Lavaman 2008

Blake participated in the lavaman aquathon this month. He signed up for the clinics to prepare for race day since he had never done anything like it before. When we arrived this morning, there were a lot of kids who had signed up just that day. I could see Blake was nervous about the race. The swim portion was first and Blake stayed toward the back.( His age group division was 11 to 14) Several older boys were done very quickly and others worked at a pretty slow pace. After they left the water area they had to go to the transitioning area to wash off their feet, slip on socks and shoes, and drink something all within 2 minutes. Next it was on to the running....4 laps around the lagoon(1mile) on sand and asphalt. Blake really pushed it here because the running aspect for him was the easiest. After Blake crossed the finish line we went to the snack station and waited for the awards ceremony. When they announced the 11 and 12 yr. olds, Blakes name was called for the third place winner. WE were so excited for him. What a great ending to the race!