Swim, Bike, Run....

We have had a busy summer doing lots of different activities. Of course there's still plenty left to do on the summer fun list, but time is running out! It's fun to watch the kids try new things and have fun doing them! Max and Mya ran the elvelopet at Nordic Fest. It was Max's 4th year and I think Mya's 2nd year running. Max ran in 26:10 and Mya ran just over 30 minutes. Chris ran too and got 27 minutes. It's a great tradition that I hope continues every year!

On August 2nd, Max participated in his first triathlon in DeWitt, IA. We learned a ton and he ended up 3rd in the 12-15 year old boys division! It was a great experience and he hopes to do it next year and so do the girls. He started with a 150 yard swim, a 4.5 mile bike ride and a 1.5 mile run. The Fry kiddos did it as well and everyone did great! Being able to swim is a huge advantage to these races, so I hope Max continues to like them because I think he could be really good at it!

Then, on August 6th, we had the 3rd annual TMBR mountain bike kids race here in Dubuque. Mya had just come off of 3 days in a row of gymnastics camp and she was exhausted, but she was willing to do the race and I was so proud of her! Ivy did awesome as well for having not practiced on the trail the entire summer. Max did the trail twice to warm-up (and it was 85 degrees) but still managed to get 2nd in his age division despite being exhausted and hungry before it started! Ivy was 3rd in her age group and Mya was 2nd in hers.