Slowing down

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Eric Bartlett, of Destin, Fla., prepares to dismount his bike and strike out on the run portion of the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. The triathlon featured a 200-meter swim, 8-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run. A total of 150 out of the 248 triathletes were participating in their first triathlon. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Catching her breath

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Andrea Lynch, of Crestview, Fla., ties her shoes preparing for the bike ride at the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. The triathlon featured a 200-meter swim, 8-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run. A total of 150 out of the 248 triathletes were participating in their first triathlon. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

'Heisman' effort

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Danny Wuerffel, of Destin, legs out the last 100 yards at the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy Winner at the University of Florida, was competing as a first The triathlon featured a 200-meter swim, 8-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run. A total of 150 out of the 248 triathletes were participating in their first triathlon. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Keep going

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Nick Hopkins, 11, of Shalimar Fla., puts on his shoes after the 200-meter swim at the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. He had "Eat my bubbles...tread...dust" written in marker on his back and a reminder on his right arm that read "Keep Going." The triathlon featured a 8-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run after the 200-meter swim. A total of 150 out of the 248 triathletes were participating in their first triathlon. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

'My First Tri'

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The first wave of alumni triathletes swim within inches of each other to gain an advantage in the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. The triathlon featured a 200-meter swim, 8-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run. A total of 150 out of the 248 triathletes were participating in their first triathlon. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

In Harms way

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Airman Brendan Harms, 96th Security Forces Squadron investigator, pin points a student from the Eglin Youth Center during a friendly game of paintball June 5. They kicked off a summer-long campaign June 5 by taking some of the older students from the Eglin Youth Center to the paint ball fields at Hurlburt Field for a game or two of paintball assault on each other. The investigations Airmen want to curb mischievous behavior in adolescents on base by becoming their mentors before those acts become criminal in nature. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)