Ironman

About 3 weeks ago we traveled to Utah for Jairo to compete in his first Ironman in St. George on Saturday, May 1st. Ethan and I enjoyed gorgeous weather while Jairo spent 15 hours swimming (2.4 mi), biking (112 mi), and running (26.2 mi). I have to say that Jairo did an amazing job! I was just hoping he'd still be standing as he neared the finish line (I know, I know ... oh ye of little faith). Not only was he upright, he was still running! The morning after the event St. George sidewalks were littered with gimpy men and women who had participated in the event. Jairo was one of them, but he recuperated very quickly and was back to working out by the time we returned from Utah. If in some alternate universe I actually completed an Ironman I would hang up my workout gear and say, "there's nothing more to do." He's a crazy man!

The swim took place in Sand Hollow Reservoir just outside St. George. The bike and run portion went through Snow Canyon, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve and downtown St. George. The course was really quite beautiful and appeared (from my view in a car) to be quite difficult with many steep hills on both the biking and running routes. Again, WAY TO GO JAIRO!

The story behind this picture ... the owner of this motorcycle drove all the way from Florida with an attached bike rack for his road bike just to compete in the Ironman. Did I mention this was a crazy bunch of folks??

Last, a big THANKS to all who supported Jairo in making this event more meaningful by helping raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Jairo was able to raise $3,370. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!