Moab Triathlon

Are you tired of triathlon posts yet? Sorry, but here comes another. Last Friday night we went to Moab along with our friends the DeWitts and Betheas for a tri. Bill and I did the race along with Cristi and Joanna, with their husbands Chas and Derek providing photography, race support, and cheerleading. This was a small local race, so it was very low-key and relaxed, and it was a great way to spend a Friday date night. This race was kind of weird in that it went run-swim-bike rather than swim-bike-run. Here's the play-by-play:

Prepping before the race.

"Triathlon #3"

Joanna, Cristi, and me just before the run. This was the last we saw of Joanna for a while, the little speed demon!

The 5k run started with a loop around the park, but then most of it was off-road trail stuff winding through fields and woods, over streams, through sand, etc. Kind of a tough course!

Bill going from run to swim

Me and Joanna in the swim. That's me on the right. Don't you recognize my arm? The swim was 600 meters (12 laps). You did two laps in each lane, then moved on the the next lane for two laps, etc. It got a little crazy at times with congestion and people trying to swim around each other. I enjoyed the swim though. It felt nice and relaxing after the run.

Swim to bike transition

Heading off for the bike. It was a 10 mile out and back course with some rolling hills. No huge climbs so I liked that! Other than some nasty pot-holed spots it was a nice course.

Post-race cuties. Bill did great!

Here we are displaying our bodymarking. Instead of getting race numbers we just wrote our names on our arms.

Proudly displaying our medals. We came in first (Jo), second (me), and third (Cristi) overall females. Go team Blanding!

Striking the Charlie's Angels pose (or should that be Chas's Angels?)

We topped off the evening with some tasty Mexican food and lots of laughs and good conversation. Good friends, good food, and a good race. It doesn't get much better than that!