Two weeks ago was my race report for the "Minnesota Triathlon," and here are some "official" photos from their Facebook page and a photographer who was out there. Here's an edit of 30 photos from the hundreds (possibly over a thousand) that he shared:
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An earlier wave with a pretty aggressive dolphin dive. That seems pretty shallow.
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Another good dolphin diver.
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Start of my wave. Lots of teenage boys in Speedos,
and that's me on the far side (2nd from the left).
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Start of our wave from a different angle.
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I started swimming, and then popped up because it was too shallow.
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Contemplating the race course before ACTUALLY starting to swim.
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That's me and my gaping mouth.
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A quick sight to find the buoy I need to swim to.
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Lots of the bike course was out among fields south of the metro.
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About to turn left with just a few miles left on the bike.
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I don't know her. But I already like her.
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5th place female looking fast!
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The lead car (and cyclist) on the way back.
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The lead cyclist who FLEW past me.
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Doofy me riding in 2nd.
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The guy I kept leap-frogging with on the bike. I actually yelled to him as I passed
him the 2nd time:
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The lead cyclist with a 3 minute lead on me as he dismounts.
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Me rolling into T2.
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My feet on top of my shoes! (I don't do that very often.)
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Oops. This guy must have dismounted WAY too early if he was running back there.
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The winner (looking a bit gassed - running scared) about to cross the line.
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I didn't make it easy for him. His 3 minute lead at T2 was
down to 0:29 at the finish. But still WAAAAAY out of my reach.
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Close up. My form looks OK for the end of a race. And notice the gel "lump" in the
side of my shorts - I don't litter. Oh, and yes, that shirt is 100% soaked through.
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I think she was complimenting me on my shorts and I was being coy.
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Race buddy Lance taking 5th overall!
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#Gunz! (This was a friend of Bill Bs.)
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Not a bad shot of 3rd, 2nd, and 1st chatting post-race.
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Medals.
Here's the Facebook album with a "highlight reel" of photos, and
here's the photographer's complete set of photos from the race. And
here's my race report if you missed it. That was a fun race!
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