Phase Two Complete

So, remember my plan? Phase One was to complete my first 5K. I completed that sooner than I anticipated. Near the end of September I did a 5K in Idaho Falls. I felt a little ill at the end, but I felt pretty good about having completed it 2 1/2 months postpartum. I figure I'll do many more of these in the future, as well as 10Ks.
Well, last month I completed Phase Two: do a triathlon. With pictures for proof. :) David even did it with me.

Getting ready to go jump in a river.

Ready and a little bit nervous.

Post-race. I felt downright victorious. :)

I enjoyed this! I even felt while racing that I'd be willing to do it again, and was absolutely certain that I would at the end. As I approached the finish line I leaped - twice. :) I did not feel completely wiped out at the end, and I totally do after the long runs I've been doing for marathon training. Yick. I think the fact that I was running so much was good though, and I'll probably train for a half marathon in preparation for the next triathlon that I do. Obviously I would do that in addition to some quality cross-training for cycling and swimming. For the record, here are my times:

Final Time 03:04:23.2

1.5K Swim  00:22:16.125
40K Bike 01:24:31.591
10K Run  01:07:39.100

Phase Three is quickly approaching. I'm way excited to be done. I already know that I do not want to do another marathon. Ever. It's a serious time commitment, it's really hard on my body, and I still don't actually love running. I can tolerate it fine for up to eight miles or something. My current plan is to maintain fitness by continuing to run 3-6 miles 4x a week and participate in 5Ks, 10Ks, and triathlons as well as an occasional half marathon (maybe).

Note: David's Final Time was 02:44:25.8 for the triathlon. He was 31st in his division, and I was 41st in mine. David was disappointed with his run time, but his bike time was great! He had low expectations for the swim time since he's not a strong swimmer. Now he's determined to do it again, only better. :) He's a competitor, as much with himself as with anybody else.

Big Man

Someone had a birthday . . .

How is he already one year old? I don't know either, but we sure do like him! He didn't celebrate his birthday at home because we were in Rexburg, Idaho for a family reunion, but he still had a pretty special day I think. Good enough for a kid who won't remember a thing. :)

He got more than one gift, but this one was kind of funny because he pretty much chose it himself. It had been at least a week since he picked it out in the store, and he was pretty thrilled to find it again.

Dietrich helped me choose Enoch's b-day cake. These are P.B. Brownie Buckeye Cupcakes. They were fabulous!

 

The wind helped him blow out his candle. :)

He didn't even wait for the candle to be removed before swiping frosting and the p.b. cup. Guess Dietrich chose well for his little brother.

Nice and messy.

Carousel ride!

How great was it that the park had a carousel! My younger sister is going to BYU-Idaho, so she recommended it to us (and took most of these pics since I forgot our camera). They also had a splash park, but we weren't prepared for that. Cool public park though, right? Enoch loved the carousel. I don't remember how many times he went on it, but after the first ride he was upset that he had to get off. Fortunately, we paid for multiple rides and he was pleased as could be. I couldn't even get him to look at me because he was busy checking everything out. It was pretty fun! Happy birthday to my big man!

Should have been his birthday . . .

Last year on Independence Day I was 40+ weeks pregnant with Enoch. If he was going to be late, he should have come on the 4th. But he didn't. It would have made for a great birthday party every year. However, I guess now the other kids won't feel bad that they don't get fireworks on their birthdays. :D

Silly baby wanted to touch that flame SO badly.

It's great to be free. I can have as many kids as I want . . . and/or as many as I can handle. :)