I ran my first triathlon last weekend!
Ken and Tina and I stayed at
my parents' place Friday night, got up at 5am
Saturday morning, headed down to
Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, set
up our gear, and started on the
Tri For Fun
course bright and early at 7am.
I'd only decided to do the triathlon a couple days before, so I hadn't been
training. Worse, I ended up going in the second wave, which was very
competitive. I don't swim much, and I was riding Ken's mountain bike, so the
swim and the bike were both pretty challenging.
I run pretty regularly, so I figured I'd make up time on that part. I pushed
hard on the bike, though, so when I got off and started to run, I almost fell
over. My legs felt like they'd been beaten with a bat! I'm definitely not used
to biking.
Even so, I cranked through the run and ended up clocking in at under 1:15,
which I was happy with. I'll have to do it again next year! In the meantime,
check out the pictures.
I've made it to a few of the films in SF Indie's
Hole in the Head film festival this
year, and they've all been a lot of fun.
Sure, they were indie films, so they were all low budget, and ranged from good
to abominable. Still, we had a great time at every one. They were shown in
intimate, classic theaters with trellises, beautiful pipe organs, and frescoes
on the walls and the ceilings. The crowd was mostly alternative and indie,
fitting the Mission area venues.
We went to our last show on Friday,
the Primitive Screwheads'
Kentucky Jones and the Carpet of Doom, a
hilarious parody of Indiana Jones and other adventure movies. Highlights
included an Iranian wannabe Eminem, a "scientific" flying carpet, and a rock
monster that ate a giant pair of scissors but fell victim to butcher paper.
Classic.
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Oddly enough for a film festival, it was actually a live performance. The
actors were awesome, and they brought the crowd into the action, climbing over
our seats, spraying us with water and fake rocks and plastic snakes, and
inviting us to boo the villainous "Patriot" and cheer for the heroic "Tucky."
Thanks for organizing, Raj!
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