So we found a race close to home that Jamie was already signing up for and signed up Hallie, Jake, and Mason too. Even better, we were able to camp right at the race site...a win on all fronts.
We left Friday afternoon, checked into the race, and setup camp. The kids were a tremendous help!
Then we prepared the all-important pre-race meal (Smores of course!) to ensure everyone would be feeling great for the race the next day. After dinner it was off to bed!
Jamie's sister Trisha came to do the race as well, and here are our first two athletes ready to go early on race morning.
Of course we needed to get a picture with mommy before the race started. Here we are just before Jamie headed down to get in the water.
The entire race venue was great for spectators. We camped in a spot where we could walk 2 minutes in any direction and watch the swim, bike transition, run transition and finish. Perfect for me and all the kids.I pretty much couldn't handle taking quality pics and herding the four kids off the race course though, so I missed plenty of great pic opps. But here is one of Jamie and Trisha as they came out of T2 headed out on their 6 mile run (our camp site was just behind them to the right...sweet!).
The base elevation for this triathlon STARTS at 7300 ft and rises well over 8000 ft during the race...the tallest triathlon in the US! Here's a pic of the kids above the lake where they all swam, waiting anxiously for mommy to finish the race.
And here she comes! The boys (and Hallie too if she weren't in the bathroom) were so excited that they ran out to cross the finish line with her. Great race Jamie!
The race didn't stop there. We rushed from the finish line straight down to the kids starting line to get them in their race gear and their transitions set up. I lost sight of Jake, but here are Hallie and Mason ready to jump in the water.
And they're off! It was a mass start for the kids, who raced around the buoy and back to the ramp. Jake a Hallie did it on their own and did great. Mason did great too, with the help of a not-so-little motor propelling him through the water (ME).
Transitioning all three kids at the same time was a bit chaotic, but all of them managed to get out in the order they came in and start off strong on the bike (me included).
Hallie was the first to make it back, throwing off her helmet and racing off on the run as quickly as she could.
In the end, all three kids finished the race and loved it! Hallie was our first finisher with Jake just two minutes behind. Mason, although very enthusiastic to be in the race, wasn't as motivated to push through to the end without a little help from his personal training assistant.
Besides, it's WWAAAYYY more fun to swing to the finish line then to run to it!
And here are all of our successful racers for the day. They even all got their own medals and water bottles! Way to go team!
As for the non racers? Well the day took it's toll on us too, but only one of us got to take a break from all the excitement when the race was over.
The base elevation for this triathlon STARTS at 7300 ft and rises well over 8000 ft during the race...the tallest triathlon in the US! Here's a pic of the kids above the lake where they all swam, waiting anxiously for mommy to finish the race.
And here she comes! The boys (and Hallie too if she weren't in the bathroom) were so excited that they ran out to cross the finish line with her. Great race Jamie!
The race didn't stop there. We rushed from the finish line straight down to the kids starting line to get them in their race gear and their transitions set up. I lost sight of Jake, but here are Hallie and Mason ready to jump in the water.
And they're off! It was a mass start for the kids, who raced around the buoy and back to the ramp. Jake a Hallie did it on their own and did great. Mason did great too, with the help of a not-so-little motor propelling him through the water (ME).
Transitioning all three kids at the same time was a bit chaotic, but all of them managed to get out in the order they came in and start off strong on the bike (me included).
Hallie was the first to make it back, throwing off her helmet and racing off on the run as quickly as she could.
In the end, all three kids finished the race and loved it! Hallie was our first finisher with Jake just two minutes behind. Mason, although very enthusiastic to be in the race, wasn't as motivated to push through to the end without a little help from his personal training assistant.
Besides, it's WWAAAYYY more fun to swing to the finish line then to run to it!
And here are all of our successful racers for the day. They even all got their own medals and water bottles! Way to go team!
As for the non racers? Well the day took it's toll on us too, but only one of us got to take a break from all the excitement when the race was over.
4 comments:
We should definately get together, Mckinley always asks for a play date!
Mckinley was baptized on the 31st and now I'm feeling bad, we should've had Hallie come. Our stake isn't doing August baptisms this year because of stake conference.
Call us, my number is still the same:)
That is Awesome!! I love your kids. The post is hilarious. Great job, Jamie! And kids, too. Especially Mason. Looks like it was REALLY rough on him (you)! Maybe some day we can live close enough for us to do one together. That looks like so much fun!
Awesome job, everyone! We think that that is totally cool that Hallie, Jake, and Mason all got to do a tri! And way to go for you, too, Jamie.
I read the post to Elli, who responded by saying "aahh pst eh," which is baby talk for "I love my cousins and my aunt and uncle. I miss them, too."
We loved seeing this blog about the kids' races! GREAT fotos, great narrative (go Kyle!) and very impressive race, you cute kids!
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