Back to School
Today was (finally) the first day of school. Yippee! All of the kids were so excited, they were up at 6:00am. Caemlyn is now in 4th grade, and has a brand new teacher fresh from college. Zeph is in 3rd and got the teacher he was hoping for - with tadpoles in the classroom. And Kezia finally got to start Kindergarten! - with the best K teacher ever. It’s half days all week, but they came home with glowing reports of how great school was. And no, I’m not joking. I took all sorts of pics this morning before school, and of Kezia going to K - but sadly, there was no memory card in the camera. However, I figured that out soon enough to get some of them this afternoon. It’s still the first day of school… They were much more cooperative this morning though, so all of the pics came out something like this
Individual pics of the kids will be posted in their own web albums. I must add that I think Ada may have been just as excited for Kezia to go to school as Kezia was. With a Sept. 7 birthday, it’s been a long year waiting for this opportunity. I was also thrilled that I could pull the double jogging stroller back out and take the little ones for a long walk/jog. Pulling a bike trailer (need to get one) up these hills would do a lot for my tri training as well.
1:40.46
20K bike, 400M swim, 5K run
No, it’s not fast, but the course is tough and I DID IT! I laid awake most of the night, and listened to a huge thunderstorm from 4:00am to 4:40am. There was just a light rain at the start that cleared up, but it was still pretty chilly outside. Maybe in the 50s. They used timing chips this year (1st time) that were large and felt like a lead weight when I jumped into the pool. Making the transition from one activity to another was tougher than I planned, even with the brick workouts I had done. Guess I need to do more of them next year. Since I just got my bike in April, I’m hoping my bike time will see a lot of improvement by the next tri as well. Thanks to everyone that cheered me on and sent me notes of support. I really do appreciate it. (pics may be posted once I get them from friends)
Up next - a mountain trail 10K or half-marathon in October. Anyone want to come join me?
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