Nate's First Triathlon - 6/11/08

Nate won his first medal at the Blue Lake triathlon on a chilly 50 degree day in June! He did great and the following pictures show what you missed!










You can see that most of the swimmers had wet suits on due to the water being colder than 50 degrees since the air temperature was just over 50 degrees. The swimmers had a different color cap for the different "waves" that they were in. (Nate is one of the swimmers without a wet suit.)









Can you pick out which swimmer is Nate? I couldn't but it is one with an orange cap. There were people watching to make sure no swimmers went down due to the coldness of the water. I was praying the whole time for him too!









Misty and I were so relieved to see Nate come out of the water. It doesn't look like there are any swimmers behind him but he made up time fast! He did great in that almost freezing water.
















After swimming, Nate rode his bike and passed a few bikers on his way. He was always smiling!












This is a picture of him starting his run after dropping off his bike. He's still smiling because he knows this leg of the triathlon will be the easiest for him.















The finish line! Nate gave it his all and passed approximately 100 runners on the running path.

















Nate was #1 in his "wave" for the running portion of the race! He's still smiling after the 2 hours and 35 miles to do the course. He only trained one day to swim and one day to bike. I thought he was impressive to do so well.






Misty is such a supportive wife! They are so happy together!

(Nate has come a long way since he started racing for Hunter Elementary School in Reno!)