I got behind again and missed posting about a lot of the summer fun! There was lots of summer racing fun. Here is a summary of what went down as far as racing and tons of photos below:

Tri 2 Beat Cancer

Had fun hitting this one for the third year in a row. Unfortunately, did not quite defend the win from the first two years, but had a great workout and fun day out there coming in second oa. Lots of great Atlanta Tri Club and Energy Lab results.

Atlanta 20k Relay

This was a fun showdown with runningnerds and ATC. We had lots of different team relays and it was a great way to get a big group together! We’re coming for you guys next year! 🙂

My Birthday

This was not racing but I had the most amazing birthday week ever chaired by John and my awesome friends. We also raised 1600 for Lifeline Animal Project as a part of the festivities and had adult karaoke which is always pretty sweet. Later that week Sondra also headed up an Energy Lab surprise party which was super fun and very thoughtful. Anything with Sondra’s desserts is a party! We had a great family dinner that weekend as well where I enjoyed the delicious new apps and cake from Sherrie (John’s mom) and Kathryn (John’s sister).

John Tanner 2

I was way pumped to do the fall edition of John Tanner. After about six times doing this race, I finally got the W! Fun day with lots of strong competition. Everyone brought their A game (A game meaning everyone was basically in the midst of heavy training yet still did their best) and there were lots of ATC and EL WINS!

Happy smiles after some strong racing.

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Sadie’s bday gift from Carrie and Michelle which she loves!!

 

20k Relay group photo

 

So tough…

 

Bday EXTRAVAGANZA! Thanks to John, Michelle, and Carrie for doing the bulk of the planning. This was so special.

This was the family Rutledge party. Thanks to Ken Sherrie and the Fox family for always throwing great bday celebrations! Sadie wants some cake! 🙂

 

Energy Lab Thursday night celebrating (Sadie wants some beer!)