Provo Triathlon

Today Todd and Timmy did the Provo Triathlon. It's always fun to get to go and cheer them on instead of having the stress of doing the event. They both did such a great job today.


Timmy wanted to beat 1:30 in the sprint distance and came in at 1:24 taking 5th in his age group. He kicked it in so strong at the end and his run was under 8:00 min/mil




Todd had a great race. He did the Olympic distance and finished in 2:53. He averaged over 20 mph on the bike and right around 9:00 min/miles. He was awesome and looked so great so the whole time. I was so proud of him. He took 3rd in his age group. Way to go babe!!!










I really love watching Todd race. It makes me happy that we both love to race and do events.

Salem Spring Triathlon

On Saturday Todd did his first tri of the season the Salem Spring Tri. It was a sprint distance and he took 2 minutes off his last sprint time last year (the Provo Tri). He looked great and we had a blast cheering him on. I love being at the finish line and cheering. My kids are going to get so sick of watching races this year. Some additional details Todd posted online.

Friday night Luke's night prayer went like this "Dear Heavenly Fader please bless daddy to win his race nameofJesusChrist Amen". It was so cute and sweet.

Todd finishing the race strong

And this is what we do while we wait.....

Girls kickin' it in the stroller

Boys eating snacks on the grass

Things they did that I didn't capture on film: wrestling, running, yelling, fighting, getting time out, pulling over the stroller, then finally leaving and going to the playground :)

Way to go Todd! We are so proud of you!!!

Spudman

Last weekend Todd did the Spudman Tri. It was quite the day for him. He was in the 7th and final heat to start (they were supposed to start at 8:00 am). It took me a while to get the kids up and going in the morning and by the time we got there we had to park down at T1 (1 mile away from the start) so rather than try to get all 4 kids to the start in 15 minutes I ran with Sophie down to the start and left the other 3 kids with Grandma Johnson. I ran as fast as I could being out of shape and carrying Sophie in a wrap and got there right when they said "2 minutes" they got down to the 30 second warning and then the racers just sat there for a few minutes before the race official said they were missing a swimmer and it would be a few minutes. Slowly everyone started coming to the side and then they were all out of the water, taking off wetsuits, hitting the porta potties, etc. I found Todd and we waited....it didn't take long before they said the swimmer didn't make it and that they found the body. What a horrible thing to have happen at a race you are in. So they changed the last heat to a Duathalon (bike and run only) and all the racers walked the mile down to their bikes.

Todd said the bike portion was a little crazy since they all started together. It took several miles before they could get up to speed and then it was hard not to ride in packs. Todd had an awesome bike time.



The run was killer since they started so late it was HOT HOT HOT! Todd did a great job on his run especially considering he pulled his hamstring water skiing 2 weeks ago and it was very tight the entire 6 miles!



I couldn't be prouder of him and I can't wait until next year when we can do a race together!!!



The great part about the spudman is that it falls on the same weekend as Todd's grandpa's b-day party so we get to spend the rest of the weekend in Twin Falls with lots of Todd's extended family. While we were there the kids went to the motel swimming pool and Tayson showed off his newly acquired swimming skills....look at him go!

Provo Triathlon

Last Saturday Todd, Timmy and Trent did the Provo Triathlon. Todd has been training for the Spudman at the end of July so he thought it would be good to try out a sprint distance tri to see how he was doing with his training. So Timmy and Trent decided to join him. Saturday was Trent's birthday ... I'm not sure if this is a fun way to spend your b-day but they all seemed to have fun so I guess so.

Todd did an amazing job...and as his wife I am entitled to brag (a right wives and mother's always have). Todd took 2nd place in the Clydesdale division he competed in. He only missed 1st by 20 seconds. He had a great race and came in a few minutes earlier than his goal time. Results.

Here is a quick recap of the race from what Todd told me and what I saw as a spectator(yep I packed up all 3 kids picked up a neighbor and made it to the race by the 7:30 am start). His swim could have been faster if he would have stayed on course ... he ended up going pretty far out of his way at one point so had to come back which added to the time. His bike was right on goal and his run was faster than he was planning.

It was so much fun to be there cheering everyone on. The kids loved watching their dad and 2 of their uncles race and the boys both want to compete in the kids race next year and have been "practicing". Along with them my parents and several of our neighbors were there since their spouses were in the race too (and Holly and Jeff both took 2nd in their divisions as well). It was fun to have such a big cheering squad there.

More pictures

My Summer Races

I had a great summer and did lots of fun races.

Team Telos Triathlon (June 16)- My first race of the year was the family triathlon. It was really fun and since it was so small I got first in my age group - not a lot of competition. The best part of the race was seeing everyone out there on the road. (pictured below in another post)

Pacific Crest 1/2 Marathon (June 23) - I let Kami and Sherry talk me into training for my first half marathon. I've run off and on since High School Cross Country (go Vikings!) but training for this was the first time in my life I have ever run more than 8 miles. Kami and Traci were great training partners and I felt good when we got to the race. Of course Sherry made me start the race in the front line with all the speedy people like her so for the first 6 miles I got passed by a lot of people - but then I started to feel good and I even passed a few people in the last few miles. I was really happy with my time (1:55 - 8:48 min/miles). Sherry came back to cheer me on and run in the last 400 meters or so with me. It was classic because she already had her medal on and was holding a towel and water bottle. I never would have sprinted in so fast without her there!!! (the picture is after this race - Mindy, Kami, Sherry and I)

Freedom Run 5K (July 4) - We have been doing "fast friday" in our weekly workout which is a shorter faster run and have been trying to take some time of our miles. So this race was to see if we could run faster than 8 min/miles. Traci, Kami, Gretchen and I all ran it together and we had a Garmin to help us keep pace. I got to be "coach" and wore the watch to keep us on track. We made our goal and I finished in 24:43. Traci even placed in her age group. :)

ULCER Century Bike Ride (Aug 11) - Traci and I did the 111 mile ride around Utah Lake. WOW what an experience. We rode it in just under 6 hours (18.5 mph/avg) and that is a long time to be on a bike. It was great when we were done and I am now completely comfortable eating and drinking on my bike. :)

I am ready for a nice off-season....of course that means I'm back to teaching spin instead of riding outside. :(