Last Tri of the Season

I completed my last triathlon of the season on Saturday. The best part of this particular race was that it was my husband's first triathlon. Here is what we looked like pre-race. I had an early swim seed while my poor husband was seeded toward the end of the 350 participants so I was well out of the water and almost finished with the bike leg before he even hit the water. The order of the race was swim (400m), bike (20K), and run (5K). Overall I was pleased with my bike time of 46:30, was okay with my run time of 29:01 (it's a little slow, but it was the last leg and it was HOT!), but was disappointed in my swim time of 7:45.

The best moment of the race was watching my husband cross the finish line. He finished strong and didn't even look tired! That's my man! Here we are post-race.

Triathlons are addicting to me - I love the people, I love the competition, and I love the positive, energetic environment. I love making friends with the racers around me in the transition area while we're waiting for the race to start and love cheering for fellow racers during the race and when they're crossing that finish line. I love comparing my performances in races to see where I have improved or maybe could use improvement. Lastly, I love that my kids are seeing the love of exercise in my husband and I. I was so excited this morning when after my early morning run both my older kids wanted to go for a run with me around the neighborhood. So, with them in their PJ's and sneakers and me in my Nike gear, we went for a run. :)