations Scott!
That's awesome! Way to go, Scott!! Arthur is training for a quadrathalon in February--it's biking, running, cross country skiing and snow shoeing! I hope he can do it!
That's so awesome! I'll have to show Jim this. :)
That is awesome, Way to go Scott!
Um, buff. Good job Scott!
That is seriously incredible! Way to go!
Wowsa!!! Way to go, Scott! But, uh, don't blame me if your daughter thinks she can draw on herself now, k? ;)
Way to go, Scott! And you do look buff, or ripped as my kids would say! :)
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