Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Door County 1/2 Iron Triathlon - Part 1

This past weekend we drove up to Door County for the 1/2 Iron Triathlon. This is Patrick's last triathlon before the big one in September.
We rented a cottage in the woods with Anne and Dusty and Derek and Connie. 
The place was perfect - just north of Fish Creek - dog friendly (Harper and Scout came along too!) and the right amount of space for 6 people looking to relax before and after all of the race festivities!

The race was on Sunday - so Saturday was a somewhat lazy day of checking out the course, getting used to the water, relaxing on the beach and enjoying DC. Here are the boys coming out of the water - Saturday was hot and windy - so the waves were a bit challenging - glad it was much calmer on Sunday!

We enjoyed a late lunch at Fred & Fuzzy's in Sister Bay - outdoor seating and great food!

Here are Patrick and Dusty with their pre-race beers! That counts as carbs... right? We also made a fabulous dinner of RP pasta (thanks Will!) to really carb up later that night :)

Patrick and I also drove part of the course so he could see where he was going and I could confirm where we would be stopping to watch and cheer him on.  One of the worst hills on the 13.1 mile run has some temporary signs to help "encourage" the runners!
It was pretty steep!

Patrick walking up the start of the hill... not only was it steep, it was long and curvy!

Maybe 1/4 of the way up the hill!

After the "yay! you made it" sign - there is actually one more, saying "oops, never mind" as the hill continues --- wondering how many water bottles got thrown at that one --- that's just mean!
But hopefully the signs helped at least a few people smile!

Here is a picture of me with my race backpack. This was a Christmas gift from the Ellestad gift exchange. I LOVE IT! It is not only a backpack, but a chair and a cooler - perfect for raceday.  Connie was joking that I looked like Dora the Explorer - so we had to snap a photo!

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