This is what I love about winter:
Fun Snow Adventures
Fun Snow Adventures
The Battle At Soldier Hollow was definitely one of them. Top winter triathletes were battling over the National Title and spots for the World Championships in Norway. Everyone else was just out there to battle their inner self and to have heaps of fun!
Thanks to our friends Anna and Nate, we were able to go up there the night before, have scrumptious spaghetti dinner, play, talk, and get a good night's sleep.
It also made it possible for Max, Noah, and I to stay in the warm house until 9 am. Last year we were all at the race venue at 7 am in 15 degrees. Something we would rather not repeat. This year was just as cold but, by the time we got there, the sun was out and warming us nicely.
Noah instantly found a friend and the two of them played together throughout the whole race. Noah would not even stop to cheer on Papa. Something that does not usually happen. He loved biking over the hard snow and skiing in the groomed tracks. I am glad the official race photographer thought Noah was pretty cool since I never even got the camera out of the bag.
Karl did really well on the run and came into T1 in 4th place overall.
He was super strong on the bike as well and stayed in 4th. That is really impressive considering that it was the National Championships and there were quite a few pros.
The skiing part did not go quite so well. Skating twice this winter in preparation for the race just did not cut it. He was still hanging in tough.
We are very proud of you, Karl, for taking 19th overall and showing us how it is done.
April and Anna both did really well also! Way to go girls!
While everyone else went back to to the house for lunch and naps, I thoroughly enjoyed skating on the Soldier Hollow course and was sad when it was over. Thanks, Leslie, for joining me for part of it.
We rounded out the weekend by exploring the ice on the Deer Creek Reservoir. It is completely frozen over and very fun to walk on. We watched some ice fishing until Max suddenly decided to stick his arm down the hole. Never a dull moment with the MaxMan.
4 comments:
I am always so impressed by the adventures your family goes on! What great memories you're building together!
I am so amazed at your boys. I can't ride on the snow that is hard but there goes Noah. At least Noah doesn't have a long way to fall if he does fall. And how fantastic that Max stuck his arm in the fishermans fishing hole..hahaha can't wait to see you guys
Thank you for joining me Sarah! It was lots of fun trying to keep up with you! :)
Glad you found the BASH pics, Charity said there were lots of cute ones of Noah.
Way to Karl! That was a really tough ski course
Very impressive! I think its pretty funny that they got a lot of pictures of Noah.
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