Alex's First Triathlon

Alex officially competed, and kicked butt, in his first triathlon. On September 6th he ran the Rhoades McKee Reeds Lake Triathlon in Grand Rapids Michigan. This triathlon is a sprint distance--a half mile swim, a 17.2 mile bike ride, and a 4.9 mile run. His finishing time was 1 hour, 46 minutes, and 53 seconds!! He placed 152 out of 989 finishers, 133 out of 666 men, and 16 out of 82 25 to 29 year olds. Pretty darn good if you ask me. Especially considering he didn't start swimming until about a month before the race and only swam once a week or so. Just to give you an idea how fast he was going, he was running about 6 and a half minute miles after the swim and bike portion. I think this picture shows just how fast he was going:

And yes, he passed that slow dude just in front of him.