Congratulations to both of you. Great picture.

Cute story... that's why I love this sport... =)

You've got me all choked up.

Great story and picture!

I like that photo. It captures the essence of the sport- the backbone and backgound of it. there is a lot going on in the phot and i like the perspective: From behind as the subjects move away toward an unseen goal.

It really is a beautiful and lyrical narritive. The photo does tell- or suggest- a story.

Very nice. Thank you for putting it up here. An image like that is a treasure.

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So where's your kit? Don't tell me Lesley is carrying it!

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"How bad can it be?" - SimpleS

Something I've come to love is the early morning's in transition, wandering around in the dark, there's a feeling of energy, people are chatting and there's the air of expectancy all around.

Great story and photo, thanks for posting it.

Ahhh yes. The prerace final prep in transition. How many tires did you hear pop? I heard enough that even though my front was down a litle, I decided not to stand in line to get it popped.

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Great shot.

I assume the cuple is walking back to their hotel after the race.

The day starts in the dark and for many finishes in the dark. It's a long day, but what amazes me whether you are competing or spectating/supporting( I have done a lot of both now) the day just seems to fly by. The last finisher finishes. 12:00 midnight comes up and it just seems like I got up and started making the coffee at 4:30 the previous morning!

Fleck

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Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog

Good stuff :-)

There's something special about the moments after a race.

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Great pic...

It reminded me of the first time my wife (then girlfriend) came to see me do an IM in Penticton, almost a decade ago. Leading up to the race, she had no idea what I was training for and she thought I was crazy. But on race day, after witnessing the whole range of emotions that accompany the day, she was in tears as she waited for me at the finish line. (and she did have quite a wait!)

As we headed back to the Pentiction Inn, she told me how her day went, how she scrambled from one point to another to cheer me on, and how she found this one "Terminator-like" Euro pro to be kinda funny/cute (Pauli Kiuru). She wasn't a training partner and she didn't race with me, but in a way, she was and she did.

These moments are very personal, and I can only guess what was going through your minds at the particular moment in the photo, but for me it did bring back many memories of my own post race walk-back-to-hotel moments. Thanks for sharing yours!

Ken

no there's not - they hurt:)

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