Just an excuse to wear spandex....

This morning Sterling did his first sprint triathlon at the Cooper Clinic in McKinney. In this event Sterling swam 350 meters (about 7 laps), biked 12 miles then ran a 5K. Ellen and I went to cheer him on and document his first race. I think this could be the first of many races for Sterling.

Sterling preparing diligently for the race with a free massage
(Gotta love the spandex!)

His cheerleaders!!!! Goooooo Sterling!!!!

Sterling & 499 of his closest spandex wearing friends waiting to start the race

And he's off!!!!

Stage 2:
Apparently shirts are not very aerodynamic!


Future Triathlete


Finishing Stage 2


More cheering!!! Phew, this is hard work!



The Final Stage! Almost Done!


Note: This video is not in slow motion, it is simply nearing the end of the race :)


Ellen recruited some more cheerleaders for Sterling



THE FINISH!!!
He finished in 1 hour and 12 min!! Way to go!!



I'm so proud of him!

Sterling's Stats:

Swim - 7:06
T1 - 1:27
Bike - 36:41
T2 - 1:07
Run - 26:13

Sterling finished 124th out of 500!!! Not too shabby for his first time!