We took my 8 year old to the LBS yesterday because she did awesome on her report card and for all her hardwork she gets a new bike (she would probably have gotten one anyone since she grew out of her old one but shhhh...she doesn't know that). Anyway, like I said, she wants to do a kids tri. 50 yrd/2.3/0.5.

My son who is 8 years old completed his first triathlon last year. He had a few of those "why am I doing this" moments which I too have had. Overall though it was a very positive experience for him and he is excited to do more. Currently he is registered for a super sprint in May.

Hi all, I said I'd post when we returned from our cycling trip. We got back this week from biking in Italy, which was fantastic. For anyone who loves cycling, Italy is just a great country to go to. We had a terrific time biking with the kids, did 165 miles through Tuscany with them on the tandem bikes, totally self-supporting pulling all of our gear.

So I took my old, heavy, quasi-mountain bike from CostCo and added one of those hitchhiker / tagalong dealies for my daughter. See the link for a close picture. http://www.target.com/Mongoose-Hitchhiker-Bike-Trailer-Silver/dp/B0019DO... Phew! Heavy bike + bike third wheel + 4 year old = quite the hills workout

My eight year old just joined the swim team last week, she hasn't had any swim lessons and I swear I've never really even worked with her on form. How many triathletes would love to have this freestyle stroke? Yep, totally proud swimmer mama here...