Awesome "race" report. It looks like you got your moneys worth. Good Job and thanks for sharing the photos.

BEN YOU ARE MY HERO. Can we date?

did you miss the bit where I said I was married? And fat? :)

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Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF

Basically they have 9 tenants, live life to the fullest, do not turn the cheak, and embrace the 7 deadly since. - TheForge (on satanists)

damn, I did miss that. :-(

Nicely done, Ben. Love those "in the water" shots!

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<If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough>
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Katy got a lot of comments for her lack of wetsuit, most people seemed to think she was nuts for some reason…

You're just jealous because those guys from New Jersey that we sat with thought I was awesome. What happened to the pics of me and you on the boat? I guess that little camera could not handle that much evil. Like trying to take a photo of a vampire.

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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax

The camera was pants indoors, you can barely even see silhouettes in those pics. It's a shame as I was hoping those would come out. They need a better lit boat dammit!

Still, you didn't beat me so I didn't cry :)

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Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF

Basically they have 9 tenants, live life to the fullest, do not turn the cheak, and embrace the 7 deadly since. - TheForge (on satanists)

At least trailbait's photo of me with my man harem turned out ok. Although you and Julian were exhibiting some odd behavior in it.

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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax

You need to drop the big bucks (~$15) for a disposable waterproof with a flash. :)

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<If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough>
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That picture is appalling. I was just trying to defend myself from the chrome dome!

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Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF

Basically they have 9 tenants, live life to the fullest, do not turn the cheak, and embrace the 7 deadly since. - TheForge (on satanists)

Or if I can get back down to race weight I could fit one of these in the wetsuit :)

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Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF

Basically they have 9 tenants, live life to the fullest, do not turn the cheak, and embrace the 7 deadly since. - TheForge (on satanists)

Is that a camera in your wetsuit, or...

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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax

Julian said you liked being flashed!

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Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF

Basically they have 9 tenants, live life to the fullest, do not turn the cheak, and embrace the 7 deadly since. - TheForge (on satanists)

He did not! You're the one that got flashed.

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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax

That was just the guy's butt on the boat. Apparently you enjoyed a full 360 degree view of your friend at Baker Beach the week before.

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Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF

Basically they have 9 tenants, live life to the fullest, do not turn the cheak, and embrace the 7 deadly since. - TheForge (on satanists)

Oh, that guy. I had blocked that from my memory. Thanks for bringing it to the surface again. Eeeewww.

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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax

You're welcome!

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Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF

Basically they have 9 tenants, live life to the fullest, do not turn the cheak, and embrace the 7 deadly since. - TheForge (on satanists)

Ben
Great report. I really liked the pics:)

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Train safe & smart
Bob

Would LB and Katy get a room already? :p

Reading all of these Alcatraz RRs has inspired me to sign up for the enviro-sports escape from the rock race in August! It's gonna be Shweet.

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Ignorance is bliss until they take your bliss away.

Would LB and Katy get a room already? :p

No.

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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax

Dude, I was rubbing the Buddha's belly for luck. It seemed to work too!

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"How bad can it be?" - SimpleS

AWESOME

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"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life".
Zappa

Allow me...

Not to take away from LB's pictures, but there's another feller who has pics from a previous year when it was clear at the start and fog rolled in during the swim. I never thought about fog moving in during the swim...I hope I don't have nightmares now!

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Gnothi Seauton.

Five stars. Awesome photos. I love it! Thank you very much.

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

Outstanding narrative, thanks. I ran a bunch of that along the waterfront, up & over the GG & back a couple years ago while visiting SF for a conference... I remember wondering at the time if those were the same trails/stairs I'd read about in the Escape Tri years before. Bingo! Fond memories...