He Tri'ed

Last Saturday Ryan competed in his first triathlon. And he did great! It was the Salem Spring Triathlon, a sprint distance, which is 800 meters swimming in open water (a pond), 13 miles biking, and a 5K run. He did worse than expected swimming (but it was his first open water swim, so that's kind of to be expected, actually), great in the biking, and better than expected in the running. Ava and I went to cheer him on. Except instead of cheering, she cried when she saw him transition from bike to run and then take off running away from her. (Why is my daddy running away from me!) Fortunately there were people with dogs there to distract her from her sorrows.

Who knows, maybe next year I'll give it a whirl. I just have to learn how to really swim.

Bragging Rights

Ryan won second place in the Frozen Hog mountain bike race yesterday!
He even took a wrong turn and still managed that. The night before, he had said to me, "It will be interesting to see how I do in this race tomorrow, because I'm not super in shape, but I'm not really out of shape either." Guess he was in shape enough! And he got a little red grade-school-style 2nd Place ribbon. Aaaw.
And his friend Todd got first place! Yay Todd!

The ULCER

No, not a stomach ulcer. THE ULCER. Utah Lake Century Epic Ride. Ryan did it last Saturday (it's a 109-miler around Utah Lake). He did well and Ava and I were there to greet him at the finish line. To me 100 miles is a big deal, something to train for. To Ryan, it's no biggie. But I'm still celebrating for him! Way to go!

Flat Out Broke (the tires, I mean)

How many flat tires have you had in your life? I bet Ryan can beat your record. This month alone, he has had 4 flats on the truck (the fourth was one of the new, two-week-old tires), and 6 flats on his bike in one day. I think he's on a first name basis with the guys at the tire shop. And when he got all the bike flats, he was riding with a seasoned bike mechanic, who also inspected and concluded it was just bad luck. I think we should probably invest in the rubber/tire market.

Baby Baldness

The other night I looked over to see my two babies looking very much alike...

Corner Canyon Ride

Ryan went mountain biking at Corner Canyon (behind the Draper temple) with Jake and Todd, and Jake took lots of pictures. Here are a few of them:And here's Todd hitting a jump and then goofing around:

LOTOJA completed!

So last weekend Ryan and some friends completed the much anticipated 206 mile bike race know as Lotoja. Stands for Logan-to-Jackson, in case you didn't know. It took tons of training all summer and it was a big goal, but they all successfully completed it and had a great time. Ryan said it wasn't actually as hard as he had expected! He did a lot of canyon climbing to train... Wish I had a photo, but at least we've got the sticker now, that will be going on the car rear window! Way to go Ryan, Jake, and Todd!