Awesome! Summer vacation! Wahoooo!
Along with the all the fun I'm having away from school, I've been taking swim lessons, and it has been great. I am getting better at my swimming, which made me feel ready to do my 2nd triathlon. I did this race back in 2011 for the first time and I was ready to beat my time from last year.
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| Riding to the race, entourage in tow |
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Game face ON. Let's do this!
(Once again, matching colors of goggles and cap is key) |
This time we remembered to get a balloon to help me find my bike, because last year we learned T1 can be pretty confusing. All I had to do was run out of the water after the swim, look for the balloon, and got to my bike super quick! I dried myself, got my shirt, shoes and helmet on, and went off on my bike.
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| Where's my balloon? |
It was a quick ride and then it was time for the run. Yeah! I ran my bike in, put the kickstand down (Papa needs one of those on his bike), took off my helmet and was off. I was a little hot, so I grabbed a cup of water just out of T2. Now I was ready to get my run on. I ran hard, gave Papa a High 5 at the end, and crossed the finish line with a big smile.
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| Just like the pros- grab cup, take sip of water, dump rest on head, throw cup down.... |
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| Another medal, another good race.
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At the end of this one, you get to grab bagels, oranges, bananas, bars, etc. I got to say hello to this nice lady, who remembered me by name from last year.
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| "Nice race! Good to see you again, Donovan!" |
I think I may have inspired Papa, as he has been rumoring he's getting back to good health and there may be some racing for him before the summer end.
Until next time, thank you for reading.
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