Our last morning on Block Island a niece who had come over the night before, ran in the Block Island Triathlon -- her first ever.

Ready to start:

and they're off. First a short sprint down the beach around a flag and then into the water for a 1/4 mile swim.

Coming out of the water.

Out. twice around a loop on the west half of the island, and back. 12 miles total.

Transition for the run.

Finish Official time 1:41:16

My friend, Jessica, few years back! Ironman Hawaii! Her first year competing as a professional.

We're all tuckered out after a late night. First football game of the season, in which he marched.

My niece's triathlon was 1/4 mile swim, 12 miles bike, 4 miles run.

I looked up the distances for the Ironman Triathlon Glenda's friend competed in --

2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run. Wow. Just wow.

My friend had done the Ironman before, but this was her first as a professional and women competing with the men. She was in the top 5 in women's at the finish line

This is one of her earlier in a competition in the Northwest. She's ex-Army!

Gosh. you all make me feel downright lazy! Congratulations for all those winners (and the rest just for 'doing it'). Inspirational! I keep thinking about how in my younger days, I admired the woman swimmer (ann Curry???) swimming the Golden Gate Channel...no, did not attempt it, but if those days were now, and I was 19 again...who knows? Thanks for the inspirations. Wow!