IronWOman!

This past weekend I headed up to Penticton to cheer Sheri on as she completed her first Ironman Triathlon. Ever since we met a year and a half ago, she's been training for this. For those of you who aren't totally familiar with this insane competition, it starts with a 3.8 km swim then goes into a 180 km bike and finishes off with a marathon for good measure all in 17 hours or less.
This year was the 25th anniversary of Ironman Canada and there were about 2700 competitors. The youngest competitor was 18 and the oldest this year was 77! The photo above is the mass start for the swim portion first thing in the morning. Needless to say, it was a bit challenging to pick Sheri out of the crowd!
The weather was decent, keeping steady at 22 degrees and overcast, so no one got too much sun. Sheri was smiling throughout and crossed the finish line at 14:09:29 - nearly an hour before she thought she would! I joined her family and her boyfriend in cheering her on throughout. It was an inspiring day, but I don't quite feel compelled to sign up yet. I've posted a bunch of photos from the day to my flickr account, be sure to check them out.

Can't even tell you how proud I am of you Sheri!