Gavin's first bike race: Part 1

Like father, like son, right? Are any of you really that surprised to see Gavin racing at 3 1/2? Well, to be fair, it wasn't really a race. It was a ton of kids eight years and younger SUPER excited to ride whatever they found available: There were scooters, tricycles, Strider bikes (balance bikes like Gavin's first one), bikes with training wheels and bikes with no training wheels. Occasionally, these fun kid races are held prior to the adult races which are held later in the day. So, for example, Gavin's race was at noon in Louisville, and then Brent raced later that afternoon in the same place.

There were so many kids that they had to divide the big group into three "waves," so Gavin was racing with other 3 and 4-year-olds. I have to say that he really was in the minority of 3-year-olds riding with no training wheels.

It was a really fun, informal, non-competitive event (like it should be) that was perfect for Gavin's first race.