Kyle has been working his way up to do an Ironman triathlon. Swimming, bicycling, running. Two miles, 100 miles, 26.2 miles. All in one day. He has placed well in swim meets and runs up to and including the marathon distance. He has done triathlons up to the half Ironman.
The day finally came for the full Ironman today. He’s at an event in Penticton, Canada. Except that the lake water was too cold. Out of safety concerns, the organizers had to cancel the swimming portion. They went ahead with the rest of it though. We got to track his progress with our cellphones all day long, by way of the gps tracker on his bib. Kyle completed the bicycle section in 7 hours, 17 minutes. He pulled out of the marathon at about 15 miles though. Having the swim cancelled and sitting around for the next four hours might have thrown off his mental plan and eating. This was one of the hilliest Ironman routes. He says he might do more hill training next time, and maybe choose a flatter event. We hope he is as proud of how much he has accomplished so far, as all of the rest of us are of him.