The Ballantyne Triathlon was last weekend and the kids rocked it!  I am so proud of all three of them.  Faith came in 4th place out of the 31 girls in her age group, Wilson came in 7th place out of the 36 boys in his age group (he would have placed higher if he hadn’t stopped for water during the run), and Miller assumes that he came in first place out of everyone in the preschool race (they didn’t time the little ones, but he was seriously flying).  You should have seen Wilson jumping off his bike and hustling into the transition area.  He was really racing.  Miller’s little feet were peddling so fast that we ended up buying him a bigger bike the next day because his 12 inch bike wouldn’t allow him to go as fast as he wanted to go.   Faith’s swim was amazing.  I have never seen her swim so well.  Overall, the kids were really trying to do their best, and it showed.

The whole family came out to cheer them on – Steve, Claire and Grandmama Pat were there as well.  Tom was the proud (and anxious) dad.  He loves doing triathlon and is so excited that his kids are sharing in his passion.  I am sure that this event will become another family tradition.  We are always encouraging the kids to eat well and now we are encouraging them to exercise and race well.

Here are some of the best photos from the day.  There are a lot of pictures here….

This is the kids prior to the race.  We had to be there hours early to get their ankle timing bracelets and get their numbers.

I love this picture of Faith.  It is my new favorite.  She was smiling for a photographer.  She just looks so pretty and confident.

Miller is ready to go and showing us his muscles…

Faith coming out of the swim.  Running to the transition area…

Faith coming in from the bike ride….

Wilson crossing the finish line…

My proud finishers….

Faith is imitating Wilson’s pose from their last triathlon.  Too funny…

Miller is sprinting up the hill and heading toward the finish line.  He was really racing. He had to have come in first place if there was one.  He was loving it!

Proud Miller….

There is always one making a silly face….

Me and my Wilson…