Chris had been wanting to do some sort of competition and came across Tri Carson, which was sponsored by Kaiser Permanente - the healthcare system his fellowship is associated with. It was a very early morning, and a wet one at that. It was the first time this triathlon was being put on so it was a little disorganized and chaotic. It was a reverse tri so the run was first. I was waiting by the transition area so I could see Chris come and go. When the first group of runners came in they came from a completely different direction that the rest of the racers, meaning they added some extra distance to their run. The bike course left from the transition area, went over 8 slippery speed bumps and then required 4 loops on some streets away from the transition. Most people had no idea how many laps to do or how many they had done. The swim was a short, about 150 meter pool swim - and then it was done. Chris was super fast and placed 8th overall and 3rd in his age group. However, considering how crazy the course was who knows how anyone really placed. It was fun to see Chris compete, but tough being on the sidelines and not in the midst.
I had great timing with the camera and kept catching Chris with his eyes closed.
This is some kid cheering on his dad - but I thought it was great for my Chris as well.
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