Olympic Triathlon

I did it! I did it! I did it! I can officially say that I have completed an Olympic distance triathlon. We got up at 4:00 am June 11th to drive out to Moses Lake so I could willingly swim 1 mile, bike 25 miles and run 6.2 miles as fast as I could. It went great! My finishing time was 2 hrs. and 39 minutes. Break down: Swim 26 minutes, Bike 1hr. 14 min, and Run 54 minutes. I would certainly do some things differently next time, but overall I was really happy with my time and execution. I actually finished 4th in my age group, so you won't hear any complaining from me. Beware...lots of pictures.

Conor with me in the transition area-I had a great spot up against the fence

Getting ready for the swim and showing off the pink race cap.

My swim buddies-Me, Wendy and Valerie

Waiting to hear the word GO!

Coming in to transition off my bike ride

Just a few strides away from the finish line

My cheering squad with me at the finish line

Crossing the line!!!
I am not gonna lie, I was very glad to finish. My time is 10 minutes less then you can see because the women start 10 minutes after the men.

My training group!
Back row: Mark, Val, Ivan, Wendy, Kathleen
Front row: Me, Dan and Chuck. (Denise-not pictured)