Sinema completes Ironman triathlon

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on Sunday became the first sitting member of Congress to complete an Ironman triathlon. She tweeted a photo of herself crossing the finish line, completing the race in 15 hours, 12 minutes and 33 seconds.

Kyrsten Sinema. You. Are. An. Ironman. pic.twitter.com/DVfNljwAhm

— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) November 18, 2013

Arizona’s Ironman race in Tempe included a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run. Sinema, a freshman, had trained for the race for a year. Ironman races are hosted worldwide.

At one point during the bike portion, Sinema fell off her bike because of a four-foot tumbleweed in the road, she tweeted Monday.

Only @IRONMANArizona – 4 ft. tumbleweed in a whirling mini-tornado on Beeline knocked me off bike onto the highway. Hard. #stillfinished

— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) November 18, 2013

Freshman Democrat Steven Horsford (Nev.) told Sinema he looked forward to running with her soon, he tweeted Sunday.

.@kyrstensinema Hope the race went well! Look forward to running a race together soon.

— Rep. Steven Horsford (@RepHorsford) November 18, 2013

@RepHorsford it went really well! Lets run together soon, tho I think I’ll rest a few days this week 😉

— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) November 18, 2013

Sinema, 37, also became the first openly bisexual member of Congress when she was sworn in with the rest of her class in January.