Our First Triathlon!

On Saturday, July 26th, Jackson and I completed our first triathlon! We decided to do the Hillman Trithlon (http://www.hillmantriathlon.com/) because it was super cheap and didn't look like there would be too many people. We had a hard time leaving work on Friday so we didn't get there until midnight. The race started at 8AM the next morning, but we needed to be there at 7AM so we didn't have much time to rest up. The day of the race was nerve-racking, but it was comforting to have each other there so there was at least two of us that didn't know what was going on. We didn't really know how to get set up- every one else had towels and wetsuits and other essential items that would have been nice to have. Oh yeah, and road bikes. There was only one other person that had a mountain bike and she had slicks put on. We had a pact to stick together since I was going to drown in the open water and Jackson detested the running part. We did it though- we finished the race! It was a hard race, it's not called the "Hillman" for nothin'. Soon after we finished they started giving out the awards and much to our surprise Jackson got first in his age division and I got second! What an incredible day. We got back in the car and drove back home right afterwards. We loved everybit of it, well almost every bit, and can't wait for the next one!!