{"id":3632,"date":"2024-07-17T19:17:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T02:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/?p=3632"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:01:55","slug":"triathlon-tri-umph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/2024\/07\/17\/triathlon-tri-umph\/","title":{"rendered":"Triathlon Tri-umph!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Saturday, July 13, there was a lot of “UMPH” Andrew and his roommate Kyle and I put into our TRI-athlon. Swim for nearly a mile, bike for 26 miles, run for 6.2 miles. This is the third triathlon Andrew and I have done together.<\/p>\n

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Just after Andrew crossed the finish line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why do we do this? Admittedly the question flashed through our minds numerous times on the race.<\/p>\n

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  1. Father – Son bonding time. Training and prep beforehand and then the event and processing afterward gives us a connection point.<\/li>\n
  2. We both enjoy challenges, and this is a good one. There is variety in a triathlon, and while we are able, we like to push our bodies, have a goal, and get in good shape. Each year Andrew and I try to do something that pushes our bodies to the envelope. He’s already talking about next year climbing Rainier!<\/li>\n
  3. The diversity of exercise helps break up the monotony of doing the same routines throughout the year. In the summertime, we are able to swim in a local lake, run without getting rained on, and bike on beautiful rural routes. It’s fun, and something different than the Insanity workout I’ve done a thousand times!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This year, Holly decided to join us and be our cheerleader as we passed through each transition. So fun to have her there! And she caught some good pix.<\/p>\n

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    Finishing the ride, ready for the run.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Andrew and me with our cheerleader Holly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Three triathlon amigos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    I don’t know if I’ll do it again, but it has created fun memories for us, and I’m thankful to enjoy the experience with my son.<\/p>\n

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    Last Saturday, July 13, there was a lot of “UMPH” Andrew and his roommate Kyle and I put into our TRI-athlon. Swim for nearly a mile, bike for 26 miles, run for 6.2 miles. This is the third triathlon Andrew and I have done together. Why do we do this? Admittedly the question flashed through … Continue reading Triathlon Tri-umph!<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3632"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3639,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3632\/revisions\/3639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}