On Memorial Day, the kids all participated in their very first triathlon. After all the events they’ve come to and cheered me on, it was so fun being able to be the cheerleader for once.
The “pee-wee” tri was just a 25 yard swim (parental help & floaties okay), a 250 yard bike (training wheels, run bikes & trikes okay), and a 100 yard run, perfect for the under 5 crowd.
The kids triathlon was made up of a 25 Yard swim, a 3/4 mile bike and a 1/4 mile run. It was the perfect challenge for Pumpkin.
While the kids triathlon distance was a little short of challenging for Princess, her non-competitive spirit allowed her to relish in the fact she was able to do the entire thing right beside her best friend in their matching “Tiny Team Sparkle” skirts (hopefully someday I’ll find a photo of her run since I was unable to keep track of all three of them through all three of their race legs).
Based on all the smiles once the race was over, it looks like we might have a new Memorial Day tradition.
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I LOVE this. I didn’t even know that kiddie tris existed…when my babies get older I definitely would love for them to do something like this!!
Your girls are so cute in their sparkly skirts- and look how cool your little man is!! Congratulations to all of you!
congrats i did a triatholon last year and i am going to do the same one this year!!!!!
That’s so cool! How did you find that!
This was so awesome!! My little boy ran his first race on the same day I did my 10k. I was more excited about his race than mine. You must be insanely proud.
how cute, what a great idea!!!
Looks like they all did great and had a lot of fun. Although I was surprised to not see a Team Sparkle skirt on Wes…
Could you tell me how you write on your photos? I’m trying to figure out how to do it… Thanks
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June 23rd, 2011 at 9:10 am
I use the website http://www.picnik.com. It’s super easy.
How awesome!! We will totally be doing this!
Totally LOVE THIS!! my husband is doin his first tri next month.. and it is lookin pretty inviting to me. But for the kids?!?! brilliant! how fun!
you’re lil boy looks like a stud!
sidenote: love the runnings posts!
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