we've got ourselves an IRONMAN in the making~

heading to the water bright and early
thumbs up - it's a go!

here he comes. 6.5 down and 6.5 to go!

kids waiting anxiously for a high 5

you can sure tell the "for-fun" group from the professionals...

we didn't see anyone in the front of the pack stopping to kiss the crowd!

the boys were passing the time...

dean and natalie run pete up the last hill and into the finish shoot.

poor kater, she had been vomiting every two hours all night long!

but she didn't even squawk when we told her it was time to get up and head over to the park.

we just found her a shaddy place to rest.

what a trooper!

pete and trey post race

trey has a thing for a little bling!

kate with her bag of ice...

and NOW for the real challenge...

we must get the very tired kids back tot he vehicle which is miles away.

thank goodness for the sweet talking ilya.

no much farther now...

tonight we are feeling so thankful for our friends. pete was so excited when the gorelick's said they were coming out to cheer him on but we would have never

guessed that we would actually NEED them so much today.

thanks for all of your help - not sure how we would have managed without you!