November 6th I went with my parents and brother, Wade to the city that never sleeps. Here we are in downtown Vegas.
OK, so the title of this post should probably say Henderson, Baby! For that is where we spent our weekend. We did go see the sights and crazy life of Vegas, but just for one afternoon and evening. The reason for going was to support my brother, Craig, as he participated in the toughest triathlon in the world...The Silverman!
Craig on the left and his fellow Marine buddy, Scottie at registration. At this point they were saying to themselves, "We're Marines we can do this, right?"
Wade's saying to himself, "Better you than me!"
They swam 2.4 miles in the cold Lake Mead. When they finished the swim, there were people there called wetsuit strippers. Their job was to strip the wetsuits off the athletes. And, man, they were fast. Craig looks a little nervous because he wasn't wearing anything under his suit! He yelled out, "Don't strip me! I don't have anything on under this!" and quickly made his way to the changing tent.
After a snickers bar they were on their way to the 112 mile bike ride.
After a full day on the bike (about 8 hours!) They were ready to go run the marathon leg of the race... I can't imagine! These guys are crazy! They're saying to themselves now, "What the heck were we thinking?"
The Team Recon cheerleaders...my dad, mom, Wade and me! We did a lot of cheering, sporting our Team Recon t-shirts that Craig had made for us. And a whole lot of waiting and waiting and waiting.
Fueling up at Mile 11...just 15 miles to go! Crazy, I tell ya!
He made it, not crippled and still smiling!
Every time we saw him, Craig had a big smile on his face. This smile looks like a, check mark, I'll never do that again! And at the time that is exactly what he was thinking!
Craig's son, Levi. "My dad rocks! Way to go!"
It was a great weekend. I am such a proud sister. Levi is right. His dad rocks! Love him to pieces!
