Ironman Louisville 2015

2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run. 

 

I went with Jay super early to get setup and walk to the swim start which was a mile from transition. Lucky for me, Kerri was willing to stay with all the kids.

 

getting body marked with his race number -

 

crowded, dark and kinda cold waiting in the swim line -

 The sun came up as we waited in line.  It took Jay about 30 minutes to get into the water after the race started -

 

The line was crazy!  3,000 swimmers and loved ones waiting single file - 

Not nervous...excited!



 

Swim, up and around the island and back down -



We went to watch daddy in La Grange, a cute little town about 20 miles outside the city.  Since they did two loops, we saw him in the same spot 2 hours apart.  We spent the downtime having lunch and checking out the shops on the main drag -

 

Jay's friend, Jonah, had these big heads made.  They were actually really great for helping Jay pick us out in the crowed.  I never worried about him finding us with these!

 

Lunch in La Grange.  The kids were trouper all day.  Helped that they had their Nashville buddies to hang out with.

 

Best friend ever for spending the afternoon waiting around and holding a 3 foot sign of Jay's head.  She probably didn't bargain for this when she signed up for the weekend.

 

Daddy saw us on the first loop but too late to stop, so on the second loop he knew exactly where we would be so we got a good little (1 minute) visit with him.

 

The kids needed some downtime so while Kerri took them to the playground, I was able to see Jay come in on the bike and out of transition on the run.

 

We got special Tshirts for the day!

 

We had lots of signs.  This one Chase and Madison made for him -

 

We had lots of signs, most decorated the hotel room -

 

 

At 13 miles, we were able to see and chat with daddy for a couple minutes -

Waiting for daddy at the finish -

We were all very excited -

There he is, finished at 13:08 -

So proud of the daddy!!!

DONE!!! 

Louisville - What we did when it wasn't race day

Since we flew in three days before the race, it gave us plenty of time to explore all that LOU had to offer. 

 

Kids loved the indoor pool (albeit small)

 Checking out the Ohio River and the area where the swim ends

 Ironman Village -

 Trying on Daddy's gear -

More time at the Ironman village & local park -

 Love the local advertising -

 Someone got an Ironman treat at the store -

 We went to the Louisville Slugger factory for a tour.  It was pretty cool considering they took us right onto the factory floor -

 Special exhibit on the Reds, Lego stadium -

 Luke got to have batting practice -

 4th Street Live the Ironman finish line -

Having dinner at one of my old hometown favorites The Old Spaghetti Factory -

 My friend Kerri came with her boys, Casey and Drew.  They did the Ironkids run together -

 Casey did the 1/4 mile and the others all did the mile race.  They loved it. 

 

 The group with their metals -

 We gave Daddy some needed downtime the day before the race and kept the kids busy at the Louisville Science Center, the kids loved it there -

 

 

AAAUUUGGGHHHH!!!  CAN THESE COOKIES BE DONE ALREADY!!!

VIDEOS -

 

The kids LOVE the song "Whip It, Nae Nae", especially Ali.  She points up at the TV roughly 17 times throughout the day and yells "NAE, NAE"

 

 

 

ONE

If you ask Ali, "how old are you?" she promptly says, "one!".  This always impresses people until you go on to ask her the next question, "what is your favorite food". "One!"  "What is your name?".  "One".

 

You get the idea.  We've finally got her saying Ali when asked her name but for all other questions she still sticks with "one!'

the kids love this!

Reason number 63 having a child in the French Immersion program can be confusing?!?  Try filling out the Scholastic book order all in French (and in Euros!)  HAHA!!!

Playtime!

Ali's social calendar is really picking up.  She started a 2 hour playgroup on Thursdays with Angie.  They do free play, crafts, snack, outdoor playtime, circle time and the best part - clean up.

 

I also signed up for a mommy and me music class with Ali on Wednesdays through the town.

 This cuts into her nap time so she is very tired afterward -

 Craft time!

Mini-Me!

Geeze!  These kids apparently need to be unplugged.  I'm going through the latest pics and .....

looks like Ali is learning from the best.