Triathlon Triumph!

We did it! Connor and I competed in our first triathlon this weekend! "Before" photo is above! Connor's friend's Dad (in the truck by me above) challenged his son Jackson (red hair, second from left) and three of his 7th grade buddies and their parents to compete in the Tuckahoe Triathlon this year: 2 mile run, 10 mile bike, 1 mile canoe paddle. This mini triathlon is run mostly in "teams" so I drafted my baseball mom friend Lori and signed up. We had a great time and finished even faster than we thought we would, especially Connor and his partner Henry who led all racers after the run!


When Lori and I emerged from the wooded run trail (Lori kicked my butt on the run), we were ecstatic to see how many bikes were still waiting for their riders when we hopped on ours and headed out onto the road course. We were NOT last! Woo-Hooo! Peddling through the miles and miles of corn was my favorite part and then we had a huge laugh at our jelly legs when we dismounted the bikes and tried to jog over to the beach for the canoe paddle. As we got into our canoe, we saw Connor and Henry crossing the finish line (1 hour, 10 minutes, 36 seconds) as we headed out.

The canoe course on the fishing pond was a ton easier than the creek we trained on in Annapolis so we were giggling with relief through the whole last leg. As luck would have it, we coasted to a finish right along side Connor's friends, Jackson and Ricky, in 1 hour, 23 minutes and 4 seconds. Check that one off the life list! And add it back on again. The whole group agreed, Tuckahoe 2010!

Stinky and wet at the end, but ready for another race!