A couple weeks back one of Maile’s friends reached out to see if she was interested in being the running leg of a three girl team competing in the Marin Triathlon (Family Relay division). Apparently, word had gotten out about Maile’s very strong debut at the Aloha Run a few weeks back…
So on Saturday, we headed up to San Rafael for the race. We had two teams – a team of girls and a team of boys – all friends of Maile’s from school – in fact, she’s known all of them since she was basically two years old. Maile’s friend, Tori, was going to a 50 yard swim, then Sophia would complete a 1 mile bike ride and, finally, Maile would run a half mile to the finish line.
The day was a great success – all the kids had a blast. The boys team had a little trouble (broken bike chain and a wrong turn on the run), but everyone overcame the challenges and we were all smiles at the end. I particularly liked see the girls (and boys) work as a team – cheering each other on during each one of their legs. We will definitely be keeping an eye out for future triathlons in the future – and, who knows, if we can get those pesky training wheels off the bike, we might not be too far away from Maile completing all three legs herself!
Here's the crew - Aiden, Ian, Kai, Maile, Tori and Sophia
Maile Girl strikes a pose - ready to rock!
Even with the kids they did the whole setup - Maile got her numbered marked on her - just in case her number got lost amid the action...
I asked them if they wanted to come up with a name and they just said 'Girls!' - so here they are. All business.
Maile and Aiden were the runners - here Maile is talking some last minute strategy while they await the bike leg to complete...
At the finish, Maile was quite pleased to have collected a medal...
Celebrating a great job!
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