More Swimming Pictures

Today Brandon swam a 2 mile race and then a 1 mile race. They call this weekend a "Triple Dipper" for him since he participated in all three race. 66 people signed up for the triple dip but only 46 completed it. Brandon got 29th! He finished 4th in his division for both the 2 miler and the 1 miler. Again relying a good meaty burger and veggies the night before and a Thunderbird Energetica Bar, banana and TONS of water for a pre-race breakfast. I am so proud of him and it was a great accomplishment for someone who was told it would be a long time, if ever, that he would be able to swim competitively again.

2 Miler Race and Opening Ceremonies

Honoring Military with moment of silence and the anthem

No wet suits allowed caused a lot of people to quit or drop out.  The water was almost 80 degrees

double dipped results

Hyper Hawaiian Crunch Bar

1 Miler Race

I call this next series- Brandon kickin butt! Watch the guy next to him- YAY

And he pulled ahead and beat that guy out of the water! GO Brandon! 

Brandon is in the front and the guy stopped with his head out is the guy trying to race him! 

This is the first group coming in. A girl from Yale won- she was awesome. 

Triple Dip Certificate! 

Brandon's Reston 5k Swim

His number one fan! Love him!!

Up at 5 in the morning for Brandon's 5k swim in Reston. Today was the 25th annual JMLS Lake Audubon 3.1 mile swim. He did a fantastic job and got a medal for finishing 3rd in his division. We were joking that his previous pre-swim meals consisted of a bagel with peanut butter and carb loading. Post race he would have milkshakes, gatorade and more carbs. Today his race meal was a banana, Zico Water and a Thunderbird Energetica bar. He had plenty of energy and had no problems finishing the race (even said he could have kept going!) After the race he still had energy and had a bowl of scrambled eggs with chicken and bacon. Just goes to show that the Carb load isn't necessary and that real natural food is a great option for pre-racing. He got a new Xterra WetSuit Wet Suit and thought it was incredible- no rubbing or irritation, easy to put on and it got the job done without lathering on body glide. 

Brandon started out in Heat F but finished with Heat D at 1:28:51. I am so proud of his achievement. He is only 10 months out from serious elbow surgery and he was able to be competitive with some great swimmers. Tomorrow he is getting in and doing it again a 2miler and then a 1 miler. Hope tomorrow goes as well! Woohoo!

                         

 

         

 

 

 

                          

 

                       

 

                              

 

Xterra Wet Suit
Cherry Walnut Crunch Thunderbird Bar
Pineapple Zico Water

                                

 

                                      

Brandon Brown- 1:28:51