Kids Triathlon

We are leaving today to travel to Jackson, MS, so the kids can compete in a real Kids Triathlon. Alec has to swim 100 meters, bike 3.1 miles, and run 0.6 miles (he is in the junior division); Kirsten has to swim 200 meters, bike 6.2 miles, and run 1.2 miles. Two of Kirsten's best friends are also competing and the kids are all nervously excited. We practiced the transition from one event to another several times on Wednesday. They have never been timed on changing clothes and putting on bike equipment before. I am hoping that they will go all out and not let some tiredness slow them down. When they practiced all the events on Sunday, Alec's time was under 30 minutes and Kirsten's was under 45 minutes. We are hoping that they will be faster on race day when the adrenaline kicks in. We are coming back on Saturday after the competition is over and then finish packing for church camp which we leave for on Sunday afternoon. I enjoy all of these events but I am looking forward to Sunday of next week, when all of our scheduled activities will be over and I can get back to normal.