Not your average Triathlon.
Many talented and athletic people (Tate!) compete in this event solo. Lucky for me there’s also a relay category!
Meet my teammates. Thanks Kelsey and Theron!
Go C’villians!!!
Tate competed last year and rocked it despite very little training so this year he was ready to go.
“On your mark!”
“GO!”
I didn’t see Kelsey but Tate pulled out strong from the start.
They hopped on their bikes and away they went!
Theron and I took off in the car to the first transition-bike to kayak.
Kelsey is relatively new to biking and she did awesome on the 12 mile mountain bike course!
Theron jumped into his kayak for 8 miles of class 4-5 whitewater and Kelsey and I drove to the next transition.
Here comes our man!
At this point it was 2:40pm and I’d been up since 6-I was SO ready to run!
And run I did! The run starts with 1.2 miles of uphill then “levels out” (i.e gradual incline) for a few miles before hitting a long flight of stairs! Yes, my eight and a half mile run included stairs. Whew. Most of the course is trail running and although it’s a challenging course, I felt strong and exhilarated.
I passed at least a dozen runners in the first few miles! Granted, they were mostly solo competitors who’d already been going hard for almost three hours. Most of the time I was alone, zipping through the woods, hopping over rocks and branches, and singing along to bad pop songs from my iPod.
Tate gave me a high-five and thumbs-up right before I crossed the finish! Notice how he’s already changed his clothes? He came across the finish nearly an hour before, more on that in a second. 🙂
I crossed the finish 73 minutes after leaving the river! That’s good time for these legs and an elevation gain of 900 feet! I am not built for speed but I am getting faster.
We came in THIRD in our division!!!! We each got to pick a prize from a table, I got an awesome pair of Cannondale bike shorts!
And Tate? Well, he came in THIRD OVERALL!!!!
I am SO impressed and proud!
We soaked up the glory…
And then all four of us crashed hard!
It was a great weekend; fun, challenging, active, exhilarating, sweaty, and spent with great people and beautiful surroundings.
Yay! Congratulations to you both and Tate coming in 3rd overall is awesome!
WAY TO GO guys!!!
wow congrats to you and Tate!! sounds like it was a great race!
AWESOME! This post makes my heart ache for West-by-God! Way to own it!
Thanks Katie! It is an incredible place on earth!
Great job! I am loving those brown and white sandals…can I ask where you got them from?
They are Patagonia but my sister just got them for me at an outlet sports store so they may be a season or two old. Take a look for them though because I love them too, so comfy!
That looks SO intense! Way to go Tate!
Great story even greater photos. Now I feel better about only seeing the tips of your tails yesterday. Congratulations to all!
Thanks Momma.
Wow — AWESOME — all of you!
:)! Thanks!
Wow! I am so impressed!! You guys are all such an inspiration. Looks like FUN! 😀
Thanks!
Amazing… congrats, to BOTH of you. What a couple you are! 🙂
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🙂 ! Thanks!
Your race looks like it was so much fun. Would love to do something like that someday. Congrats on Tate’s 3rd place and your relay group’s as well.
Wow Faith! I love the photo of you about to cross the finish line. What type of sandals are you wearing in the photo of your feet? Love them. Congratulations to you and Tate! I’m a loyal reader, but this is my first comment! You exude so much confidence, it’s inspiring to me.
Yep, they are Patagonia and awesome! 🙂
Thanks for reading! I really appreciate the confidence comment. Confidence is one of those things that is difficult to see in myself so I am surprised and pleased that confident is how I come across! I have, however, noticed that I’ve become more self-assured over just the last few years; maybe the thirties are better than the twenties in this way!
Hi Faith! : ) Thank you for taking the time to respond! You most certainly exude a calm confidence! I have the same difficulty seeing confidence in myself, especially after moving across the country (from Manhattan Beach, CA to Manhattan, NY) to start my medical residency. This city is chaos, but fun. Trying to get in the groove within this crazy city and continue my exercise in nature as I once thrived on at the beach in CA (thank goodness I live close to Central Park). Between you and Kath, you are my daily confidence boosters to get out there and DO IT and come home and relax and enjoy some healthy food. : ) Cheers to continued confidence, Faith and to a full realization of it within yourself. I look up to you.
Thanks Laura! YOU are my confidence booster today! My best wishes to your continued smooth transition into crazy NYC!
Just saw you already posted the brand ; ) Cheers, Faith!