Maddo's Triathlon

Saturday Maddy participated in a kid's triathlon.  Jillian could not participate, due to a knee injury, and Kadin was too scared to do the swimming portion.  So, Maddy had the honor of being the first member in our family to complete a triathlon.  She had a good time.  The swim was hard.  She is not fond of the deep end, and had never really swam that far.  She was very brave, and made it. 

She was so nervous and excited about it.  The night before, she asked Matt to help her get her bike ready.  They pumped up her tires, adjusted the seat, fixed the brakes, etc..  Then in the morning when we went to load her bike intot he car, we noticed the back tire was flat.  Luckily, Matt keeps a good supply of inner tubes handy.  He was able to sit in the parking lot before the race and fix the tire.  She seemed to really be struggling during the bike part of the race, but we just figured she was tired from the swim.  After the race was over, Matt was wheeling the bike back to the car, and he noticed that the tension on the back wheel was really high.  When he checked it out, he realized that she had been riding the bike with the brakes partially engaged the whole way.  Poor Maddo.

The run was her favorite part.  We kept telling her to pace haerself, as she had to run 2 laps around the track.  Her idea of "pacing" was to sprint like all heck for 3/4 of the track, and then walk for a while then sprint again.    I think we are going to have to work with her on that concept.  :) 

It was a fun way to spend a quick Saturday morning.  So, now that Maddo has done it, the rest of the family has to get with it and step up our athletic pursuits.