Had to use that as our title. West Milton Triathlon #30 is now in the history books.
Once Again Speedy Feet did a excellent job in holding the race. Water level was great in the river, weather was perfect - was great to see the Speedy Triathlon Gang.
Won't bore you with details (until I have all my photos) - but no worries (I know I already said that once) but Jeff had a no nothing day - boat glided through the water, his feet knew the route and his bike needed no chain to win the race today.
Waiting to see how he came in overall, but a first in solo with the number of competitors he'll gladly take.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Nursing
Jeff makes an excellent nurse! He sat for 4 plus hours during my surgery, brought home a dazed me and put me on the couch and waited on me hand-n-foot for the weekend. I slept fine on the couch, who wouldn't with the drugs I have. I know it had to kill his back and neck, but Jeff slept on the couch also.
Thank you for taking such great care of me - love you!
Thank you for taking such great care of me - love you!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Nice way to start the racing season
Little Miami has usually been the first triathlon race of the year, and this year it was no different. I never know what to expect from Jeff. Pre-race jitters can attack him and I didn't think it did this year. He has his typical "head up his rear" the day before, which actually can be a good thing for racing. That means he is totally focused on the race, but bad for me - he develops his very limited memory.
The ride down to Morgan's was a fairly quiet one. We both kept our eyes on the black cloud that seemed to following us. The race was a go when were left home, but typical Ohio weather can play havoc with a triathlon.
The closer we got, we found a beautiful blue sky. A river that seemed to be at a great level. After loading his canoe we headed to the start. Bike setup in "his" place (he has had the same place for years!) we headed down killer hill. They had changed the route of the trail, added new wood steps but couldn't get rid of the slippery mud.
Jeff started in the second wave, which is always good. As they said "go" Jeff got his one and only nervous start for the year. A deep breath and he settled down. He was determined nobody would beat him down the river, and he was right, nobody did.
He said he was happy with his run, as he said .... every year it gets just a little harder to run. His transition was very smooth and fast (which made me happy).
I headed up to the finish line not knowing what to expect. There were a couple of bikes that took off around his time, and you just never know what can/will happen.
I saw a bike heading into the finish line and was very happy to see it was Jeff! He let out a "hell yes" for me and finished running his bike over the line.
Since I had to photograph Tipp's Graduation, we didn't stick around. It stinks having to wait for them to post results, but needless to say we were both thrilled wit the results.
Jeff placed 1st out of 88 single competitors (beat the 2nd place by almost 4 minutes) and 7th out of 852 finishers. Now that deserves a "HELL YES"!
The ride down to Morgan's was a fairly quiet one. We both kept our eyes on the black cloud that seemed to following us. The race was a go when were left home, but typical Ohio weather can play havoc with a triathlon.
The closer we got, we found a beautiful blue sky. A river that seemed to be at a great level. After loading his canoe we headed to the start. Bike setup in "his" place (he has had the same place for years!) we headed down killer hill. They had changed the route of the trail, added new wood steps but couldn't get rid of the slippery mud.
Jeff started in the second wave, which is always good. As they said "go" Jeff got his one and only nervous start for the year. A deep breath and he settled down. He was determined nobody would beat him down the river, and he was right, nobody did.
He said he was happy with his run, as he said .... every year it gets just a little harder to run. His transition was very smooth and fast (which made me happy).
I headed up to the finish line not knowing what to expect. There were a couple of bikes that took off around his time, and you just never know what can/will happen.
I saw a bike heading into the finish line and was very happy to see it was Jeff! He let out a "hell yes" for me and finished running his bike over the line.
Since I had to photograph Tipp's Graduation, we didn't stick around. It stinks having to wait for them to post results, but needless to say we were both thrilled wit the results.
Jeff placed 1st out of 88 single competitors (beat the 2nd place by almost 4 minutes) and 7th out of 852 finishers. Now that deserves a "HELL YES"!
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