My first Sprint Triathlon

My sister Kris and I decided that it would be fun to try a sprint triathlon. Since she lives in Oregon and I live in Utah, we decided that we would meet in the middle for it. The middle we decided was Boise, Idaho. We found a great little triathlon there that seemed fun and I found out that Dallin's cousins have done it in the past, although they didn't get to participate this year since they were in Yellowstone.
I trained pretty hard for only about 12 weeks before the race and didn't get in as much swimming as I wanted to since my gym doesn't have a pool and with little kids that makes it a little tough. My sister had been swimming 3 times a week for quite a long time and so she is a much better swimmer then I am. I only swam in a lake once so I was a little scared of swimming in the lake with a bunch of other racers.
This is Kris and I just before the start of the race. It was 52 degrees and raining which made the water feel warm compared to the air. I was grateful for the wet suits though. Thanks Mom and Annette. We started the swim in deep water and Kris and I weren't up to the starting line when the cannon went off so I was off to a bad start. Not good for someone who was worried about the swim. Then my goggles fogged up (non fogging goggles, grrr) and I had to attempt to unfog them while treading water. Not good. Once I actually got swimming it wasn't so bad but getting going was tough. Half way through I was wondering what in the world had made me want to jump in a cold lake and swim with a bunch of people. I made it through though and faster then I thought I would.
This is the transition to the bike. It went pretty smoothly. I tried to get on my bike too soon since I didn't really know what I was doing. I had rented a really nice bike up in Boise and loved it. I would have loved to have brought it home but wouldn't have wanted to pay the price for it. My favorite part of the whole race was the bike. Looking back I could have pushed the bike harder but I was worried about not having any legs left to run. I had never done all three in one workout only two at a time and I hadn't ridden on a road bike before. I scared Dallin with my dismount. I was watching the guy in front of me to know what to do and he swung his leg over and jumped off and kept running so I did the same thing. I didn't think about the fact that my legs might not work well. Thankfully they worked fine and I just kept going. It was so nice to have Dallin there cheering me on. He made me want to go faster and harder. I forgot to take my helmet off and had to run back and put it on my bike and then I kept losing my inhaler off my race belt but other then that the run went well. I ran it in the time I thought I would.
This is my sprint to the finish line. What a feeling to cross that finish line and know I had accomplished my goal. I finished in less time then I thought I would. I placed in the middle of the pack which is better then I thought I would since I was so bad in the swim. Kris did amazing. She finished 5 minutes before I did. You totally rock Kris. Thanks for doing it with me. What a fun time. I can't wait to do it again.