Jeff was chipper and calm as he descended the stairs onto the beach where the athletes were gathered before the horn was sounded. oh, and there he is!!! look for the super buff guy....
Jeff did great, and finished in the top third for all participants and seventh in his age group.
the next day three of the kids entered the Ironkid race for the very first time.
Hannah, Adam and Layla swam and biked and ran their way to the finish line with grit and determination that inspired me. we were so proud of them!
they went for it with gusto, and even though the climate was hot and muggy, much more uncomfortable than the day before when Jeff raced, they persevered and finished well.
Layla finished second in her age group out of thirteen, Adam finished third out of nine, and Hannah finished sixth of nine. so cool.....they were terrific and i'm going to be okay with just bragging a bit because i can~ it is my blog, after all!!
ahhh....cold water!!!!
Layla has written on her white board "Sadly, the triathlon is over"...Hannah snuck in and edited it to read "Gladly, the triathlon is over"....sort of sums up their thoughts about the day, although Hannah will admit that the satisfaction she feels is almost greater than the physical pain of the moment....
Hannah's thinkin'...."what did i just do?????"
Adam scooping up a ribbon!
If it looks like there are more pictures of Layla, there are! This was due to the fact that Layla was competing in a shorter distance because of her age, and once she finished it got really crazy as Adam and Hannah transitioned to the run and more competitors and spectators surrounded the finish line.
Hudson is anticipating a great day when he can participate next year, and Joelle and i are, well....we are...um, sort-of, i guess......undecided on our involvement next year......sigh....
Wow great job! A huge congratulations guys!
ReplyDeleteI think you would be an awesome competitor next year! Go Shana go!!!!