My first Tri!

I completed my first triathlon at the Burley Idaho Spudmans tri! My sister talked me into doing it earlier in the year. She competed with me and we ended up completing the whole thing together. I didn't see her in the swim, but I didn't see anyone in the swim. My goggles were so foggy and there were so many people in the water it was a little crazy. We swam a mile. There was a current but everyone was saying how "easy" the swim is because of the current. I was still swimming and breathing hard. I ended up doing a lot of it in a back stroke. I seemed to be moving faster that way and I could control my breathing better. I completed the swim in 20 minutes. At the bike transition station I saw Rebecca so I hurried to be ready with her (about a 2 min. transition). We started riding together and pretty much rode the whole thing together. It took us 1 hour 29 minutes to complete the 25 mile bike. That was fairly boring. We transitioned quick and started out on the run. I pulled ahead on the run because I was feeling good but at mile 5 I totally bonked. Luckily my sister came up behind me and helped me finish. It was fun running through the finish line with Rebecca. The run took us 56 minutes. In all we completed the tri in 2 hours and 49 minutes.