Clark Triathlon 4/25/09

It was a big weekend for the Clark-heads.

Mommy & Daddy did a triathlon and Andre cheered them on...

Here they in their wetsuits ready to take the plunge!

(Thats cousin Todd in the background playing peek-a-boo)

Mimi came to cheer them on too! Andre was in charge of taking care of Mimi while mommy and daddy raced. :)

It was a perfect day!

Andre didn't beleive mom when she told him that he was at this race last year. He didn't remember that-but she says its true and that he was doing the "swim" portion of the race...

Daddy's cousin Todd was in the race too! It was a miracle that we were placed right next to eachother in the transition area. (and then we realized that we all had the same name) Go Clark-heads!!!

Here is Andre giving mom some last minute racing tips. He wore his turtle shirt to remind her what NOT to do.

Go faster mommy!!!

Andre took this picture of his mom before she drowned. Just kidding!

It turns out that there is a really loud BANG to start the race which sent Andre into hysterics and Mimi frantically searching for the snacks to calm him down.

Of course Dad was practically finished with the race before mom could start doggie paddling. Here he is in the transition area getting ready for his best event: the bike ride! We had to slow the frame down to capture this shot. He was mostly a blur the whole time.

Mimi wins the award for Magnificent Multi-tasker. She single handedly played with Andre, took pictures of mom, dad and Todd, changed diapers, captured video footage of the event, mixed formula, thawed frozen apples, knit a sweater, held up a "Go Clarks!" banner, and rocked him to sleep. whew! She collapsed at the finish line. thanks Mimi!

Here's mom coming in from the bike. She did pretty good except for yelling "on your right" before passing someone on their left. Poor guy was totally confused.

Go Mom Go! Just a few feet from the finish line, mom passed the girl behind her to seal her position in 9th place. not too shabby! After waiting around for a few hours she realized there were no trophies for 9th place. Can you beleive that??!!

The Clark-heads basking in the glory!

Swim, Bike, Run, Collapse.

Here we are soaking up the sunshine and memorizing the moment when mom completed her first triathlon, dad was asked for the 846th time, "Is that a bicycle shaved in the back of your head?" and Andre won cutest in his age group.

See you next year!