The kids' race aside, the real draws of the PHLY Tri weekend were the (adult) triathlons yesterday and this morning. We all know James is an animal, so of course he had to do both races. I stayed home yesterday morning to let the girls rest up before their racing debut, but Mom-Mom and Poppy were their to cheer on our favorite Ironman in the sprint.
Each year the PHLY team has a friendly competition with its parent company, and this year (as it happens every year, apparently), the PHLY team won, and you know James played a big part! He and Ryan both placed in their age group. Go Daddy Go!
If only we were there to cheer him on too! We did our part this morning, bright and early for the Olympic distance race. The girls were pretty chipper considering we were there before 6am!
The swim start is on the opposite side of the river from transition, and the girls anxiously awaited the chance to spot Daddy in his first transition and give him a big (dancing) cheer.
Once he left for his first loop on the bike, we found a nice spot where we could watch him on the bike and the run before heading over to the finish line.
Unfortunately, that was the only spot we didn't get to see him. Clearly, I was off my spectator game today. Not only did we miss seeing him finish despite standing right at the finish line, but apparently I couldn't even get a clear shot of him. Jeez. I better brush up before Leadville!
Awesome job this weekend, Daddy! We're all proud of you as always, even if the heat turned one of us into a grump-o-saurus. Now, on to the next race, only a week away!
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