He Tried

So we've got to play a little more catch up concerning our Memorial Day Weekend. The big thing that Kyle did over that weekend was complete his 2nd triathlon! It was called the Cap Tex Tri (Capital City Triathlon) and he did a great job. We are so proud of him and all had a great time cheering him on throughout the course. I thought since we saw him through most of it, I'd give you a play-by-play.
First, we all had to leave bright and early at 6:30am to get all of Kyle's gear to the transition area before it closed for the race. Only athletes were allowed past a certain point, so we saw him getting ready from a distance.

Next, we had to wait until 9:50 which was when his age group started in the water(Who were the 30-34 year olds. He was bummed to be in that category because he felt old, but his birthday was a week away so they made him). The kids were loving being with daddy in his tri suit until he had to go get into the water.

Here are all the heads bobbing out of the lake. I think I see Kyle's little red cap in the distance, but who can be sure?

Next on to the transition area where he had to race to his bike, gear up, and carbo-load for the cycling portion.

Kyle really felt like he hit his stride during the bike section. He knocked off 20 minutes of bike time from his last tri! (It didn't hurt that he had a way better bike this time either!)

During some down time, Little B was feeling super photogenic so I capitalized on that. She was so proud of the sign we made, she carried it around the whole time and told everyone what it said. When she would see Kyle, she would hold it up as high as she could and chant "My Daddy Tris!" It was super fun to have her there and cheer him on.

Kyle finally saw us and his sign and decided to wave. That was a mistake because the kids were so excited their dad saw them, they (namely Porter) decided to follow him and run along side of him about a quarter of a mile. The kid is tiny, but lightning quick. By the time I got all our bags picked up to go catch up, he was out of sight. A second later, after he realized all these other runners were passing him, and they weren't his dad, he bolted back to me. Thank goodness! I guess he just needed some daddy time for a minute!

Kyle made it across the finish line and we couldn't be happier! (Or more eager to get out of the deathly heat!)

We had to capture one family shot which Porter couldn't stay awake for (I think it was all the running!)

We finally loaded up the car and headed home after one last picture of the manly man and his little sweets beaming with pride.