This morning at 7:00 AM Courtney was able to participate in her first "mini-triathalon". They started with the run.... then the biking... and then the swimming. I saw this sign they put out on the road and thought it was hilarious!
All three levels...Red, White, and Blue gathered out front. They had different distances for each of the three groups. Courtney's group had to run a half mile, bike a mile, and swim 600 meters...
I was glad they put up cones and had parents stationed at each intersection... and one following each group at the back to make sure they didn't lose anyone...
Courtney took off quick on the run....
She came in first on the running! Grandma King aren't you so proud!?!
She grabbed her bike and was off just as quickly....
BUT... when she hadn't gotten back and her entire team had finished biking I was REALLY worried. I just about went to look for her! Come to find out, BOTH tires on her bike were flat. She never stopped... but the "sweeper" felt so bad for her! Courtney could hardly breathe when she finished and was really sick to her stomach.
Determined to finish, she pulled on her swim cap and goggles and headed into the pool....
She finished 100 of the 300 meters and we had to pull her out of the pool because she was coughing and almost puking. It was so sad. I felt so bad for her. When I pulled her out everyone told her how impressed they were with her not quitting on the bike and how much harder she had to work than everyone else just to finish that mile. She just didn't look good... kind of had me worried... but she did her very best. She said she almost ditched her bike at the side of the road and just ran back! It was a great experience for her, and next year she will do awesome! AND... we will check her bike BEFORE she participates!
3 comments:
Courtney - We are SO proud of you! No one else would have done what you did. That is some awesome perseverance. You are one amazing cheeka!!!! We love you!
We are proud of you, Courtney! You are amazing!!!!Hugs and Love!!
Yes...Grandma King IS proud of Courtney! I am proud because she is such an awesomely wonderful girl...and I am proud that she did her run and finished first! And I am so proud because she perservered under really hard circumstances trying to ride and finish on a bike with flat tires! I have had really easy runs and then those that were hard runs and I struggled to finish and did. She did 100 of her 300 swimming but had to stop because of feeling so bad. And that reminds me of the Chicago Marathon when it was so HOT and I struggled to the 16 mile point but couldn't finish because they stopped the race because of how hot and humid it was and so many runners were having problems. So, Courtney, always train and do your best but know that sometimes things happen that make one have to change the goal and outcome...but if you have done your very best, which you did, then you can know that you have what it takes to try and go for it another day. That doesn't mean that you won't feel sad that you weren't able to finish all that you wanted too...but know that every athlete has bad days and good days and awesome days and you just work with whatever is going on that day. I am looking forward to watching you compete soon.
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