Race the River/Girls weekend!

                                                                  Pi and Jocey

                                                                   Kym, Lins and Megs 
                                                             Missing:  Kathy and me

Girls, girls, girls!  On the last weekend of July my 'Couve girls headed my way so we could compete in the Race the River triathlon!  1/2 mile swim, 11 mile bike and 3 mile run.  We were all stoked and so excited to spend the four days together!  There was seven of us here and five of us ran the race.  Pi had little Riley in May, so she wasn't quite up for the training, and Jocey didn't compete because the race was held on a Sunday.  Such a bummer, but it was so nice to have fans cheering us on!  They made all the difference in getting me across the finish line!  Unfortunately I couldn't figure out how to get all of their great pics. onto my blog, so I am using Kent's, which are great, but he doesn't have quite the fancy camera that those chicas had.

 Me heading out uphill on the bike....sorry girls, I didn't have access to any of your shots on the bike.....

                                            Meghan Simmons finish time of 1:24.  She ROCKED it!

Kathy Fry:  finish time of 1:27. Way to go Kathy, she was a SPEED runner!

Christy Phillips: Finish time of 1:32

                                                            Kym Langford: finish time of 1:40

                                                             Lindsey Kralj: finish time of 1:42

We all agreed it felt like a tremendous accomplishment to complete it, but we could do without the horrendous swim in the freezing river.  Next year, no triathlon, just a girls weekend away, Lins, do you have the house all squared away for us????  Sunriver here we come!?!

It was a fun filled weekend, that included lots of catching up, laughing and filling our souls with "goodness" that only lifelong friends can fill.  It's amazing how many people come into and out of your lives and I feel very fortunate to have great friends in my life right now that surround me and support me, but it's these girls that have been through it all with me!   I had to laugh at how we are now moms and have families of our own, but we are all the same as we were in high school.  The planners, the stressers, the easy going ones, the pleasers, the care takers, we all have our little quirks or personality traits that make us us, and we all love each other for them! 

I can't wait for our weekend next summer where there will be no anticipation or stress involved with a race.  Maybe just spa treatments and giggling with my 'Couve girls !

The best cheer team ever!