9th and 49th

Saturday, May 23rd, Aaron completed his first triathlon for the 2009 season. Lucky for us girls, the triathlon was only 10 miles away in Stansbury Park and less than a mile from my mom's house. It was the first time they did this large of a triathlon in Stansbury Park. Aaron did well; he finished 9th in his age division and 49th overall in the sprint distance. The girls and I were able to watch Aaron compete in the swim, finish the bike, and start on the run. We didn't see him finish the entire race because there was no easy way for us to get to the finish line. Alison fell asleep in the car, so I decided to just head back to my parents house in Stansbury Park and feed the girls lunch. Hopefully next year, they will make the race more spectator friendly!

Aaron with Alison and Emmy before the race started. Go daddy!

Aaron is somewhere swimming in that mess of red swim caps.
Here's Aaron finishing up the 1/2 mile swim.
Aaron coming out of the lake.
Aaron running to the transition area to get ready for the bike.

"Got to get my running shoes on!"

Aaron coming in from the 13 mile bike ride. One of the athletes got hit by a car on the bike route, and Aaron lost a few minutes on the ride because he stopped to make sure everything was okay. The guy was pretty upset at the lady who hit him, understandably. Another athlete had arrived first and was tending to the fallen rider who looked to have a badly broken finger, and he complained of hip pain. Aaron helped keep the lady who had caused the accident away from the victim. She was really sorry, but Aaron thought it best if she hung back a little and just let the guy vent. He should recover just fine. Hopefully in time for the other races he undoubtedly had planned this season.

Aaron leaving on the run.