On Saturday, Dad and I competed in the Tri the Parks Triathlon at Indian Springs State Park in Flovilla, GA, near Jackson. It consisted of a 600 meter swim, 12.8 mile bike, and a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) run. Mom, Rhian, and the kids got up early to watch. Dad and I started in the same heat for the swim, with Dad finishing 15:37 and I in 15:54, which was nearly 2 minutes faster for Dad and 3 minutes for me compared to what we did 2 years ago in the same race. Dad did the bike in 41:14 and I in 40:06. Unfortunately for me, I did a complete loop in the transition area. My spot to rack my bike was the first one after entering the transition; for some reason I thought it was at the other end, and ended out wasting about 2 minutes. When Dad arrived, he told Rhian and Mom that he beat me on the bike as well, seeing my bike wasn't racked yet. He saw me rushing to get back and I think he laughed at me, wondering what I was doing. I ended out finishing the triathlon in 1:31:06, which was 6 seconds slower than 2 years ago, but good enough for 10th (out of 21) in my group. Dad would finish in 1:41:21, good enough for 3rd in his age group. This would be the first triathlon I would complete, and Dad and I would complete together, since we did the same race 2 years ago.
On Saturday, Dad and I competed in the Tri the Parks Triathlon at Indian Springs State Park in Flovilla, GA, near Jackson. It consisted of a 600 meter swim, 12.8 mile bike, and a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) run. Mom, Rhian, and the kids got up early to watch. Dad and I started in the same heat for the swim, with Dad finishing 15:37 and I in 15:54, which was nearly 2 minutes faster for Dad and 3 minutes for me compared to what we did 2 years ago in the same race. Dad did the bike in 41:14 and I in 40:06. Unfortunately for me, I did a complete loop in the transition area. My spot to rack my bike was the first one after entering the transition; for some reason I thought it was at the other end, and ended out wasting about 2 minutes. When Dad arrived, he told Rhian and Mom that he beat me on the bike as well, seeing my bike wasn't racked yet. He saw me rushing to get back and I think he laughed at me, wondering what I was doing. I ended out finishing the triathlon in 1:31:06, which was 6 seconds slower than 2 years ago, but good enough for 10th (out of 21) in my group. Dad would finish in 1:41:21, good enough for 3rd in his age group. This would be the first triathlon I would complete, and Dad and I would complete together, since we did the same race 2 years ago.
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