Inspire Kids to Tri

Last weekend, the kids did their first triathlon! We got up at 5:45 a.m. to get ready. The race started at 8:00 a.m. but we needed to be there by 6:45 a.m. to get the kids transition area all set up. It was so much fun!!!

Dave "topping off" every body's tires.

Lauren had two of her best friends who were also participating in the race. Caitlin Muela and Lauren are the same age so they got to do the whole thing together! Her other friend, Katelyn Groppe, is a year younger so she started later. ~Lauren & Caitlin~

Let the games begin...

Taylor and Carter both swam 200m (4 laps), biked 10k (6.2 miles), and ran 2k (1.2 miles). Lauren swam 100m, biked 5k, and ran 1k.

Taylor...

Unfortunately, we didn't get video of Taylor finishing. It was hard to be everywhere at once and all three kids were constantly in different places.

Taylor's time to complete: 49:21

Carter...

Carter's time to complete: 57:03

Carter also had two friends who did the race! Jacob Larrea is the same age as Carter so they did it together and his friend Zack is older so he started earlier.

~Jacob & Carter~

Lauren...

Lauren finished the swim to find her bike tire had popped. So, she had to wait for Carter to finish so she could use his bike. Her friend, Caitlin, was so sweet and waited for her. It really screwed up their time but they didn't seem to mind a bit!

My friend Susan (Caitlin's mom), pictured behind Lauren, was running besides the girls cheering them on! It was so cute.

~Caitlin & Lauren~

Lauren's time to complete: 52:11 (The flat tire cost her about 15 minutes so she should have finished closer to 35 minutes.)

~Caitlin, Lauren, and Katelyn~

~Katelyn Groppe, Carter, Lauren, Taylor, & Zack Groppe~

They did awesome and everybody wants to do it again next year! Woo-Hoo!

~Caitlin Muela & Lauren~

Yummy!

We are so proud of them! Good job guys...y'all rock!