Dee and I had a delightful journey southward on Friday. It was decided last summer over this luncheon that three men would be partners in the Sand Hollow Triathlon. They would each do one leg of the event. My Sweetie would do the swimming, Jim Little would be the biker, and my nephew Brent Ellsworth would be the runner. (Jim is Brent's father-in-law)
As we drove south on Friday afternoon the temperatures gradually warmed until we hit a high of 63 degrees! We were in heaven as we stepped out of the car at the SHAC (Sand Hollow Aquatic Center) and felt no need for a sweater or jacket! After the men signed in for the race to be held the next morning, Brent and Kami took us to their house to unload our bags. We then went out to a wonderful meal at "Samurai Steak" (I think that is right!). I had salmon and chicken...yum! I did not, however, catch the shrimp tossed at me by our cook. I am 0 for 3 in those attempts!
Saturday morning came awfully early for the racers! They were at to pool by 6:15 to get a good place in line.
It was a beautiful morning! I just loved the red rock surroundings
and the snow far away in the distance!
Here is Dee getting things started. He has great form (he'd better, seeing as how he teaches it daily). He was the only swimmer I saw doing something so simple as a flip turn! Notice the long line of waiting swimmers? It went on and on!
Here is Jim coming in from his leg to hand off to Brent. He had the displeasure of having his gear shift break on the first hill and did the whole thing in low gear!
Brent heads in for a big finish!
Here is our fantastic team glad to be done!
They headed to the food table to get some nourishment after their heroic efforts.
They headed to the food table to get some nourishment after their heroic efforts.
My Sweeetie chose healthy Craisins and Strawberries...
Brent, being a true Ellsworth chose the traditional family food.
Brent, being a true Ellsworth chose the traditional family food.
NO Ellsworth gathering is complete without!
We drove home later that day after some fun time with Brent and Kami. I shall post about that later. After being back in the cold north land for a few hours Dee checked the race results online. I heard him yelling my name as he ran upstairs to proudly tell me that our guys, our team, our TRIPLE THREAT had taken 3rd place in the partner division!! Dee, who was worried that his feet had gone numb waiting for his turn on that cold pool deck, Jim who pulled it out with his super legs in first gear, and Brent with shin splints all week!
Great job men! The women in your lives are proud of you!
