Invercargill is the next large town to the south of us. It is the size of Sarnia and we go there when we need to go to the "big city"! Invercargill hosted a Tryathlon for kids and Sam and Abby showed an interest. We were a little surprised , but thrilled when the kids said they wanted to do it so we signed them up. The whole idea behind this event was to TRY and give it a go.
Abby's age group began first. There were four girls that are all daughters of teachers that work at Gore High. They know each other and they raced in the same start. Abby was nervous and having Sian, Hariet and Meri in the same group was good for her. All of the kids started in the pool. Sam was down from her and he kept looking over at us waving and trying to get us to tell him when Abby was in the water. When Abs took to her lap he was standing and yelling and cheering for her. It was emotional for me as a Mother. Abby does not always enjoy biking or hiking and her mood can sometimes become...well, foul. Today was brilliant for her. She worked hard with a smile the whole way! We are so proud of her.
Sam started after Abs. Dan stayed and got pics of him. Our one camera does not like the lighting in the pool...you will notice some fuzzy pics. Sam had to do 2 laps of the pool and Dano reported that he swam hard...we joke that he looks like a jellyfish in swimming lessons, but not today! We bought Sam a bike last Easter and he has grown so much this year that bike is too small. He has been using my bike and he is loving that. Sammer had a spill during the bike while trying pass a little girl. He wiped out and got right back on. Sammer put in a great effort and is keen to do another! We are so proud of him!
There were 600+ kids doing the race today. It was amazing.
Until next time,
Samantha
2 comments:
That sounds very cool! Way to go Sam and Abby!
Love Aunt Kim and Uncle Dan
GREAT JOB!!!! Looks like you had fun!
Holly
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