IRONMAN Fun!

One of the more unique things about our area is that it hosts an IRONMAN competition each year.  We always love going to watch part of it and cheer for the participants; it's a really cool thing to watch.  This year was very special because we had a lot of WILLPower represented in the race, including Little Buddy's runner from the I Run 4 program who came in from Colorado to meet our favorite boy! 

     

Little Buddy and Mr. M, his I Run 4 runner!  It was wonderful to watch them meet for the first time and see the instant connection.  What a wonderful program!

We were excited to have dinner with Mr. M and Ms. K and couldn't wait to cheer them both on on Saturday!

First stop on our Ironman cheering path...the bike course!  There weren't  lot of places to cheer from, but we made sure to bring the WILLPower to the route.  Every rider we saw really appreciated it; there's not a lot to look at during the biking portion!  We picnicked and the kids actually hung really well and we got to see Mr. M, Ms. K, and our friends Ms. S and Ms. S!

     

Cheer squad in place!

      

    

Momma hung out by the route...

And the back of the Jeep was great for our small cheerers and food breaks!

Little Sweetie was excited to cheer everyone on!

We then headed home to repack to cheer for the marathon portion of the race.  We weren't sure how long the kids would last, but we hoped we could cheer for everyone at least once on the course until bedtime hit.  Weren't we surprised when the kids lasted long enough to watch several of our friends finish!  They didn't get home and to bed until 11 PM, but we couldn't complain because they did so well for such a long day!

     

Pizza picnic on the waterway while we wait to see our runners!

Found a great cheering spot!  

Mr. M stopped to say hi!

     

The wind made it a little chilly, but we waited patiently at the finish.  Had to give our friends WILLPower to power through!

Mr. M is headed into the finish line!

     

Hugs for Mr. M!  He then sat with us while we waited to cheer for our other friends too.

We were all tired the next day, but the excitement of watching these amazing athletes and cheering for our friends was worth it!  So inspiring!

Good night, 

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma