Michael Lovato passed me on the bike at CdA last year and cheered for me by name too (from my race#). He's a great guy, as most triathlon pros seem to be. That's one of the things that I love about this sport.

(gotta throw in a plug for my own pro/coach - he's definitely one of the nicest guys ever and was back out there after his own race until his last athlete crossed the line just after 16 hours.)