finisher

I am THE first King/Pollard family triathlon participator. Amazing. It feels great and now my dad wants to help me train and do one. I now want to do another one next year. I may be also in one in June in St. Augustine. I also am going to do a Iron Kid in Orlando. I can't wait till I can do a Iron Man. Although, I am already kind of scared. In the Tri. I did yesterday, I crossed the finish line at one hour and 16 minutes. That was when my group started. When I actually got into the pool, that was my real time. The time was, are you ready for this? 39 MINUTES! seriously. When I ran, everyone was chanting my name when I ran past. They were shouting, "How does she run that fast", and simply jaw dropping, "WOW!" Signs waving, and crowd cheering, I ran past the finish line. I remember my parents hugging me and friends giving me high fives, also, running past and by the track, cheering for my other friends. At school, people congratulating me. I now LOVE and adore triathlons. Thanks for cheering me on!

-Bailey B. King

The Tri Club

Tomorrow is the big day. I am so scared I could cry. The Triathlon. I'm in it, and have been practicing since February. We have to swim, bike, and run. We do four laps in the pool, bike three miles, and after that run a half mile to the finish line. At the finish, there will be magazine cover people, First Coast News, a bunch of newspaper reporters, and the crowd of cheering friends, family, and people there to. We will have to be there by 5 am, in the MORNING. Everyone is cheering for me, from parents to my principal. Very scary. There will be 5 thousand people there, plus more maybe. Please, wish me luck! I would love to hear your comments.

-Bailey