My daughter's 1st triathlon

I'm so glad that my family is active and sees me become more active and now they want to do even more to be active.  I had signed Shara-Lyn up for a kids triathlon for while my husband and son were in Canada on a fishing trip.  She was so nervous the night before and didn't sleep very well and was up with the alarm the morning of the triathlon.  The event consisted of a 100 yard swim, 3 mile bike ride which consisted of a huge hill on one end of the park, and a 1 mile run. 

She was the first to sign in so she got #1 

Her transition area all set up 

Struggling in the pool 

Changing at the transition area  

Smiling after the first lap 

Still smiling

Last lap on the bike 

Here she comes

She skipped across the finish line! 

She was so hot and worn out! 

Here she is soaked with her finishers medal

So proud of her!

She really struggled with the swimming portion of the event, but made up the time on the bike.  She passed 7-10 kids that got out of the pool before she did while she was on the bike.  I timed her as soon as she got in the pool and her time was 39 minutes.  That is so great!  She's already talking about doing it again next year.
~Crystal