My HUSBAND the STUD!!

The sun was extremely bright - it was already 75 degrees at 7am!

Today Ryan completed his first triathlon! It was the 2nd Annual Hayden View Sprint Triathlon and it was a memorable exeperience! Ryan did GREAT! They say he did the 1/2 mile swim in 9 minutes but we think it was 19 minutes! Then he biked on this crazy, hilly, road that had a lot of cars on it for ~10 miles. Thankfully he made it down the hills without going off the cliff like other participants showed signs of (not a steep cliff but enough to cut them up)! Then he ran 3.5 miles!

(Ryan is the one furthest to the right - this is before the swim)

The kids and I were able to hang out at one intersection with two of the young women from church who were watching family and friends and my sister-in-law Sarah and her two kids! We watched the swim! Ryan decided to go with the beginners but he would have been right up there with the more advanced swimmers! We watched the swim and before we knew it Ryan was out and running to his bike!

This is Ryan after he ran up the boat ramp while taking his wetsuit off and heading to his bike! (He's the one on the left, not the blue shirt.)

He hopped on his bike and away he went and we didn't see him for awhile until he came down the hill to head back to the beach to drop off his bike and start running! We were able to watch him run by then we headed back to the finish to watch his sprint as fast as his arms and legs would take him!

(This photo is courtesy of Sarah Frank - thank you! It is the best picture of all!!)

Side Note: Ryan did beat this guy :)

All in all I think Ryan is AMAZING and did an AWESOME job for his first triathlon! He is excited to keep training as he has come so far, especially in swimming! He loves the workout it gives his whole body and the challenge it brings! Hopefully next year he will do the Coeur d'Alene Triathlon.