I know I haven't updated in almost a month, but this summer has been busy and it seems like there is no time! We have had a great month, celebrating 4th of July at the Lake, Libby turning TWO, going to the pool, John's first Tigers/White Sox game. I will write a separate post on all that, I think it would take 2 hours to upload all of my pics, so I am focusing on our latest venture...which was SUPER exciting!
This past weekend we had our first family road trip to Lake Placid, NY to watch my sister in law compete in an Ironman. It was super exciting and she did beyond amazing. This is her 3rd Ironman, and she finished in 10:26 and qualified for the World Championship in Kona in Hawaii! It was such an exciting day, she is such a superstar! We are so proud of you Lisa! Thank you so much for letting us be a part of your day! I'm sure I drove my brother in law, who is also her coach, crazy with a million questions throughout the day. Sorry Greg!
For those of you who don't know, an Ironman is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and then a marathon run. Crazy right? And there were just under 2500 people total racing, and I think Lisa finished somewhere around 101 overall. She was 5th overall female and 3rd overall in her age group. It was such a cool experience to see her.
We left Thursday night and drove a bit, then stopped and drove the rest Friday morning. We were nervous about the drive with John, but he did great! He got cranky coming back today, but overall did so good. We stayed in a cabin with my sister and brother in law and my in laws. There is so much to say about the trip, but I will try to show it in pictures:
This past weekend we had our first family road trip to Lake Placid, NY to watch my sister in law compete in an Ironman. It was super exciting and she did beyond amazing. This is her 3rd Ironman, and she finished in 10:26 and qualified for the World Championship in Kona in Hawaii! It was such an exciting day, she is such a superstar! We are so proud of you Lisa! Thank you so much for letting us be a part of your day! I'm sure I drove my brother in law, who is also her coach, crazy with a million questions throughout the day. Sorry Greg!
For those of you who don't know, an Ironman is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and then a marathon run. Crazy right? And there were just under 2500 people total racing, and I think Lisa finished somewhere around 101 overall. She was 5th overall female and 3rd overall in her age group. It was such a cool experience to see her.
We left Thursday night and drove a bit, then stopped and drove the rest Friday morning. We were nervous about the drive with John, but he did great! He got cranky coming back today, but overall did so good. We stayed in a cabin with my sister and brother in law and my in laws. There is so much to say about the trip, but I will try to show it in pictures:
First time at a hotel
Getting into the mountains
"Are we there yet?"
Local watering holes near the cabin
The Monhaut Family
Relaxing with Aunt Lisa before the big race
Aunt Lisa teaching me how to be safe on a bike!
And how to be a good swimmer!
They keep fresh snow in front of the Olympic building
The start of the race...this picture doesn't do this scene justice. It is amazing to see 2400+ people do a mass start swim race.
Bright and early watching for Aunt Lisa on the bike.
Cheering with Grandpa. "Go Aunt Lisa!"
Enough said!
Power nap
This is the part where things got really exciting. She passed so many people on the bike!
Waiting for Lisa on the run
Into the final stretch, walking to the finish line
Waiting at the finish line...super exciting!
Crossing the finish line...qualifying for KONA!
Post Race with Uncle Greg
"This Ironman stuff is exhausting!"
