My Tri

I woke up today and decided that I was going to complete a sprint triathlon.  My tri would be a bit unorthodox but I would complete the three different challenges of the triathlon.  It was unorthodox in the sense that I would not be completing the challenges one immediately after the other.  I could not pull that off with the pool as the boys and I went and when I finished my swim I went and hung out with them.  Went down the water slide with Andy and then kicked back and watched the boys play around in the pool.  It was a good visit.  I did find out that the length of my swim was actually more than double the distance of the actual swim.  No wonder I thought there was something seriously wrong with me.  I was comparing my time to others not realizing I was going twice the distance.  I thought I must be extremely slow.  Turns out I am still slow but not nearly as bad as what I thought I was. 

The bike went well.  I rode the exercise bike in a stationary ride.  I think it took a little longer then being out on an actual bike.  It was good though.  Had the heart pumping there.  It was a good ride courtesy of the crew of the Star Ship Enterprise. 

Finished it off with a 5k on the eliptical.  It was a good run.  The total actual time was a bit lengthy but the time of actually performing the challenges was better than what I thought I would do.  It was good.  I feel good about it.

Anyway, My Tri; It allowed me flexibility to be a dad and to take care of the kids and other responsibilities between challenges. It was cool to do something like that.  I never thought it would be something I would actually participate in but after Dave and I started talking about doing them I decided I would TRI.  Sure I didn't walk home with a shirt or have any cool pictures to post on Facebook but it was fun to challenge myself some.  Finished in 1 hour 31 minutes.  Next time I'll need to be a bit faster...