Kids Triathlon......
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Our good friends decided to do a kid triathlon this past month and invited some friends to join them.
It was pretty cool to see how many kids joined in this event.
My youngest two decided to give it a try which neither have done it before.
Blake had injured his ankle and was unable to join, but he did help and cheer on his friends and family.
We discovered that both kids weakest area was definitely swimming!
Caleb with his buddy, Luke
The age group Caleb participated in was 6-11 years old.
They had to swim 50 meters across the pool.
Being towards the end of the group, Caleb had to catch up on his 2 mile bike ride.
He was even able to pass more kids on the 1 mile run. He did so well, he came in 4th place!
Emma turn. Her age group was 12-15 years old. Four boys and three girls.
Emma goal was to just finish the race.
They had to swim 100 meters in the pool
Once again, she was the last one out of the pool.
She was not happy.
She took off on her bike and started pedaling the 4.5 miles course.
Afterwards, they had to run 2 miles on the course in the heat!
It was very hot for them....
So we made sure they drank or poured plenty of water on them!
Love this picture my friend took of Blake splashing his sister!
Due to unforeseen events, Emma was the only girl to finish the race.
We were so proud of her and she met her goal of finishing the race.
All the kids did amazing and they each earned a ribbon for participating!
Emma won the first place girl trophy for her age group!
I asked my kids if they would do it again......they both said no! Of course, I asked them after the race.
I may wait until a month or two and see if they will try again.
I'm sure next time, they will be better prepared!
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