Downtown Columbia Triathlon

FCA Endurance was well represented at the Downtown Columbia Triathlon and especially our Columbia Huddle. The day before the race some teammates volunteered at packet pickup where were able to connect with many athletes we hadn't seen since last season and meet some new athletes.

Race morning was rather chilly but thankfully by the time the race started at 1:00 PM the temperature had warmed considerably (although the pool was still nippy). Being in the downtown area made it an interesting race course with lots of turns, foot bridges, and even a set of stairs. The finish line was in a nice grassy field where we setup our booth.


While not technically in favor of child labor, the team is not completely opposed to employing kids as booth workers / team ballerinas.


Carolyn getting ready for a warm up ride with some friends:


I think I see Leslie in a sea of bikes:


This teammate wisely chose to warm up in the balmy diving pool aka "the hot tub":


Nick "warming up" with some athletes:


Janice getting ready to race:


Congratulations to Janice on her return to racing and placing 3rd in the Athena division!

Teammates getting started on the bike:






Coming down the finishing chute:




After the race was over we all enjoyed the sunshine with friends and family






It seems we had a slightly strange string of 4th place finishes with Carolyn finishing 4th in the Female 40-44 division, Randy finishing 4th in the Male 45-49 division, Lee finishing 4th in the Male 35-39 division, and Nick finishing 4th overall. So that is four 4th place finishes - weird. Here's to making it to the podium next time!

Congratulations to all who completed the race and a special thanks to all who volunteered in our efforts to serve the race directors and our fellow athletes. And thank you for your boldness in glorifying our Lord and Savior through your racing!