We spent the weekend in Flagstaff for the Mountain Man Triathalon and Half Ironman. The Half Ironman consists of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13 mile run and Scott rocked it in 6 hours and 24 minutes! We are so proud of him, great job babe!
We arrived at 0520 to set up in the transition area and for him to get marked. It was very cloudy and foggy, cool and muddy because it had rained hard the day before. We thought there was a big possibility for it to rain again, so before heading up to the lake in the morning, we stopped at Walmart and bought an umbrella and cheap blanket.
Preparing for the swim!
A little last minute energy from Nicole's orange juice. Sure tastes better than those goo packs!
Racers...enter the water...
Beeeeeep...(means go!)
Every racer wears a sensor band around their ankle during the race and crosses a large pad between each stage of the race that keeps their time for that leg. Scott is done with the swim and heading to the transition area to start the bike.
We had a really good parking spot along the race route that was just 75 yards up from this transition area. Of course we were there early and reparked twice closer to get the great spot. Last year we were probably 1/2 mile down the race route and had lots of walking. This parking spot was great since this race was much longer and since we had waiting to do between the different legs of the race we could go sit in the car and read/listen to ipod/rest. Of course our friends Mike and Tina both raced also so we spent time watching for them too. Here Scott is in transition between the swim and bike. The girls are cheering him on!
Leaving the transition area for a 56 mile bike ride...
It ended up not raining and somewhat warming up so the girls played in the lake while we waited for Scott to come in on the bike.
Coming back into the transition area from the bike. This area was pretty hairy at times because traffic resumed up this canyon during the race. Just to the right of this picture is an entrance to the boat dock and lots of boats were heading to the water. The volunteers did a great job directing traffic and keeping the safety of the racers priority as last year two bikers got hit by cars. One Forest Service employee here in this area had such a commanding voice with the drivers he was almost scary aggressive! And we can't forget about the bullhorn nazi lady... "YOU IN THE WHITE SHIRT, YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE RACERS, STAY TO THE RIGHT OF THE AMBULANCE...TO THE RIGHT OF THE AMBULANCE!!!" 
Starting the 13 mile run (which apparently had a nasty hill in it...)
The finish line...what a beautiful sight!
We talked the volunteer working the finish line into letting Nicole put the medal around Scott's neck instead of him. We thought it would be more special for Scott. The volunteer had no problem with it.
After being hot, tired and sweaty, Scott headed for the lake again to rinse and cool off. After packing up his bike and race stuff we did what any spent triathalon runner would do...we went to Sizzler. I drove home while Scott rested and we drove through Nico's Taco Shop for more food once home. Scott was famished! We are so proud of him and he is our #1 Ironman!!
We arrived at 0520 to set up in the transition area and for him to get marked. It was very cloudy and foggy, cool and muddy because it had rained hard the day before. We thought there was a big possibility for it to rain again, so before heading up to the lake in the morning, we stopped at Walmart and bought an umbrella and cheap blanket.Preparing for the swim!A little last minute energy from Nicole's orange juice. Sure tastes better than those goo packs!Racers...enter the water...Beeeeeep...(means go!)Every racer wears a sensor band around their ankle during the race and crosses a large pad between each stage of the race that keeps their time for that leg. Scott is done with the swim and heading to the transition area to start the bike.We had a really good parking spot along the race route that was just 75 yards up from this transition area. Of course we were there early and reparked twice closer to get the great spot. Last year we were probably 1/2 mile down the race route and had lots of walking. This parking spot was great since this race was much longer and since we had waiting to do between the different legs of the race we could go sit in the car and read/listen to ipod/rest. Of course our friends Mike and Tina both raced also so we spent time watching for them too. Here Scott is in transition between the swim and bike. The girls are cheering him on!Leaving the transition area for a 56 mile bike ride...It ended up not raining and somewhat warming up so the girls played in the lake while we waited for Scott to come in on the bike.Coming back into the transition area from the bike. This area was pretty hairy at times because traffic resumed up this canyon during the race. Just to the right of this picture is an entrance to the boat dock and lots of boats were heading to the water. The volunteers did a great job directing traffic and keeping the safety of the racers priority as last year two bikers got hit by cars. One Forest Service employee here in this area had such a commanding voice with the drivers he was almost scary aggressive! And we can't forget about the bullhorn nazi lady... "YOU IN THE WHITE SHIRT, YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE RACERS, STAY TO THE RIGHT OF THE AMBULANCE...TO THE RIGHT OF THE AMBULANCE!!!" Starting the 13 mile run (which apparently had a nasty hill in it...)The finish line...what a beautiful sight!We talked the volunteer working the finish line into letting Nicole put the medal around Scott's neck instead of him. We thought it would be more special for Scott. The volunteer had no problem with it.
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That is AMAZING! David and I think that is so awesome. What an accomplishment. We are both proud of him!
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