Tri Again

Brooks and Hudson raced in another triathlon, this time in downtown Indy.  They had the privilege (?!) of swimming in the canal.  The adult tri was in the morning before their race, and they were inspired by seeing the adults race.  They both did a fantastic job, especially considering they mountain bike raced the day before.  

Brooks's group had a mix-up as they were the first ones on the course.  The volunteers accidentally sent the leaders the wrong way on the run.  Hudson was 2 waves behind Brooks and finished before him.
It was nerve wracking wondering what happened to Brooks.  Was he hurt?  Did he finish and we missed him?  He ended up running an extra 10 minutes, but finished strong.  He said he liked the extra running.

Gotta celebrate with Kona Ice!

Tri Hard!

Brooks and Hudson participated in their first triathlon last Saturday.  They swam 100 yards, biked 2 miles, and ran half a mile.  They gave their all!  Brooks placed 4th in the 9-10 year old boys, and Hudson placed 2nd in the 7-8 year olds.  We were so proud of them.  They loved every minute of it, and want to do the next one on Sunday.

 

Triathalon #2

The boys did their second triathlon at our Y a couple weeks ago.  They have been working on their swimming all summer with an awesome instructor that they love (Thanks Lydia!).  Their swimming showed a huge improvement over last summer.  Brooks was bumped up with the older kids (7-9) and was one of the smaller ones, but held his own (even with having a bad cough/virus).  Hudson was the first kid on the bike in his wave.  He ended up tying for 1st with two other kids.  He was super excited about winning his first trophy.