Try-a-tri

...And that's not just me being clever with the title, it was the actual name of the event I raced in Parry Sound at the very end of August. My brother and I both competed in the Bobby Ore Parry Sound Triathlon, however Matt stepped up to do the FULL triathlon for the second time this summer. Me?..well I just wanted a little sample of the distances seeing as I'm not the floating type which means I'm not the swimming type. A little 350m swim was perfect for me! I'm still not a fan of the goggle-swimcap look on myself and avoided putting them on as long as possible seeing as my Mom is always everywhere with the camera. We had the best cheering squad out there, my Mom, Dad, Grandma, Aunt Sue, and Danielle came out to cheer us on! Check out this video Matt made of the event....

Note: Don't try to put on your shirt AFTER you put on your helmet. It won't work out.


The Tribe's go a Tri-ing!! from Matt Tribe on Vimeo.

It was a wonderful weekend stop at my Aunt Sue's cottage just outside Parry Sound before heading to the Barrie, ON area for the Southern Ontario Training Camp that we participated in. The weather was glorious and Matt and I took advantage of it and had some fun "dock diving." It wouldn't have worked out so well if it weren't for Matt's girlfriend, Danielle, being an ace with the camera! Thanks!

Tandem backwards jumping. It took me a little while to be convinced that it wouldn't hurt when I hit the water. Hence the face!

A few years of diving lessons when I was younger are now coming in handy! I Be Super Woman.

I love summer!

It's always fun to compete in different sports other than skiing to see how my athletic abilities can be tested and transferred. I don't think I'll be switching sports anytime soon but I can see myself trying a triathlon again.

Later!

Erin