Sunday, August 20, 2017

Team Congdon! Third place!

 Team Congdon is thrilled with a third-place finish in the Chelanman Olympic triathlon, honoring our special grandfather - who used to plan family Ridge to River teams and rode the Seattle to Portland well into his 80s - and entire family. 5 am wake-up call with gorgeous lake view. We all well eclipsed our goal times for a 2:31:16 total with transitions (me personal-best 27:16 mile swim, cousin Karen Conger 1:13 27-mile bike and brother Evan 48-minute 6.2-mile run on very hot morning). Personal physical therapist Petra at the end is nice perk.
Micah Rieke coached us via text for weeks and day of. FUN!
Oh, and rockstar Eric Hagen shaved 9 minutes off his best half-ironman time in 5:24.






 The bottom of the lake was lined with yellow rope, which I followed on the way back
from the far buoy so the second half of the race. So cool!
 Grandpa Gordon would have been thrilled!
Even a personal physical therapist, Petra!

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