Rexburg Rush Triathlon
Sunday, August 16th, 2009 | News
Today Brian and I competed in the Rexburg Rush Triathlon, our second triathlon in 8 days, and our second tri ever. It was awesome! All of the staff were great, the spectators were always screaming and cheering for us, and I don’t think I saw one volunteer along the course that wasn’t dancing as they pointed which way we should go.
This was also our first time swimming in open water together. Both of us were a little nervous for this new experience, uncertain what it would be like or what would happen. We were given a 15 minute headstart so we wouldn’t run anyone over with the boat, and no one ever caught up to us. That felt good. We swam half a mile around the parimeter of Rainbow lake. That was really cool. We were first out of the water and no one caught up to me on the bike until about mile two. Throughout the bike and the run I only had a maximum of six people ahead of me. It made me feel good that I could hold my own with these very competitive and very competent athletes.
I met Brian after a mean dirt path on the run and ran the last half of it with him. I couldn’t go fast enough to make him happy. He loves racing. We crossed the finish line after a great final sprint with the crowd cheering us on. It was only after more people started coming in that I realized how well we really did. We came in at approximately 1:44:30 for a half mile swim, 14 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run. If we had registered in the Clydesdale division we sould have taken second place. That is cool! Overall, we had a great weekend and are very glad we went. I would suggest the Rexburg Rush Triathlon to anyone.
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