Nick's triathlon
Our man Nick raced in his first-ever triathlon yesterday, up in Doylestown. This is a kid's triathlon organized by the township and a local cycle shop. In his age group, the events included 75 meters of swimming in a pool, 3 miles (4.8 km) on the bike, and 1 mile (1.6 km) of running. Nick did a terrific job overall. Here he is getting ready for his swim:
I didn't get any good pictures of him swimming - someday I might have to invest in some underwater cameras to get Michael Phelps-style pool shots!
Anyway, Nick swam well and did a good job going through the transition to biking. Here he is coming back in from the bike course:
Coming out of transition again for the run:
And on the home stretch of the run:
Nick was pretty wiped out immediately after the race:
We loved the obligatory "body numbering" that is standard for triathlons:
Later in the day, Nick had recovered well enough to play in his last spring soccer match of the season. Nick's team showed up ready to play, and thumped their opponents 6-1:
Anna was along for the entire ride yesterday; Maria stayed over at her friend Nora's house and missed out on the triathlon, then hopped over to her friend Alyssa's house for some swimming and missed the soccer match. Here is Anna doing some artwork on the sidelines at soccer:
We're very proud of Nick for testing his physical limits, and we're going to be working with him over the summer to get him in great physical shape for fall soccer.
I didn't get any good pictures of him swimming - someday I might have to invest in some underwater cameras to get Michael Phelps-style pool shots!
Anyway, Nick swam well and did a good job going through the transition to biking. Here he is coming back in from the bike course:
Coming out of transition again for the run:
And on the home stretch of the run:
Nick was pretty wiped out immediately after the race:
We loved the obligatory "body numbering" that is standard for triathlons:
Later in the day, Nick had recovered well enough to play in his last spring soccer match of the season. Nick's team showed up ready to play, and thumped their opponents 6-1:
Anna was along for the entire ride yesterday; Maria stayed over at her friend Nora's house and missed out on the triathlon, then hopped over to her friend Alyssa's house for some swimming and missed the soccer match. Here is Anna doing some artwork on the sidelines at soccer:
We're very proud of Nick for testing his physical limits, and we're going to be working with him over the summer to get him in great physical shape for fall soccer.
