My Ironman

Well, as you know from my last post, Reed's half ironman was this past weekend in New Orleans. This was his second time to compete in this event and he did so great! The weather in New Orleans was absolutely perfect all weekend long (the high was about 76) but the wind was NUTS! It was extremely windy throughout the entire city and on race day (Sunday) the officials decided to cancel the swim portion of the race. They said the winds were around 23 mph down on Lake Pontchartrain and that it wasn't safe for the athletes or safety personnel to be out on the water. I'm not going to lie, I was pretty happy that the swim portion was cancelled...that part just freaks me out! Reed was a little disappointed since he has been training so hard but he got over it! My sweet parents even made the drive down to watch him race! It was great to spend some time with them down in NOLA. On Saturday, while Reed was being briefed and racking his bike, I was able to meet one of my besties, Jill, for lunch and a little shopping! She took me to this great boutique, Baby Bump (on Magazine Street), and it was too fun!! Sunday, we were up bright and early for the race...as in 3:30 am for Reed and 4:15 am for me & Baby Stacy. Reed did so well and has really improved since this time last year. He biked the 56 miles in 2 hours 31 minutes, ran the 13.1 miles in 1 hour 37 minutes, had a 2 minute transition time and finished 37th overall in his age group (30-34)!!! I am so proud of him and how great he consistently does in these events. One race down...3 more to go!!

reed and i post race in jackson square

reed taking off on his bike from the transition area

me & dad waiting on the street car

mom & dad...just off the streetcar