Matt the triathlete

There's no hiding the truth, I'm really proud of Matt.  He placed 4th in his age group, 19th overall in the triathlon on Saturday morning!  Pretty impressive for a guy who rode a borrowed bike, trained about twenty times, and was competing in the second triathlon of his entire life!

If we ever lived in the US for a spring/summer and he could really train..... he would be seriously competitive!  

Matt and his brother Andy left early Saturday morning to drive to the event.

Andy was a great encouragement, saw Matt at every transition (triathlons = swim, bike, run) and when the kids and I showed up later he greeted us and pointed us towards Matt, who was just finishing up the run and about to cross the finish line!

Matt finished faster than he expected and he knew that the kids and I might not make it before he finished, so he was super glad to see us as he came down the final straightaway and rounded the corner towards the finish :) 

(Matt and his fan club)

Yay Matt!