Triathlete!

Yay Fuzzy! My hero!

Sunday morning found us up bright and early at 3:45am to get ready for the 2009 Chicago Triathlon.

Sleepy Fuzzy.

Shaun picked us up, and the fellas headed off to set up their gear in the transition area.

Pre-event

It was beautiful being down at the lake at sunrise, though it was super cold. I felt bad for the 6am Sprinters who were walking around barefooted and half naked in their wetsuits.

Sunrise on Lake Michigan at Monroe Harbor

Fuzzy's race didn't begin til 9am, so we got familiar with the swim route, then napped in Shaun's truck til it was time for them to suit up and take off.

Pre-Event!

I met up with my friend Jodi, and we met up with Scot and Holly to look for and cheer for Fuzzy. Scot had completed the Sprint that morning. Go Scot Go!

When Fuzzy's little face popped out of the water, it was the most amazing moment! I screamed and cried and cheered him on the rest of the way. He looked great!

There he is!

Swim, Fuzzy, Swim!

Hey Babe! He saw us and waved, too!

This is my favorite photo of the day. Look at that stroke!

He's out of the water!

After the 1.5K swim, he set off for his 25 mile bike ride. I wasn't able to see him, but I hear the bikers on Lake Shore all looked great!

We camped out on the grass for the next couple of hours. To help cheer him on, Noah and Stephanie came out, too, just in time! When Fuzzy ran by, again, I was over the moon. He looked so good!

Can you see him?

Lookin' Good!

There he goes!

Check out this dog and this baby.

Then it was off to the finish line! After Shaun finished, he went back to find Fuzzy and run the rest of the way with him. Fuzzy had some problems with his IT band, so when he rounded the corner for the final stretch, he was hobbling pretty badly, but he still looked great!

Shaun and Fuzzy working it.

Almost there!

DONE!

Look at this big winner!

They did it!

I love my triathlete!

Other things of note:
Fuzzy finished in 4 hours and 27 minutes.
This was the largest triathlon in the world, with 9300 participants.
I saw both Peter and Sarah from season 10 of The Amazing Race.
I got super sunburned on my nose and around my mouth.

Fuzzy wrote about his experience here!

CONGRATULATIONS FUZZY!!!