David and Matthew do New Jersey Triathlon

What a weekend! Saturday afternoon David and I drove to Mercer County New Jersey, the site of David and Matthew's first attempt at a triathlon! They were both wonderful! David did a Sprint and Matt an Olympic. I'm not sure of the exact length of either, just know the Olympic is the longer of the two! So the drill is first swimming, then biking and finally running. We sat through the orientation and by the time they were through explaining what you had to do I was totally lost! From what I understand, each participant has an area the width of a bike, where they can put all their stuff (bike while you're swimming and running; sneakers while you're biking and swimming, etc). There are different routes depending on which of the events you are doing. The coordination and planning for this experience is amazing! The facility itself is outstanding. There is a beautiful lake as part of the park. Unfortunately Rachel and I arrived too late for the swimming part of the race, it must have been quite a scene. There were 2500 participants overall! Winners are determined by age group. David came in second for his group! Interesting, they write your age in black marker on your leg along with your bib number. No hiding how old you are!

Here are some pictures.