Camp
Pendleton International Triathlon
Brett and I did our FIRST triathlon together. I have been wanting Brett to do a triathlon with me for a long time. So, for my 32
nd birthday, the best present he gave me was to do a race with me.
I was a little nervous for Brett to do his first race because he had limited time to train, but he did AWESOME. He finished in just less than three hours ( His wave started 10 minutes after the original start time).
During the race Brett and I both had our finger get cut from the bike portion of the race.
Brett's was a little worse than mine. My hand got caught in the
derailleur due to my chain coming off twice, and Brett's finger got caught in the spokes while he was fixing his speedometer timing chip. Brett said he had blood everywhere. (Good thing he is a doctor, and he knew he would be okay).
Some of our friends did the race as well. This is a picture of Kari Marshall and the other is of our friend Ryan Manning.
Brett and I both had a great race. He said he will even do one again. :) We did a mock triathlon the night before in La
Jolla. We had a great swim in La
Jolla Cove and then we biked along the ocean. We changed our gear and headed off for a quick run. About a minute into the run we realized that we had grabbed the wrong set of keys, and that we had in turn been locked out of our car. It was quite an ordeal to get a locksmith to La
Jolla on a Friday night. Anyways, at least we had good scenery. (Thanks to my friend Melissa who ended up having the kids a couple hours longer). :)
I ended up have the best
Olympic distance race of my career so far ( all 4 of my
Olympic distance races). I took 8
th overall and 2
nd in my age group. I have been having a hard time accepting my second place because I was only 2 seconds behind the girl who took 1st. The bummer thing is I didn't know she was so close to me. She had short hair, so I guess I thought she was a guy. Most of the time when I am racing I just look to pass the girls, so once I see I just go hard and try and pass her. The bottom line is I just need to race hard the whole time, so next time seconds won't matter. :) But all and all it was an awesome race and an awesome course. I told Brett it is a great way to see each other when we are racing because there is
alot of times you loop around. If anyone reading this is thinking of doing a triathlon I HIGHLY suggest you do one. It is such a great feeling of accomplishment, and a great way to stay fit.
Later in the day we went swimming with our friends Ryan (the one who did the race) and Vicky Manning and Chris and Audra
Sambar ( the one who had the watched the children while we raced. I am indebted to her now. Thank you Audra. We had to drop the kids off and 5:45 and we didn't get home until after 1:00). We had so much fun. We even did the same thing again tonight. We had family night at the pool with the same families. All of our kids love being around each other, so it is so nice and quite pleasant.
This is Brynn fabulous preschool teacher, Ms. Ruby. She was the best, and really made each child feel important and loved. We feel so blessed that Brynn had her. She really help introduce Brynn to going to school in a positive way.We had our FIRST
child's graduation on Friday. Brynn is officially done with preschool. She made a shirt that said "tiny tots" for part of there graduation gift and she keeps telling me she is no longer a tiny tot. She is a "big"kid now. ( Funny girl). I thought I put a picture of Ms.
Dannabelle on here, but I didn't ( if anyone knows how to add a picture in the middle of the post please let me know). Anyways, both of them were great. Also Brynn friend/ student aid teacher, Ms.
Joslyn was there. She was so nice because Brynn forgot her shoes, so I had to run home. Ms.
Joslyn helped her to stop crying.
They had a cute little program with songs and dances, and then after they were giving their diplomas. After they received their diplomas they had to say their name and what they wanted to be when they grow up. Brynn said she wanted to be a babysitter. (Yea, that will come in handy in a few years).
Afterward they had a little "cookie"reception. The kids thought that was the best. Aubrey always loves to go to Brynn things at school because she loves the treats, and then they always have a dance at the end. Aubrey really LOVES to dance to all the great music.
Brett and I did our FIRST triathlon together. I have been wanting Brett to do a triathlon with me for a long time. So, for my 32nd birthday, the best present he gave me was to do a race with me.
I was a little nervous for Brett to do his first race because he had limited time to train, but he did AWESOME. He finished in just less than three hours ( His wave started 10 minutes after the original start time).
During the race Brett and I both had our finger get cut from the bike portion of the race. Brett's was a little worse than mine. My hand got caught in the derailleur due to my chain coming off twice, and Brett's finger got caught in the spokes while he was fixing his speedometer timing chip. Brett said he had blood everywhere. (Good thing he is a doctor, and he knew he would be okay).
Some of our friends did the race as well. This is a picture of Kari Marshall and the other is of our friend Ryan Manning.
Brett and I both had a great race. He said he will even do one again. :) We did a mock triathlon the night before in La Jolla. We had a great swim in La Jolla Cove and then we biked along the ocean. We changed our gear and headed off for a quick run. About a minute into the run we realized that we had grabbed the wrong set of keys, and that we had in turn been locked out of our car. It was quite an ordeal to get a locksmith to La Jolla on a Friday night. Anyways, at least we had good scenery. (Thanks to my friend Melissa who ended up having the kids a couple hours longer). :)
I ended up have the best Olympic distance race of my career so far ( all 4 of my Olympic distance races). I took 8th overall and 2nd in my age group. I have been having a hard time accepting my second place because I was only 2 seconds behind the girl who took 1st. The bummer thing is I didn't know she was so close to me. She had short hair, so I guess I thought she was a guy. Most of the time when I am racing I just look to pass the girls, so once I see I just go hard and try and pass her. The bottom line is I just need to race hard the whole time, so next time seconds won't matter. :) But all and all it was an awesome race and an awesome course. I told Brett it is a great way to see each other when we are racing because there is alot of times you loop around. If anyone reading this is thinking of doing a triathlon I HIGHLY suggest you do one. It is such a great feeling of accomplishment, and a great way to stay fit.
Later in the day we went swimming with our friends Ryan (the one who did the race) and Vicky Manning and Chris and Audra Sambar ( the one who had the watched the children while we raced. I am indebted to her now. Thank you Audra. We had to drop the kids off and 5:45 and we didn't get home until after 1:00). We had so much fun. We even did the same thing again tonight. We had family night at the pool with the same families. All of our kids love being around each other, so it is so nice and quite pleasant.
This is Brynn fabulous preschool teacher, Ms. Ruby. She was the best, and really made each child feel important and loved. We feel so blessed that Brynn had her. She really help introduce Brynn to going to school in a positive way.We had our FIRST child's graduation on Friday. Brynn is officially done with preschool. She made a shirt that said "tiny tots" for part of there graduation gift and she keeps telling me she is no longer a tiny tot. She is a "big"kid now. ( Funny girl). I thought I put a picture of Ms. Dannabelle on here, but I didn't ( if anyone knows how to add a picture in the middle of the post please let me know). Anyways, both of them were great. Also Brynn friend/ student aid teacher, Ms. Joslyn was there. She was so nice because Brynn forgot her shoes, so I had to run home. Ms. Joslyn helped her to stop crying.
They had a cute little program with songs and dances, and then after they were giving their diplomas. After they received their diplomas they had to say their name and what they wanted to be when they grow up. Brynn said she wanted to be a babysitter. (Yea, that will come in handy in a few years).
Afterward they had a little "cookie"reception. The kids thought that was the best. Aubrey always loves to go to Brynn things at school because she loves the treats, and then they always have a dance at the end. Aubrey really LOVES to dance to all the great music.
9 comments:
You guy's are seriously awesome!! I feel bad ever since Toby met me his running career has pretty much gone out the window.
Kami - you're so speedy in those races!! I'm so impressed. That's awesome that you got Brett to do it with you. Dave is doing his first olympic triathlon this weekend. I'm excited for him. It'll be fun.
Congrats on ANOTHER awesome race, Kami! And i think the girl you raced with is in Brian's parent's ward. Is that possible? She looks just like a girl i see there when we go. :)
Kami, I love you blog. It's always so fun to read and inspiring, you really are gracious and that is contagious.
Congrats on the race to you and your hubby. I'm going to start with a 5K in October, at the present I am only a walk/run girl. I will think of you while I'm training:)
Wow, Kami! You are amazing! I did my first triathlon 2 years ago and loved it. I was planning another one this summer and then got pregnant. I'd love to do another one. You inspire me! I love hearing what you are up to. Way to go, girl!!!
kami, congrats again on your race, and congrats to brett too!
and congrats to brynn for finishing preschool! (she is definitely NOT a tiny tot--way too mature for that!) the kids look so cute swimming, and i had to comment on the girl's outfits--they look adorable! isa won't take her skirts off, she loves them. fun times.
love, meg
Kami you are amazing. I am training for my 2nd sprint tri but unlike you my goal is just to finish. Matt is doing it also it is Aug 16th in LakeArrowhead. You should see if you and Brett can do it. Later, Amber
Brett- Looks like you are keeping busy! A triathlon? I am impressed. haha Congrats on being done with your internship. It's great to hear from you. Where are you living now? Talk to you later.
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