Kokopelli Tri

A few days ago I participated in a local triathlon.  It is called the Kokopelli Triathlon.  I competed in the "sprint" distance.  It is held at Sand Hollow Reservoir.   Two years ago I did the same race.  My times were not great.  This year I trained a little more and I borrowed a triathlon specific wet suit for the swim in the lake.  I had a good race and improved my overall time by 11 minutes.  Because of this, I was able to make the "podium".  I placed third in my age category and was awarded a medal.  My son-in-law, Peter, also ran in the race and competed in the longer "Olympic" distance.  It was a beautiful sunny Southern Utah day and it was fun to have many of my family there to cheer me on.  Thanks guys!

Today I had the day off after working the past couple of days.  I met my friend Tully up Cedar Canyon and did some rock climbing.  I was able to redpoint a project that we had bolted earlier this year.  That was a great feeling!  It is the climb called "Wicked" and we think it is 5.12a  We then drove further up the mountain and rode our mountain bikes around Navajo Lake on some awesome single track through the pines and aspens.  The fall colors are just starting and it was a cool, exhilarating ride.  A great day in the mountains.