01 Mark and John participate in the Mission Bay Triathlon in early May.jpg

02 Mark and his wave in the water.JPG

03 Ready.JPG

04 Go!.JPG

05 At the end of the swim.JPG

06 Transitioning to the bike.JPG

07 Johns wave is now also changing to biking.JPG

08 John leaving transition are.JPG

09 And he on the way, alas in 200 feet he will have a flat and needs to fix it.JPG

10 Mark coming back after the 15K bike.JPG

11 Mark in the distance on his way for the final leg, a 5K run.JPG

12 Mark close to the finish.JPG

13 At the end of May, Mark runs the Mission Gorge Xterra 15K race.jpg

14 The race has some very steep ups and downs - elevation map.jpg

15 Waiting for that start to get under way.JPG

16 The park is still very green.JPG

17 Mark during the race.jpg

18 There he is, almost done.JPG

19 Mark finishing.JPG

20 Mark Wade and Mark after finishing.JPG

21 In June Mark runs the 10K world famous mud run at Camp Pendlenton marine base.jpg

22 He ends up 2nd in his age group and 6th overall.jpg

23 In August the AFC half marathon is on the program.jpg

24 The race goes by the Star of India.jpg

25 Crosses over the 163 freeway.jpg

26 The finish is in Balboa Park.jpg

27 Mark and Kim after the finish, Kim was pushing Mark along to go faster and faster.jpg