Last weekend was an exciting weekend for our girls. Kenzie completed her first IronKids triathlon & Lexi had her end-of-year gymnastics show. They were both so excited about their big events! Sadly, they took place an hour apart in locations that are 3 1/2 hours apart. So for the first time, Randall and I had to divide and conquer in support of our twin daughters. I am sure this will happen more and more, as they grow up and pursue different interests, but for us this was a first. I went with Lexi to her gymnastics performance and Randall went with Kenzie to Rapperswil to cheer her on in her race. They both did great! I just wish that I could have been in two places at one time!
I am so proud of Kenzie for completing her first triathlon (technically is was a biathlon because the kids just swim & run, no bike)! She swam 50 meters in a freezing cold pool and then ran 500 meters in her bathing suit, to complete the race in 4 minutes and 38 seconds. Proud of her determination and love her enthusiasm ... it was a short but monumental race for her. Proud of her courage ... she was completely at ease despite the fact that nobody spoke English. This girl loves running, swimming & biking ... just like her Daddy! I'm pretty sure she is hooked.
Lexi's gymnastics show was adorable! She was the sweetest little tiger and had so much fun with her friends (and was very excited that I volunteered to do the face painting for her group). The show was a Circus Theme and each group was a different circus act. Lexi was part of the dancing & vaulting tigers. Adorable!
Following her show, Lexi and I went straight to the train station and caught a train to Rapperswil to meet up with Randall and Kenzie. We celebrated the girls' success over a good Swiss-German meal of schnitzel and white asparagus & then went to bed early so that Randall would be prepared for his big Ironman 70.3 race the next morning.
It was a chilly rainy morning, when Randall took off for the 1.9km swim in freezing cold Lake Zurich. We cheered for him as he transitioned to the 90km bike...
...and then the girls were anxious to check out the kids ares in the expo. They had various bouncy houses and an area where they could color signs to cheer on Randall.
After they finished making their signs we went to catch Randall before he started the second loop of the bike course and then made our way to the Knie Kinderzoo which was right next to the Ironman transition area. It was a really cute zoo with a surprising number of animals and great play areas - and a great place to spend some time before going to see Randall again as he transitioned from the bike to the 21.1km run.
The run made 2 loops through the cute old town of Rapperswil and we waited for Randall at the base of the "Stairway to Heaven" (73 steps after an ascent on cobblestone steps into Old Town) on both laps ... somewhat cruel to have this many steps when you are nearly 110km into the race but Randall survived!
We were very excited to cheer Randall across the finish line, after he had swam, biked & run 113km! Quite an accomplishment ... I am proud & amazed!
Overall, a great weekend! So proud of my people! Love these three adventurers so much! xoxo
