The Kemah Triathlon has become one of the best triathlons in the US. Several professionals from all over the world choose to compete in the is event because of the professionalism and organization of the event by OnUrMark Productions. Regardless of your skill level, this triathlon is a MUST compete for all triathletes because of the location, the amenities, and the atmosphere. After all, how may other triathlon's do you get to jump off a boat to get started.
Saturday started off great as the Sprint triathlon competitors entered the water in the early hours. Team Shawn's Anomaly members Jennifer Kilgore and Jackson Wyers were two of the athletes in the event. Both of them had dedicated the Kemah Tri as their fundraising event in 2013.I can't tell you how proud I am to call these athletes my teammates. That the perfect ambassadors for the team. The "Tri" their hardest but ultimately remember that it is about having fun and furthering the mision to provide education, hope, and help to families affected by congenital birth anomalies.
Jackson was only doing the swim part of a relay and would be in the Olympic distance the next day. Jennifer was in the Sprint race. What makes both of these athletes so amazing is that this is the second triathlon in less than a month for both of them. Together they raised over $2,700.00 for Shawn's Anomaly.
I had to break away for a few minutes to do an interview with Julia Fine, check it out:
After I returned from the radio interview, I was informed that Jackson's team had finished 1st in the Relay. This was the first win for Shawn's Anomaly. Now keep in mind that podium finishes are not what Team Shawn's Anomaly is about, but when it happens, we are really excited for those involved. I am so proud of Jackson's team for their amazing finish.
Saturday continued to be a great day as we took Shawn to Space Center Houston since it was sprinkling a little and did not allow us to go to the beach. Check out tomorrow posting about Day 2 of the Kemah Triathlon.
Here are the results of yesterday's Kona Inspired views:
| Views | Daily Views | ||
| 1 | Fireman Brian's Mission | 87759 | 8405 |
| 2 | IRONMAN-BAWDO | 76531 | 6250 |
| 3 | Jacob Fuka_Kona Inspired | 55771 | 21 |
| 4 | Boudousa Brain | 34008 | 1581 |
| 5 | Kona hopeful F16 pilot | 25076 | 417 |
| 6 | I'm Dean Bullock, I Have Brain Cancer | 21744 | 464 |
| 7 | Dr. Martin Jay Hernandez Motivational Specialist | 11017 | 888 |
| 8 | Kona Inspired, Ironman retun…Heart Condition | 8522 | 497 |
| 9 | Suck It Cancer | 7708 | 368 |
| 10 | Clarissa Alba | 7533 | 1780 |
| 11 | Running' Down A Dream | 6328 | 2544 |
| 12 | Kona for Karen and ALS | 5413 | 2725 |
| 13 | Shawn's Ironman | 5079 | 72 |
| 14 | From Deathbed to Ironman | 3763 | 197 |
| 15 | PROJECT GIVING: IRONMAN JOURNEY | 3694 | 353 |
| 16 | Kona for the Kids | 3688 | 164 |
| 17 | Green Dot (Henry Tolstedt) | 3471 | 35 |
| 18 | My Life is full of possibilities | 3316 | 321 |
| 19 | Double disabled Inspiration | 3135 | 959 |
| 20 | Kevin Hickey's Submission Video | 2838 | 335 |
| 21 | 4 the NEXT Generation | 2817 | 539 |
| 22 | From the Bathroom to Kona | 2694 | 80 |
| 23 | The Quadfather (Nick Tieney) | 1908 | 36 |
| 24 | The Journey-Quadriplegic to Ironman | 1550 | 99 |
| 25 | Spirit of Hawaii (Anja Kraft) | 1541 | 109 |
| 26 | MAKING POSSIBLE THE IMPOSSIBLE | 1501 | 24 |
| 27 | Eric Yollick (Team Yollick) | 1473 | 14 |
| 28 | Dad's Great Day | 1453 | 47 |
| 29 | Rich Cline- Racing for a Cause | 1370 | 503 |
| 30 | Never Quit the Game;… | 1071 | 212 |
| 31 | Paralysis to Ironman - Brad Kelley | 865 | 42 |
| 32 | Isabella' Legacy | 824 | 27 |
| 33 | Operation Brain Tumor (Ted Pepenhagen II) | 699 | 12 |
| 34 | Happy Birthday Ironman | 606 | 14 |
| 35 | Iron driven lifestyle | 544 | 13 |
| 36 | Choose to be well! | 541 | 9 |
| 37 | Heigl Olafson "A.S. Warrior" | 489 | 127 |
| 38 | Life Long Journey | 456 | 21 |
| 39 | A race for the women in my life | 441 | 12 |
| 40 | The Opportunity | 420 | 9 |
| 41 | Sara's Wish | 415 | 53 |
| 42 | Crash To Kona (TychoRiis Weiche) | 407 | 10 |
| 43 | I am ... "Anything is possible" (Milan Dubravka) | 405 | 6 |
| 44 | My thanks to ironman | 367 | 12 |
| 45 | Flatline to Finishline | 367 | 56 |
| 46 | my biggest dream (Christian Schon) | 347 | 5 |
| 47 | Dean Kashlan Mantra (Dean Kashlan) | 293 | 5 |
| 48 | Family strength | 256 | 10 |
| 49 | For Mari | 256 | 256 |
| 50 | Fighting MS with MS | 201 | 201 |
| 51 | Graves' Eye Disease | 181 | 181 |
| 52 | Kona Inspired (Greg O' Reilly) | 176 | 36 |
| 53 | Triathlete for 35 Years | 170 | 50 |
| 54 | Military PTSD | 107 | 107 |
| 55 | Hope | 51 | 51 |
| 56 | Starting to Tri-Special Olympics | 44 | 44 |
| 57 | A Cancer Cure is Possible | 13 | 13 |
| 58 | Kona dream | 12 | 12 |
