As many (if not everyone reading this) know, I cannot swim, so likely seeing the word tri in the title of this post confused you until you got to the word volunteer. Last Saturday, August 4th, Vanessa and I volunteered at a kids triathlon in Middleton. There were likely close to 300 kids ranging from 3-14 participating in the event, which helped raise my hopes that at some point this country may overcome its obesity epidemic.
I was originally scheduled to stand out on a bridge on the run course to make sure trolls didn't eat the children, but as only the 11-14 year old age group came by there, I was done pretty quickly. Vanessa was supposed to be medical help at the transition zone, but failed miserably when the only "emergency" came up... (A band-aid was needed.) To pass her time she handed out water to kids as they started the run. Upon getting back to the start/transition area, I helped V hand out water and helped direct kids from the swim to the transition zone. The later of these provided me with the opportunity to see some hilarious looks on kids faces as I was around for the 3-6 year olds. The quickest way to sum it up is that below 5, the kids have no clue what's going. To them it had to have been, "Mom told me to stand in line and then swim across the pool on a noodle. Okay, now dad wants me to go for a bike ride? Ok ok... Running? Why am I running now? Hey water! Where do I put my cup?".
In the end, I don't have much else to give. I can't comment on the course or how I felt that day. All I can really say was that it was a beautiful morning to be outside seeing some kids have fun and being healthy.
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