Triathlon results

On Saturday we all did the Gator Grinder triathlon. I did it in 1:26:37, which isn't too bad. I was only beaten by my cousin Justin, who did it in 1:20:01. The relay of my mom, dad, and cousin Bryon also beat me at about 1:23. One of my major weaknesses was my slow transition from the swim to the ride. According to the restults it took me 3:31 to make that transition. I'll have to pick it up a little next year.

Triathlon run-up

Tomorrow is the triathlon in Canby that most of my family will be
doing. It would be an overstatement, though, to say that I've
focused my training on it. I've basically just done my normal
schedule of: bike to school, run at lunch time, and swim
occasionally. I think I'll be happy if I beat my aunt and my
parents, who are doing it as a relay. I would be thrilled if I can
beat my sister and cousins. I don't think Breanna has been training
too hard, but my two cousins might be formidable opponents. They
both are in high school and play sports. I know that they will both
kill me on the swim, but I think I can beat them by about the same
margin on the bike ride, which brings it down to the 5k run at the
end. Wish me luck.

I don't supposed I'll be helped by my pre-race schedule. Tonight we
are going to the Obama rally on the U of O campus, and then we'll
drive up to Canby early tomorrow. I'm hoping the rally finishes
fairly early.

First post

Today I was out home teaching with Dan Phelps, and I realized that just about all of the young couples in our ward have blogs. Not to be out-teched, I went straight home and started a blog of our own. Not that much has been going on, but with Christen out of town, I have some extra time on my hands. I had never thought about the blog as just an easy way to keep in touch with friends, but it's a cool idea.