A few weeks ago my 15-year old son asked us if we would pay for his registration fee to enter a local triathlon he found on the internet. Of course we said yes (and my husband who used to compete 20 years ago was THRILLED!)
Today he competed in his first triathlon hosted by the Las Vegas Tri Club, which had over 100 athletes. The swim was 500 yards, bike was 12 miles and the run was 3.1 miles.
He came out of the water in the middle of the pack and held his own to the end. He crossed the finish line (the only goal for the day) with a big smile, ripped his shirt off and ran back into the lake to cool off from the Las Vegas heat.
Looks like we will be attending more triathlons in our near future – I think he’s hooked. And, I think the old man may get back into them.
Dad giving son a few last minute tips on how to avoid getting hammered by other swimmers
Running to the finish line.
Bob coming in from swim training for the 1991 Moscow International Triathlon. He was "detained" for a while due to the coup. (He has amazing pics BTW!)
