This weekend we headed up to Burly, Idaho to cheer on Elizabeth's dad in the annual Spudman Triathlon. Here he participated in a 1 mile swim down the Snake river, a 25 mile bike ride, and a 6 mile run. In all he completed it in an impressive 2 hours and 32 minutes.
Since there is only 1 motel in Burly Idaho, and over 1500 race participants, we opted to park the car and sleep on a nearby golf course.
Transitioning from the bike to the run
Let's just say it gets mighty cold at night in Burly
Brushing his teeth before heading down to the starting line
First came the swim in the Snake
After getting a good look at the wide variety of participants, we decided we could totally handle this thing next year.
The putting on of the wet suit was quite an experience in itself...
All ready to jump in the freezing water
Waiting at the finish line
Because he was in Wave 4, this studly athlete's time was actually 2:32
And there he is, hardly breaking a sweat.
Getting ready to board the Nautique
Elizabeth and Jack....notice the drastic difference in height
Jack and Nick...sitting awfully close
Daniel and Elizabeth after getting thrown off the tube
Stayner trying to keep McCall from going overboard
McCall going overboard
Mark and Nick on the tube
Dad skiing...
And dad wake boarding
Elizabeth showing off some of her wake boarding skills
And here's Daniel attempting his first try at wake boarding
It took forever for him just to get his gear on
Here he is just before diving in...
Daniel right before take-off
Some of you might be wondering why this is the next picture in the sequence...Well, let's just say Daniel still hasn't ever wake boarded.
