Triathlon

Today was the day that Troy & Jason look forward to being over for the whole year - the varsity scout triathlon. They didn't need to practice much this year since they are on the swim team at Monte Vista, and they swim 2 hours a day. We knew that the swim would go much better than in years past! Jason was in the 13-14 year old category, and Troy in the 15-16. Jason was happy because he'll be 15 in June and would have to compete with the bigger guys. With our busy schedules, we failed to check out the bikes until I noticed last night that my bike had a flat tire. We borrowed a bike from our friends for Troy to ride. Unfortunately, he had a lot of trouble with it and the chain kept slipping. He was really disappointed that he didn't do so well. I hope that he can look back on today and laugh sometime in the future. (He did win a skateboard at a party today playing S-K-A-T-E, so that helped ease the pain.) Jason came in 3rd place in his category. It was a great race. Unfortunately, I cleaned up the gear bag while he was doing the bike ride and put away his inhaler and gatorade. He could've used that before the run. Sorry, Jason!! The triathlon consisted of a 200 yard swim, 7.5 mile bike ride, and 2 mile run. Then President Snodgrass took the stake members out to breakfast. That was probably the boys' highlight!! David and his scouts (including Eric & Noah) went kayaking at Fiesta Island. I think they had a good time, too. It's a beautiful day today. Now everyone is over swimming. What a nice day!!