Our daughter, Amy, has always been athletic. Several years ago she started running, then doing half marathons, then a marathon. Somewhere along the way, she added in biking with husband Dan. This led to El Tour de Tucson, a 111 mile bike race around Tucson. It's a big deal, with riders from all over the world!
Then a friend wanted her to be on a team which was running and swimming, so Amy started swimming. This past weekend she did her first triathlon, a half Ironman, at Lake Havasu, Arizona. Bill, Dan and I went along as her cheering section. We had the easy job.
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| Getting ready to swim 1.3 miles in Lake Havasu. |
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| Out of the water and on to the bike for a 56 miles ride. The course included two really steep hills which had to be navigated, twice! |
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| Halfway through her run of 13.2 miles; a half marathon! I was tired just watching her, but she always had a big smile on her face when she saw us waiting to cheer her on! |
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| The Finish! 6 hours and 24 minutes later. Way to go Amy! |
This week she is taking it easy, to give her body time to rest. Saturday she and Dan will do a "taper" ride of 30 miles to prep for this year's El Tour de Tucson on November 23. Bill and I will be there, cheering them on!
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