Hannah completes the California Kids Triathlon!

Yesterday Hannah competed in the California Kids Triathlon in Woodland. She competed in the 6 and under division and I competed with her b/c it was the parent/child division. Since this was her first triathlon (and mine too) and she cannot swim completely on her own yet we sign up for the p/c division. This is the first year they had the p/c division and Hannah's friend at school Kate and her mom, Heather competed too...which is how we found out about this triathlon. I was a little worried about Hannah being able to complete a 25 yard swim (1 lap), a 1 mile bike, and a 1/4 mile run but she did FANTASTIC!! I was more than proud of her. Here are some pics of us competing in this triathlon...which by the way the main goal of it was to finish not to "place" and everyone who finished got a medal so I really like that about it.

All our stuff set up in the transition area...I was originally going to bike with Hannah but of course my bike had a flat on Sunday morning so I ended up running next to her as she biked...which was the better choice anyway b/c I was able to help her maneuver on/off curbs...etc.



Hannah and I before we are about to start with our numbers written on us...for you bus nerds out there notice my cool bus # 1014. :)



Hannah and I in the pool waiting for our count down to begin and me pointing and showing her where we are going...


And we are off!! Check out that good kicking action going on by Hannah...


And we are still going...there are about 10 pictures of Hannah and I like this (but I won't put them all in)...still going and going SLOWLY in the pool...Hannah was just leisurely kicking her way down the pool...hilarious.


Still going...notice there is no one else left in the pool anymore. :) I love Hannah's non-competitive nature...I on the other hand am super competitive, but I was good and just encouraging her along but not with too much pressure.


Finally out of the pool and running to our bike transition area:


Getting Hannah dressed for the bike ride:


Helmet, glasses, check!


Mommy's turn to get ready for her run...Hannah waiting patiently on her bike:


Almost ready to go! Again...Adam took a lot of pictures of me getting ready while Hannah just sat on her bike and waited...too funny. It is really hard to get your socks on when your feet are still slightly wet!


And we are off on our 1 mile bike/run!


Here we are coming back in to transition to our 1/4 mile run. Along the bike route there were people on the sides cheering and Hannah asked "Why are they cheering for us?". Too cute. In this picture she is really going for it and giving it her all on her bike. Again I am so proud of her:


Here we are on our way to go running. Hannah really wanted to hold my hand...it was so cute. I told her she should use her arms to power her run but she wanted to hold my hand...how could I resist. :)


Coming back in from our run. Notice we are still holding hands. At one point on our run Hannah had to stop b/c her legs hurt. We walked and got some water and I told her when we came around this curve we were going to run again and she did...what a trooper!


And crossing the finish line! They even announced our names...it was very cool. We finished in 24 minutes and 1 second. :)


High Five! We did it!


Posing for a picture with our cool medals.


Hannah's friend Kate who also competed was cheering us on as we came in since they were in the group ahead of ahead of us. Here she is with her friend after they both finished. So cute.


Again I am so proud of Hannah for finishing and enjoying herself. She is excited for the next triathlon and really wants the whole family to compete in one. I told her it will be a few years before Samantha can but we will as soon as Samantha is old enough. And of course Hannah will compete again, but this time it will be Adam's turn to compete with her.