Salem Spring Triathlon

TRI, our spring motto, had been posted on our bedroom wall for months. It was to act as a reminder that we needed to actually try to train well for our triathlon. Rather than a motivational reminder, it acted as a dark cloud of doom that we could not seem to escape. Training was sporatic. For Nate, it was nearly non-existant. June 2nd came, no matter how hard we tried to postpone it. It was time to swim 1/2 mile, bike 12, and run 3.

We were not alone for this. In fact, it was my sister Ana who pressured us into participation. From L-R, Me, Nate, Jess, Mom, Carrie, Ana, and Silas. Let's get it on.

Here are the Knoebels and Hodnetts. Mike and Stephanie are our really good friends from church. The Hodnetts are tough. Steph has actually biked from Provo to St. George! The Hodnetts were the ones that actually got us training for the swim. Thank you!
P.S. Wetsuits were a requirement.

I'm not sure who's in this picture, but I'm posting it just to show the pond we swam in. There was lots of kicking and hitting during the swim portion of the race.

Here's Nate exiting the swim. Lookin' good, babe!

On my exit, I caught up with Jess. We were by each other most of the race.

This is Nate zooming by on the bike. Nice helmet!

If you ride your bike at all in the transition area, you're disqualified. You have to run your bike up to this line before you can mount.

Nate's running up the last hill to the finish line!

Yeah! Great finish by Nate. It only took him an hour and a half.

Somehow, Mike and Stephanie caught up to each other. They romantically finished hand in hand. Where was Nate when I finished?

Eating oranges behind the finish line. That's me crossing the finish. I passed those 2 girls on my way up the hill! They are probaby the only people I passed the whole race.

Here, Ana and Jess are cheering on my mom who started in the last heat.

We were all so proud when she got 3rd place in her division. This is my mom accepting her medal! Good job to everyone who raced. It was lots of fun! When the race was over, everyone, on a high, said they wanted to do it again. But, now that a couple weeks have passed, it doesn't sound like fun anymore! We'll see what the future brings.