Sunday, August 21, 2011

Spectating at the Age Group Nationals (mostly pics)

It was a gorgeous gorgeous day in Burlington, Vermont for the Age Group Nationals.  The only thing was that it was too hazy to see the Adirondacks across the lake. It made the lake seem even larger!

It was cool in the morning with a breeze but it certainly warmed up a lot by the time they were running. Emily knew she wasn't on her A game due to a little thing called the Ironman a few weeks ago.  But she did a great job and we were able to spot her several times.  She had the usual crowd cheering her on plus a couple of high school friends and two aunts. The pink shirt brigade!  Everyone seemed to love spectating and cheering all the athletes on.  Yeah Emily for qualifying and getting out there and doing it.

Ready to swim

In the water - you can see her, right?

Running in from the swim

Heading out on her bike (her brother took much
better photos than I)

Coming in on the bike - she said she had forgotten
how HILLY Vermont is


Heading out on the run

Finishing - the run was her strongest


Done and happy!






19 comments:

Char said...

No I couldn't pick Emily out in the swim pic. Could you point her out for us all?

Well done Emily!

Kate Geisen said...

Great pictures, especially the close-up of Emily in the water! :)

Jenn said...

Ha ha! I just laughed at Kate's comment. Great pics! Congrats to Emily!!

Ana-Maria RunTriLive said...

Congrats to Emily on a great race, and to you for another successful spectating!

Kandi said...

Congrats to Emily! She's so hardcore to do this event just after her Ironman. Incredible

Kurt @ Becoming An Ironman said...

That must have been a BLAST to see.

Congrats to Emily, both on the Age Group Nationals AND the Ironman! I noticed the Ironman race suit in the pictures first before I read anything - gotta' love an ironman triathlete.

Amy said...

Well done, Emily! Looks like you had fantastic weather for the event!

Giorgio said...

Great report and beautiful photos! Congrats to your daughter :)

Fran said...

Well done by Emily. Great pics of the day, glad you had such a good time.

Anne said...

Great job Emily...I love her great smile whenever she comes in from a run! :)

Laura said...

Great report and I love how awesome your family is.

Black Knight said...

Congrats to Emily and .... her supporters. Great report with beautiful photos.
I like a lot your new header.

Marlene said...

Emily is so lucky to have all of you!!!

Christina said...

THanks for sharing the pictures. Looks like she was just zipping in and out really fast! :)

P.S.: Totally jealous of your cooler mornings.....

Teamarcia said...

I loved seeing these. Em looks so awesome in her Ironman tri suit. You must be so proud!

Molly said...

Nice!!!!

Fran said...

About Castle: I gave part of the first season a try when they aired it here but I didn't like it very much, especially Castle himself not.

Alisa said...

You're a pro spectator. Next big event I do I am sooooo getting my family matching shirts.

I saw someone make a comment about Castle. I didn't like the first few episodes I saw but then really got into the first season. My friend buys the DVDs so I can watch them without having to wait until they air. I found I really ended up liking Castle's character.

Richelle said...

Congrats to Emily! Looks like she did very well!