The Tullis Family: Ready or Not, Here we Go--Bring August to a Close

10.05.2022

Ready or Not, Here we Go--Bring August to a Close

Even though school is in full swing, we seem to be busier than ever in August. Emma continued to have biking Mondays and Thursdays (and sometimes Wednesdays). Abigail had soccer Wednesdays and Saturdays. Throw in our weekend activities and a bike race and we had ourselves a pretty full plate to close out August.

August 17th: This was the first day of school for students--Abigail (4th grade) and Emma (7th grade)

waiting to head into school with her class

August 20th: Some friends and I did the Mudgirl with our kiddos (girls only). It was an absolute blast (even with the 20-minute lightning hold). My friend, Julie, was a rockstar and made our shirts--Mighty Mamas and Minis.

August 26th: This weekend was Emma's first bike race. Even though it was relatively close (Eagle Mountain--about 50 minutes away) we decided to get a hotel room the night before so we didn't have to get up quite as early. Her staging time was 8:29 a.m. and she had to be there by 7:25 a.m. to check-in and do a pre-ride warm-up with the rest of the girls in her category.

August 27th: Race day at Eagle Mountain! This is where all of the excitement began--in the parking lot!

The Pit Zone is where all of the teams set up their tents--kind of like their base camps.

Here she is at the staging area, where they make sure the girls are in the right order as they line up 3 across.

making their way towards the start line

And...she's off!

It is a pretty fast race so, after she took off, we made our way to the finish line so we wouldn't miss her coming in. This was definitely one of those "proud parents" moments--watching her coming in to the finish line, passing 5 riders in those last 5-10 seconds before crossing the finish line.