Ann is all ready to take part in the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships in Tuscaloosa, AL on the University of Alabama campus. 1300 of the best amateurs in the country all qualified for this event. Ann, Steve and Abby headed out on Friday for the Saturday race. Abby was excited to go on a trip alone without Jax or Catie. "I am going on a trip with mommy and daddy. No Jackson. No Catie." She repeated over and over for days before we left.
Where is Waldo? Ann is making sure that Abby and Stiv can spot her seconds before the start of her swim wave. The race day conditions were hot with the high temp reaching into the 90's. The weather at the start of the swim was perfect, but the rising temperatures would have an impact on the run...
Ann is right in the middle of the melee that is the start of any good swim wave. There were some awesome swimmers in this race, so Ann did not have her usual advantage.
Peek a boo... here she is spotting toward the end of the river swim that was mostly against the current.
Abby made herself at home sitting on some stranger's transition bag waiting for mommy to finish the swim. She was a real trooper during the race and helped dad take all the photos. BTW, we had a really cute outfit picked out for her to wear, but she insisted on the Ernie shirt that of course did not match!
Ann was 10th out of the water and looked strong...
After a quick transition, she is off and running with bike in hand toward the two loop bike course. 
Wow, Ann was so fast that she was only a blur as she went by on her super fast Trek TTX..."The blue streak"!
At the start of the run she was feeling strong, but the heat quickly took its toll as she continued. Not one of her better races!
It ended up being a tough day out on the hot course, but it was still a lot of fun and a good experience overall.
Abby thought she was so cool wearing mom's flip flops as we waited for Ann at the finish line.
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