He Tri'd

Blake finished his first triathlon over the weekend. Great job Blake! Blake was entered in the Stanford Treeathlon in the Saplingathon division. He was in Heat 2 in the Acorn division for children under 5. Instead of a swim, the kids had to throw a water balloon at a target. Then, he biked for 0.5 of a mile. After that, he went on a 0.1 mile run. He got tired during the bike leg, but finished strong! I couldn't be prouder.

Getting ready for the race:


{warning: screaming mom, adjust your volume}

The starting line (Blake is in the very front with the yellow helmet):



All done with the balloon toss. Time to bike:


I started to wonder where they had gone, but Blake finally came around the turn. He said he was tired so Andrew pulled him along:


Time to run:


Crossing the finish line. I apologize for the coughing fits. This lingering cough rears its ugly head after cheering so much:



Gummy snacks and "triathlon water" always make it worthwhile:


His medal: