i tri(ed)...

our lives were a little haphazard this weekend as we were trying to get the house back in order after RL's hospital stay. he is doing great, by the way! both sets of parents were in town on friday, and my mom & dad stayed for the weekend to visit, help us hang pics, run errands...and to be my cheerleaders...

...because i did my first triathlon on sunday! we decided ~10 days ago to sign up for this event--which would have given me plenty of time (hint of sarcasm) to train if i hadn't gotten off-track during the hospital adventure. nevertheless, i really wanted to do it (and russ has begged me to try one for so long!) & so i went ahead with russ, hobster & dars as my coaching/support team. i've been a spectator at a bunch of tri's, but russ had to walk me through the details & teach me how to set up my transition area & change my bike tire the night before. it was a short ("sprint"--which isn't exactly what i did) triathlon: 300 meter swim, 13.8 mile bike, 5k run. i apologize for the padded spandex pictures but it was awesome--so much more fun than i had expected! i may not be as addicted as he is, but i'm certainly game for more!

pre-race

after the swim...trying to quickly get russell's leggings on because i was cold & wet

just after i finished. needing deep breaths & wanting to sit down...