Tri-Tri Again

St. George Triathlon part II. Carter, Jake and Hanna joined me this time. It was awesome to watch my little athletes try their hardest and cross the finish line. Way to go guys!! Just remember that we can do hard things.....it helps to be prepared and have a support system cheering for us. You can do just about anything you set your mind to do if you aren't afraid to work hard.
love, MOM
The ward kids all lined up: Jake, Carter , Hanna, Aspen, Jess, Hailey, and Dean

Getting Started....can you feel their little nerves??

Oh the concentration on Hanna's face
Jake smiled almost the entire race he's been looking forward to this since November

Run for your life!!

The finish line yeah!!
We have practiced for about 8 weeks, at the gym on treadmills, swimming laps at the "Y", and running around our block. Jake got 3rd place in his age group, Carter 5th, and Hanna 15th (there were a lot more girls her age that competed than boys....she improved her time by 6 minutes from last November) So proud of you !
This is my amazing friend Jen who motivates me and keeps me coming back for more of these triathlons. It helps that our cute daughters are best friends. They like to do everything together! And we are lucky enough to have them live right next door. We'd be lost with out you.

As for me, I was able to improve my time by about 9 and a half minutes. I was happy with the outcome for now, but want to shave off another 12 minutes before I will be where I want to be. I have to get a new bike and hire someone to teach me how to swim before that will happen. But hey I've got six months until November and I'm not afraid of a little work.
Lee, Cathy, me, Jen, Lorna, Karen, Marilee--could you be anymore humbled by this experience? Look what we have to wear then add a swim cap and goggles, then hop on a bike all wet, then run with your hair windblown and wet. You know you're all jealous!