Tri'ing Again

He's at it again!  Brian, the triathlete, made another appearance at the Jamba Juice Mission Bay Triathlon.  This time, however, he was the swimming leg of a relay team.  Since it happened to also be the same morning of soccer team pictures for both boys, the kids and I weren't able to be there to witness his greatness and cheer him on.  And, from I hear, we missed quite a show-down.  Brian and another swimmer were the first to emerge from the water...saddled by wetsuits and laboring through the soft sand and grass, they were neck in neck.  Then, at the last second (literally), Brian pulled ahead with a triumphant sprint and was the first to tag the mat.  And when I say "first", I mean FIRST of the mixed relay teams.  Brian pulled out an impressive time of 7:57:1, beating all other mixed relay swimmers (including his unintentional opponent by .006 seconds) and putting him on par with the elite athletes (a fair comparison, considering they all swim first).  Great job, Brian!  And hopefully next time we'll be there to see his competitive spirit at its best, but for now we're just grateful to the friend who happened to be there with her camera.