2006 Silverlake Triathlon:

Sunday, May 21 2006 Here are pictures from the Silverlake SprintTri, the first of 5 triathlons I have signed up for this summer. This was on Sunday May 21, and I finished in 1:32:45, 36th out of 42 in my age group, and 290th out of 323 overall. I improved my time by 6 minutes from my last race and the swim portion was 100 meters longer so I am definitely improving. People keep asking me if I had fun, and I absolutely did not have fun. but I enjoy the way I feel about myself after I have finished, and I enjoy how I feel about myself while training and attempting to eat healthier, and I find that love and life are far more about doing what's best for oneself and others, rather than doing what's fun. In summary I find that this journey of doing triathlons is about accomplishing something I wanted to do years ago and never did, and that it is great training in life, and pushing through difficult and challenging obstacles.