Fourteen Suburban Rotary volunteers supported the event on July 26, where nearly 200 girls completed the IronHawk Juniors triathlon. Huge thanks to the great turnout -- our best ever!
While the young ladies battled through the heat, our members enthusiastically cheered every last one toward the finish line, providing encouragement and motivation to keep them going.
New this year, the IronHawk Juniors organizers set-up a refreshment station at the turnaround circle, where Rotarians stood, and our members handed out countless cups of Gatorade and water, along with snacks, to keep the young ladies hydrated and energized.
Like past years, Dan Hosford -- our beloved chapter president this year -- encouraged the girls to run by running along side them for a while, returning to "his spot" and running with another, then another, and another.
Lastly, our very own Todd Samland had a major role in running the swimming portion of the event, making sure everybody was safely in and out of the water, managing spectators (in a very small pool area), and organizing his own separate group of volunteers from the Omaha Masters Swimming swim club to help orchestrate the swim program!
Here is a slide show of the day.
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