Eli competed in his very first triathlon this morning. The Small Fy Tri put on by our local Relay for Life chapter, benefitting the American Cancer Society.
It started at 9am and it was already stupid hot by that time.
Just as it was time for his heat, Eli freaked out for some reason. He did NOT want to compete. I don't know why. He had several little friends there, so it wasn't like he didn't know anyone.
Notice Eli (and the pig) in the very back. He could have smoked those kids, too! Instead Wesley ends up dragging him through the course.
It didn't get much better on the bike course. The only reason he kept going was because we told him if he quit then we were leaving: no popsicles or bouncy house.
Lots of coaching from Daddy to make it through the bike course.
The final leg of the triathlon was to run through the sprinklers.
With his medal after finally crossing the finish line. The 2 year olds who started in the heat after him finished before Eli did.
Thankfully, there were friends there who grabbed Landon since Wesley had to go through the competition with Eli and I was left with the camera.
Despite how it looks in the pictures, Eli had a good time. A popsicle and time in the bouncy house were just enough to pull the boy out of his funk. I guess it's tough being (almost) four years old!
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