triathlons, odometers, and carrots

we've been busy, as you may have noticed from the amount of time elapsed since my last entry. brian has become quite the triathlete! (see his legs above with his bib number from the recent kirkland triathlon).




this was him after his last triathlon, note the ice. he sometimes submerses his entire body in bathtubs full of ice water in order to recover more quickly. he is now in much better shape and didn't have to do that this time. more on the triathlons after this:




my car hit 200,000 miles today!!!!!




on sunday, we got up at four-thirty in the morning and headed to kirkland.




there were about 800 participants.




brian started at 7:01 am. he was a red cap.





after a half-mile swim, he began his transition.



he peeled off his wetsuit,












and took off on a 12-mile bike ride.




then he scurried in with his bike,




and began a 3-mile run.





he finished 135th (as of the time we left the race) out of about 800, which is pretty good for only his second time. 1 hour, 22 minutes, 57 seconds.

here are the official results. click on "kirkland sprint tri." he is in the male 30-34 category.




he felt good at the end.




i was very proud of him. p.s. jenny, don't judge the new haircut by this picture, it is unwashed and icky. i promise i'll take a picture on the next good hair day.



afterward, he changed to comfy clothes and we relaxed all day watching lost and the seahawks game.




oh yeah, the carrots in our garden are really weird.