Today we had the pleasure of watching Bailey compete in the duathlon. He was a very eagar beaver and had been asking to compete in it for weeks. I was a little dubious, as he is only now just discovering his sporty side, lol so he still has a long way to go. After some talking we decided that it was good for his risk taking and encouraged him. We did 2 practices in the weekend running up to event, Bailey thought it was sooo fun to try. He even wanted his bike tyres fixed so that he was all ok to go. Today he was very excited, an eagar wee man very keen to go to school. The whole family went down to watch him after lunch for the duathlon. Finally it was his race, and he took off racing as fast as his leg would take him, he is not a strong runner but we were proud. He got tangled in the bikes as there were so many there but he was still smiling as he biked pass that is until he crashed off not far away from me. With some encouragement from the older boys from the sports council and some cuddles from dad, Bailey managed to get back on his bike and finish his lap. I really felt for him and it is true what they say that when you have kids it is like having a piece of your heart walking around outside your body, I would have done it for him if I could. I was extremely proud of him. Miss Smith walked 3/4 of the last lap with him, when the older boys again rallied around and then got him run/limping down the last straight. I was really amazed by the lovely supportive spirit behind everyone as they cheered him on. He was absolutely delighted to get over the finish line. What a wonderful achievement, what story to tell all the grandparents on the phone tonight. He is already talking about his next race even if he still can hardly walk on his ankle.
Shannon (Bailey's Mum)
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