AMYAZING PART 2

The First Ever Be AMYazing Reston Youth Triathlon was a HUGE success today!  Wow!  The kids were incredible, moving through the water, the bike course and the run without slowing down.  The weather was perfect.

My volunteer table was near the end of the 6-8 year old run course and they came down that path as they entered the stadium.  Those gap-toothed grins with sense of accomplishment were precious.  I got teary as I watched the first ones run in -- a lot of hard work and prayer was behind this event being successful.

Sure, we had a few cuts and scrapes, and a few unpleasant parents (you have to feel sorry for a 6 year old whose parents are both wearing triathlon gear, and have him in a little triathlon gear suit, and are screaming at him to go faster), but overall, this was a FUN and ENJOYABLE day.

Kudos to my teens (mine and one of my son's friends) who got up at 6 to allow me to be on the course at 7.  They were also AMYazing!

Now, because I was up at 4:30 thinking of more things to do, I'm tired, so signing off...

Simply AMYazing!

You all know I'm up to my ears in youth triathlon volunteer duties.  The big event is tomorrow morning.

But I wanted to take a minute to showcase the teens, who were friends of the little girl who died of brain cancer, who have set all this up in her memory.

We had so many volunteers show up to help (adult and teen) that we have almost a 1:1 ratio for tomorrow!  COOL!

And here is the mom, handing out the T-shirts to competitors.  Her daughter Amy inspired it all. I can't imagine life without my L-girl; I don't know how Hannah gets through every day.