We finally got our power back! 101 hours was long enough for me! The kids also got their class schedules Friday afternoon so there was a flurry of activity around here. Felt like things were starting to get back to normal!
That night we had Twilight Golf plans with Kent's brothers and sisters in law. So great to see them!
We came home early Friday night though because we knew we had a big day ahead with the Rip Roar triathlon! Kylee has been training all summer but the season has only had a couple races get to happen because of COVID. We were so thankful this event was going on- it's such a cool day!
Kylee's age group went first so we went down early with her and my parents stayed with Kase and brought him in time to watch her. She got transition all set up and warmed up with her team. It was a really nice morning!
She dove in and looked great on the swim. Typically it is her least favorite part of the race but she looked strong! She even passed two people!
Kase and Brooklyn watched closely!
She got on the bike and her new clip shoes worked great. She didn't love them when we first got them but she practiced hard with them and I think they really helped!
The run is always her favorite and she did great.
Even though we were able to look up results- Kylee didn't want to know until the places were announced. She was so happy when they called her name for first place! She had even cut nearly 4 minutes off her time from last year! Wow!
She edged out this girl by only .7 seconds- goes to show you that truly every second counts, never give up and always give it your all!!
I'm so proud of her for so many reasons- of course it's cool to win after working hard all summer, but she is just the best teammate too. She ran all around after her race cheering on anyone she knew and congratulating everyone she competed against. She is a model of sportsmanship. After the race, the owner of Z3 (the competitive tri team) found Kylee and said,
"I'll do anything to convince you to join our High Performance Team next year! Literally anything!!" So that was cool. Also, the guy who started RipRoar gave Kylee a shoutout on the loudspeaker saying,
"And Kylee Patterson just finished the race- she's one of the best triathletes in the country- a natural!" It's really neat being part of this racing world and fun having Kylee get noticed and recognized! I'm just so happy for her.
Cousins who race! Loved having Huston and Kase join in the fun this year!
Kylee led the group in stretches and warm-ups!
Kase had already run all over the course all morning- cheering Kylee and friends on and also playing with cousins and at the park. I was worried he would be exhausted by the time his race started but he was good to go!
Someone at RipRoar made signs for all the junior competing- so cool!
Kase hopped in the water and did a great job on his swim especially considering he has never even done Red Cross swimming lessons! Ha!
He really made good time on his bike.
He was hanging in there pretty good but got passed on the run and we all caught up to him on the sideline and started cheering him on saying, "You can catch that guy!" And Kase just took off like a shot. He passed his competitor just inches before the finish line! What a kick!!!
Kylee was so proud of him and gave him a big hug at the finish line!
Kael had made it in time from football practice to watch Kase too and he was a proud big brother!
One of Kase's best buddies was racing too. He got second place!
So thankful for the support of our family!
Kase was SO proud to bring home gold! He really gave it his all and I just love seeing him compete and have fun!
Coming home with two kids with gold medals was pretty special! Such an amazing morning and amazing effort out of my kiddos. Also loved watching Kase be so proud of his cousin who had wiped out on his bike but got back up and finished the race strong! He was like,
"Seriously Huston is the toughest kid I know!" I can even hear Kase saying in one of the videos, "Huston you are so strong!"
Best buddies in baseball, football and now triathlons!!
I love race day!!
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