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| 6:00AM, McNear's Beach, San Rafael Setting up transition area in the dark |
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| 7:15AM Sunrise over McNear's Beach—where 500 swimmers will take to the water at 8AM |
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| 7:50AM Suited up and more or less ready to get on with it |
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| 7:52AM Schmoozing with Coach Beau before the start |
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| 8:01AM Team in Training wave enters the water |
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| 8:56AM RG finishes 1.5K swim (plus major navigation error detour--rats!) and resolves to make up some time on the bike |
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| 9:04AM RM rescues downed teammate on her way out of the Bay |
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| 10:08AM RM having more fun on the 35K ride than that guy from the Olympic Club |
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| 10:14AM RG sporting fewer tatoos--but scarier race face--than the competition |
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| 10:25AM She who forgot to take off her biking gloves in T2 |
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| 11:15AM RM finishing up the 10K run, smile still intact |
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| 100 meters to go and still smiling! |
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| 12:06PM Team Rebecca reunited at the finish line |
Many thanks to Ásta Sveinsdóttir & Ted Groves for most of these photos!
