Burton Beginnings: Slumber Party and Pigman 70.3

Tyson was competing in the Pigman 70.3 triathlon on Sunday in Palo, so we packed up Saturday night and headed to the Foster's so it would be a short drive to the race Sunday morning. After I spent Saturday morning working, we left for Cedar Rapids to pick up Tyson's race packet and goody bag! Then we headed back to Center Point to spend the night with the Foster's. As soon as we pulled up, Braydon was waiting for us at the door (he had been asking for about 30 minutes when we would be there!!) The guys headed outside to play baseball which ended in a water fight, while Robin and I relaxed in the air conditioned house. :)

Adam and Robin cooked us dinner and then Tyson and Braydon headed back outside to play more baseball while Adam made pancakes for Tyson's breakfast the next morning. After the pancakes were done, we went for a walk, and then came home for a little more relaxing. About an hour and 15 minutes past Braydon's bedtime :) he requested that Tyson read him a book and put him to bed. Braydon LOVES his Uncle Tyson!! The rest of us crashed not much later than B!

Water fight!!

B and T cuddling before bed

Race day morning, Tyson and I got up at 5am to get ready to leave by about 5:30. It was an extremely foggy morning, and for most of the drive we could barely see anything! However, we made it safely to the campground, Tyson got checked in, and went to warm up while I walked around. Finally around 7:00am we headed down to the beach for the pre-race meeting. We waited and waited for it to start. The minutes kept passing and then finally at 8:05 (almost an hour after the first wave should have started) they announced they were waiting for the fog to lift a little more. Tyson finally got in the water at about 8:30 (his wave was originally scheduled for 7:48). We knew this was only going to make it worse during the rest of the race with the heat and sun!

He finished the swim and I sprinted up to the transition area to see him before he took off on the 56 mile bike. After that, I went to read and nap in the bed of the truck! :) Around 12:15, Adam and Braydon showed up to cheer on Tyson. We saw him come in from his bike ride, but due to cramping during the ride, he decided to opt out of the run. Good decision! I would rather him not die out on the 13.1 mile run! :) We were proud of him either way!! Way to go Tyson!!!!