Photos, We Got Photos!

Checking my bike and loading race food into the Bento Box on my bike.

Pre-Race: lots of nervous energy! We were up at 4:00 am for breakfast and taking the shuttle down to the race start. After dropping off my special needs bags, body marking (getting my race number written all over me in black felt pen), I checked over my bike, pumped the tires and stood in the world's longest port-a-potty line. Then into my wetsuit and down to the start!

Heading for the finisher's chute!

Almost Post Race: no more nervousness! Started at dawn and finished just before midnight. A long day, but I felt still felt great! This photo has a great story attached. This is my team cheering me just before I ran down the finisher's chute. It was taken by a Canadian guy from Calgary. He looked up my name by my race number, googled it and sent to my email address at my old job. The bounceback message said I no longer worked there, but to contact Nina for help. He emailed Nina (coincidentally another Canadian) and asked her to forward it to me which she did. Canadian's really are some of the friendliest people you will ever meet!

Official race photos here. My trip photos here.