It was a beautiful day for the event & JP did great! In fact he did so great, that we didn't even see him finish. I don't know if we were distracted by the trio or because he was wearing sunglasses & a new helmet, but we somehow missed him getting off his bike, transitioning to the run & crossing the finish line. Joe & I are so so sad, we can't believe we didn't see him! But we are so, so proud of him for figuring how to drop his bike & start on the run! He said when he saw the finish line he put it into high gear!
Just as we were getting really worried that we never saw him come back from the bike portion, JP walked up to us & said "Hi!- what are you doing?" Overall he was middle of the pack. Out of 117 kids he placed 70th overall. They wore timing chips just like a real race. His swim was 1:15.5(84th), his bike 7:01.4 (64th) & his run 4:55 (23rd!). He finished in 16:48 and is already excited to do it again next year!
Walking back from setting up his bike in the transition area!
No nerves here!
Decorating signs to pass the time.
The 6-8 year old group assembling.
Getting ready to start!
Getting on his shirt & running shoes:
Helmet on!
Walking his bike out to the start!
That was the last we saw of him until he came up to us after the race!
Wearing his medal!
JP & his fans!
We tried to recreate his finish after! :)
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