Two weekends ago, my brother Spencer and his friend Eric traveled up north to Walker, Minnesota to compete in the Chase the Police Triathlon. A bunch of us went along to cheer the boys on and it was so much fun! I had never been to watch a tri and the energy was so inspiring! There were so many people there competing in their first races. There was even a 70+ year old woman who was crossing a major item off her bucket list. How cool is that?!
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Spence is in the blue shorts. Eric is on his right. |
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And they're off! |
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Spence finishing the swim. |
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Eric exiting the water. |
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Spence finishing the bike. |
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Eric finishing his bike ride. |
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Spence heading towards the finish line! |
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Eric finishing strong! |
Here are my photos:
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Donuts decorate the jail. |
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Spence and Eric getting their game faces on. |
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The fans and the tri guys: Mo, Spence, Eric, me, Kurtis, and Mike |
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The Walker Riders came for a big send-off. |
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Our cousin Teddy (left) and his friend Luke came to cheer on Spence. |
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A & K. |
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Al & Mo. |
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Uncle Jon, Dad, and Mike |
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There go the police! Police, firefighters, and military are the first wave (hence, Chase the Police). |
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Spence emerging from Walker Bay. |
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Transition Time! |
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ERIC!! |
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Eric heading to transition and getting a shoutout from the announcer. |
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Dad and Grandpa. |
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Woohoo! Go Spence! |
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Eric starting the last leg of the tri! |
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The rest of the fans: Patti, Grandpa and Grandma, Gram, Dad, Mom, Jon, Kurtis, and Mike. |
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This announcer was hilarious - just ripping on everyone an making all sorts of jokes! |
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Biking partners! |
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All smiles! |
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Friends since high school! |
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Ma and Pa |
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Grandpa and Grandma enjoyed the race! |
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Chase the Police, Get a Donut. |
I was so inspired watching my brother compete. He is so amazing! And he may have even convinced me to try the tri next year. I'm thinking a relay team with me, K, and my dad. We have a year to train so who knows...maybe next year we'll all be chasing the police up in Walker!
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