Triathlon success!

Ed, Tucker, Kathy and I completed our first triathlon Saturday morning! We'd all trained over the last few months but weren't sure how we'd do. Kathy and I both had a simple goal...besides not drowning during the swim, we simply wanted to finish. It may have taken me a medley of strokes to finish the swim (front crawl, breast stroke, back crawl) as I'm not a strong swimmer, but who cares! Special thanks to Thomas, who napped during, I mean endured, many runs in the jogging stroller as we trained over the past two months!

Here we are...ready for the race! It included a .25 mile swim, 14 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run. Our times: Tucker - 1 hr. 28 min. Ed - 1 hr. 32 min. Lisa - 1 hr. 40 min. Kathy - 1 hr. 42 min. We celebrated with a nap, some time on the boat, and a steak dinner. If you're really into triathlons and want to see our exact times for each part of the race, here's the link:  http://www.mattoonmultisport.com/images/stories/results/mattoonbeachttri/2009/OVERALL.HTM

And one more thing...Ed decided to make the event a little more exciting by forgetting his running shoes. After trying on Dustin's size 9s (no go), he asked the tri announcer to see if anyone in the crowd had brought extra shoes. Fortunately, someone had, so Ed was able to compete. You can bet that he'll never forget his shoes for a race again!

Relaxing in the water post-race. 

Kathy enjoyed some Thomas time...including giving him a bottle and changing diapers!