Busy Day

John and I were up nice and early so we could be on the road by 7 a.m.  JD was participating in a triathlon in Walker which is about an hour or so south of us.  We stopped in Bemidji for a quick breakfast at McDonald's and after an hour's drive, arrived at the Walker City Park which was the starting point for the race.  The race included swimming a quarter of a mile, biking 17 miles, and then running 2.8 miles.  The weather was on the chilly side with winds that increased as the morning wore on.  We found JD and visited while he got ready for the swimming part of the race.  The wind was strong out of the north and that meant swimming into the waves.

 Participants getting ready for the swim

 JD just finished the swimming part and coming

out of the water

 Leech Lake was pretty rough today

After exiting the water, the participants go to the transition area and get ready to ride their bikes.

 JD getting ready for biking

Getting his bike to the highway

John and I took a rest break and sat in the car for awhile as the bikers covered 17 miles. With all the bright yellow shirts, we somehow missed getting a photo of John finishing this portion of the race.  Next he was off on the two mile run.

John starting the running part of the race

 The Finish Line

We hung around with JD for a little bit after the race and then hit the road home.  John has been thinking about getting a different vehicle.   We've found as we're getting older that our little Honda is getting more uncomfortable for long hauls, so we have been looking at several different makes and models over the past month.  Matt and Sara just purchased a newer Chevy Impala and we really liked it, so we stopped at a dealership to see what they had available and took a test drive.  We are now the proud owners of a bright red Chevy.  Won't have it until Monday, so pics will have to wait.