Carly has finished her first week of summer camp. This winter I learned that the YMCA offered a triathlon camp for preschool kids, so I quickly signed Carly up. Between registering her in February and starting camp on Monday we worked with her on biking and even purchased a "big girl" bike (with training wheels). She took swimming lessons and was ready to swim the distance with no help.
On Monday and Tuesday the kids worked on swimming, running, and having fun with each other. She was excited about her time and camp, but there was a lot more excitement on Wednesday when I picked her up. Wednesday the kids took their bikes and began biking while at camp too. This was a wonderful addition in Carly's mind. She got in the car and quickly started telling me about her day. They swam, ate a snack, biked, ran, then moved on to the playground and lunch before wrapping the day up with a craft. She even quizzed me about what she was to do in T1 and T2. (T1 = transition 1: move from swim to bike AND T2 = transition 2: move from bike to swim)
Today was her final day of camp and she had a mock triathlon. We went out with a sign and cowbell and cheered our little girl on. She swam the length of the pull (in a life vest), biked two laps around a cul-de-sac at the Y, and then ran around the tennis courts. She wasn't very quick today, but her counselors claim she was during the week. I will admit, Carly is competitive about accomplishing a task but not about finishing first. Dave and I aren't quick and our goal is to finish a race, so I guess Carly will be a lot like us.
