St. George Triathlon... Er Make that a Bi-athlon

I'd like to call myself a triathlete, but in reality I only do one triathlon a year and it's the St. George triathlon every May. I always finish the race and feel motivated to sign up for another.... and then I don't. Now I have to find a new race because I have decided to boycott the St. George Tri. It used to be small and fun, but now it's full of those obnoxious people that have the "I'm a triathlete, and I rock" attitude. These people drive me crazy. Anyway, that's a whole other story.

I enjoy the triathlon for one reason. I differ from most triathlon competitors for the simple fact that I actually like the swim. For me it's like a headstart. I always feel like I'm winning because I can swim fast, which gives me a lead for the rest of the race. It's awesome! I get this extra little adrenaline rush for the bike and run (I said little... I'm still not that fast). Anyway, they CANCELLED the swim this year! They started a few heats and had to drag so many people out of the water that they decided it was "unsafe" to let us swim... please, since when is safety a factor?? After standing around for 45 minutes while they made this decision every ounce of motivation left me. Riding my bike through a windy sandstorm and up a 1/2 mile hill with a headwind didn't help my irritation any. In fact, I don't think I actually enjoyed the race this year one bit until I was running the last stretch of race. Then I got a medal for finishing a triathlon... Oh wait... biathlon. That doesn't even sound cool.

Anyway, here are some 'not so awesome' pictures from the race.

*This is obviously before I knew the swim was cancelled. That wetsuit is a pain in the a** to get into... but don't I look adorable in it??

**Please note: Everyone around us is folding their arms around their body because they are freezing. Too bad I'm so smart and I got in the water to warm up, so I was nice and wet for the bike.

**This is me cursing the race as I prepare for the bike ride in the windstorm. The windbreaker did break the wind... but also acted as a parachute. Sometimes I felt like I wasn't moving. Good times.

*This is the mass start for the bike ride. If you could see my face you would probably laugh at how pissed I look. Remember... I had lost motivation, AND my patience for obnixious "triathletes"

**My dad by the pool. He made a face for the picture because he didn't want to look like he was really interested in Lauren and Heidi drama... but he actually requested I bring this magazine to the pool. Sorry for outting you Dad.

*My niece totally has attitude and I LOVE it! I asked her to stop and look at the camera so I could take a picture. Her response (as she's walking away) "I AM looking at the camera while I walk Kris!" Jeez, sorry Gwen. Isn't she a babe?