Braggin' Rights

On April 25, 2009 Kenneth participated in his very first Triathalon. For those of you who do not know what all this entails I'll clue you in. It begins with a nice swim that is 1/2 a mile long in a chilly lake. Next you race to your bike and take a leisurely 12 mile ride. After burning some calories on the bike you run for 3.2 miles. All of course without any breaks in between. Kenneth finished all of this in 1hr. 33min. and 10 sec! He came in 3rd place under his division! Not too shabby for his first try at the race huh!?! Ashlyn was screaming and cheering so loud for her daddy! She was so excited to see him running and swimming and biking so hard. It's great for her to see him working so hard for something. Kenneth has been training for this race for about 3 months. He'd been wanting to give a triathalon a try for sometime and got the chance and jumped on it. He's lost 20lbs and a few inches off of his waist during training and still counting. He's found a new hobby to enjoy and a great stress outlet. He's already planning on doing another one this June and then again in July. He wants to continue to train so that he can do another triathalon at the international level. The international level is a 1 mile swim, 24 mile bike, and a 6 mile run. He hopes to be ready this October. I think he'll be great! I'm SO proud of him and this great accomplishment. It's wonderful to see him enjoying something he has grown to love. Just in case you are wondering, NO I am not planning on doing one any time soon, (which translates to never). I like to exercise, but I don't feel the need to race. However, I LOVE watching him do it. I cheered for him as loud as I could. All that cheering in middle and high school actually paid off. lol. jk. We had a great day with Kenneth and sharing that experience with him. We love you Kenneth. You're our Champion and we're your biggest fans!

From left to right: Ariana, John White, David David (the man who introduced Kenneth and John to the sport) Kenneth and Ashlyn's back.

After all of that hard work he can still pick up both of his little girls for a picture with their hero.

I couldn't be any prouder of him!

Here he comes through the finish line!

Kenneth (on the right) is grabbing a quick swallow of water before getting deep into his 3.2 mile run.

The crowd of men and women ready to see what they are made of.