7 August - Mens Triathlon and Shopping
Today we had the most unreal day. We went to the men's triathlon in Hyde Park. We had a great spot with sis Alana and Ben.
We watched one of the greatest triathlons of all time, dominated by Alistair Brownlee from Great Britain.
Dad keeps saying that these guys are the world's greatest athletes - well Alistair ran a 10km final run leg (after the fast 1.5km swim and very fast 40km bike ride) that would have had him finishing in the middle of the field in the mens 10000m olympic final the night before.
Alistair Brownlee won the gold medal. Mum and Holly's favourite Javier Gomez came second and Jonathan Brownlee came third. The field was just pretty much blown away by the pace set by these three, particularly in the bike and run leg.
The 3 aussies performed heroically but were well back - but coming 20th or 30th in a race like this was something to be very proud of. We felt very privileged to have been there. We saw a really bad bike crash right next to us in the bike leg but the 2 were ultimately OK and could walk away.
Later we met Courtney Atkinson and Brendan Sexton, 2 of our 3 aussie competitors and they told us about the race. It was great to meet them.
We earlier in the afternoon met Emma Moffat and Erin Densham, 2 of our female triathletes. That was pretty cool (Erin won bronze a few days before, Emma crashed out in the bike leg. Emma won triathlon Bronze in Beijing 4 years ago). Dad asked Emma how she was feeling and she said she was very sore still. Erin told Erin that her name was Erin. Holly was very excited because they both gave her a cuddle.
Then we went to Harrods and looked through the incredible shops and bought some chocolate in the chocolate section.
Then we walked via Buckingham Palace through Hyde Park, Park Lane and through Mayfair to Oxford Street and went shopping along the famous Oxford Street and Regent Street shopping strip. Holly and Erin bought some Converse sneekers and we bought some other bits and pieces.
We had a bit of a Monopoly competition to see how many Monopoly board locations we could spot. That was fun.
We had an early dinner in Marks and Spencers Cafe.
Then we walked through Soho, Oxford Circus, Picadilly Circus and via Big Ben and Westminster Abbey back to Victoria Station and caught the train home.
We got home and watched Sally Pearson win gold in the 100m hurdles and a replay of Anna Meares winning her cycling race. That was the perfect end to the day.
The Creber Girls xxx
Today we had the most unreal day. We went to the men's triathlon in Hyde Park. We had a great spot with sis Alana and Ben.
We watched one of the greatest triathlons of all time, dominated by Alistair Brownlee from Great Britain.
Dad keeps saying that these guys are the world's greatest athletes - well Alistair ran a 10km final run leg (after the fast 1.5km swim and very fast 40km bike ride) that would have had him finishing in the middle of the field in the mens 10000m olympic final the night before.
Alistair Brownlee won the gold medal. Mum and Holly's favourite Javier Gomez came second and Jonathan Brownlee came third. The field was just pretty much blown away by the pace set by these three, particularly in the bike and run leg.
The 3 aussies performed heroically but were well back - but coming 20th or 30th in a race like this was something to be very proud of. We felt very privileged to have been there. We saw a really bad bike crash right next to us in the bike leg but the 2 were ultimately OK and could walk away.
Later we met Courtney Atkinson and Brendan Sexton, 2 of our 3 aussie competitors and they told us about the race. It was great to meet them.
We earlier in the afternoon met Emma Moffat and Erin Densham, 2 of our female triathletes. That was pretty cool (Erin won bronze a few days before, Emma crashed out in the bike leg. Emma won triathlon Bronze in Beijing 4 years ago). Dad asked Emma how she was feeling and she said she was very sore still. Erin told Erin that her name was Erin. Holly was very excited because they both gave her a cuddle.
Then we went to Harrods and looked through the incredible shops and bought some chocolate in the chocolate section.
Then we walked via Buckingham Palace through Hyde Park, Park Lane and through Mayfair to Oxford Street and went shopping along the famous Oxford Street and Regent Street shopping strip. Holly and Erin bought some Converse sneekers and we bought some other bits and pieces.
We had a bit of a Monopoly competition to see how many Monopoly board locations we could spot. That was fun.
We had an early dinner in Marks and Spencers Cafe.
Then we walked through Soho, Oxford Circus, Picadilly Circus and via Big Ben and Westminster Abbey back to Victoria Station and caught the train home.
We got home and watched Sally Pearson win gold in the 100m hurdles and a replay of Anna Meares winning her cycling race. That was the perfect end to the day.
The Creber Girls xxx
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