St. George Ironman!!!!

So this weekend lauren and I and our boss/friend from work had the opportunity to go down to St George and be volunteer lifeguards for the Ironman Triathlon. Let me just start by saying, Ironman athletes are INSANE!!!! The whole race was a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 run (Marathon). It was soooooo cool to be a part of. We got to see the start. The athletes looked like little fishes swimming through that lake.We left friday to drive down to St George. Stayed the night at a un-disclosed location. We had to wake up at 2:45 am!! We had to meet at a place at 3:30 am and then we had to be to the lake at 4am!!! Talk about an early morning. From there the lifeguards got situated. I started getting a little nervous when they were talking about , "if fatalities" , "if CPR situations" like it was a common thing. Talking to Lauren, she says it is a common thing if you are not prepared for the cold water. Luckily we didn't see anything that scary. There were about 2300 athletes from ALL over the world competing. They varied in age range from 18-77 years old. I did know two of the competitors. Anyways, we had a fun day!!! It was a really neat expirence to be a part of. Here are a few pics from the event.