A Day in the Life of A Spectator

I've yet to be involved in a race where I didn't race with someone I knew or have someone cheering for me. Spectators are a breed of their own. Some hold ridiculous signs, like in triathlon "Smile if you Peed in Your Wetsuit". Just know in triathlon, there's a lot of smiling when people see that sign. Or in the Half Marathon's I've ran, the sign that says "Push here for star power" and someone has taken the time to draw a symbol. Every single one of those I pass if I can, I push. It helps, ever so slightly I get my star power just like Mario in any of the Super Mario Brothers games.

The Chicago Triathlon ... It Happened

The days leading up to the Chicago Triathlon found me acting giddy. I was excited. I remembered the feelings I had after completing Esprit de She in June and I wanted to feel those feelings again. I wanted Will to be able to experience those feelings for the first time. And the best part of all of it for me was that we were going to experience it together. The day prior to the event we had to go to the expo and get our race packets, our bibs, our bracelets, get body marked, and we later then racked our bikes in transition. The expo was exciting, there were a lot of vendors to talk to and look at all things triathlon related.