An excellent morning for a triathlon. Differing weather reports called for "rain" around 10 am. I knew Jeff and Joe would/should be done by then. We got there really early - one thing Jeff is NEVER late for us a race - we typically are one of the first ones there.
Got the canoe ready and I kept watching the wind pick up. Everybody has to ride in it, I was just hoping it wouldn't get to "friend" windy. It looked like there were many newbies, some in shape, others not which result in a long race day of pictures.
All canoes were able to get in the "bay" area and get settled before their time to take off. The course consisted of leaving the lagoon and go left, against the river current to the turn-around buoy. Once around the buoy, paddle with the current to the second bridge (Market Street) and circle one of the bridge pillars before heading back against the current. The exit is marked with two large orange cones. Carry your canoe up out of the way of those behind you.
Jeff and Joe waited their turn with total focus.
They were able to get an excellent shot out of the holding area and I watched them pass canoes up the buoy.
Coming back down the river they were still passing other canoes and setting a good tempo in the canoe. Coming out from the canoe and upto the tranisiton area Jeff gave me a smile which means he was pleased with their canoe time and he was feeling good for the day.
He had a little slower transition that I would have liked, but he was ready to roll, and that they did
Coming back into the transition area, Jeff gave me a thumbs up which meant he was thrilled with the ride. They were some of the first ones back in, which meant they had passed people out there. They wind had been strong, but so were they.
Heading out on the run you had to run up the levy, not Jeff's favorite thing. But I was able to get this shot across the river of him running on the bike path. He looked like he was feeling well, and was making good time.
Got the canoe ready and I kept watching the wind pick up. Everybody has to ride in it, I was just hoping it wouldn't get to "friend" windy. It looked like there were many newbies, some in shape, others not which result in a long race day of pictures.
All canoes were able to get in the "bay" area and get settled before their time to take off. The course consisted of leaving the lagoon and go left, against the river current to the turn-around buoy. Once around the buoy, paddle with the current to the second bridge (Market Street) and circle one of the bridge pillars before heading back against the current. The exit is marked with two large orange cones. Carry your canoe up out of the way of those behind you.
Jeff and Joe waited their turn with total focus.
They were able to get an excellent shot out of the holding area and I watched them pass canoes up the buoy.
Coming back down the river they were still passing other canoes and setting a good tempo in the canoe. Coming out from the canoe and upto the tranisiton area Jeff gave me a smile which means he was pleased with their canoe time and he was feeling good for the day.
He had a little slower transition that I would have liked, but he was ready to roll, and that they did
Coming back into the transition area, Jeff gave me a thumbs up which meant he was thrilled with the ride. They were some of the first ones back in, which meant they had passed people out there. They wind had been strong, but so were they.
Heading out on the run you had to run up the levy, not Jeff's favorite thing. But I was able to get this shot across the river of him running on the bike path. He looked like he was feeling well, and was making good time.
The results were they came in Second place to Coudron/Barker with only 2 min 20 secs difference. That was an excellent time. They were able to beat the 3rd place by a nice margin, but one of the twins had gone down on his bike but still finished ahead of his brother.
Awesome race, Joe is a good/focused partner for Jeff. He doesn't brag/talk - he just gets the job done with a large heaping of fun.
Very proud of Jeff, His races have been "on" this year. Even though he is a year older, he just keeps gettiug better.
Awesome race, Joe is a good/focused partner for Jeff. He doesn't brag/talk - he just gets the job done with a large heaping of fun.
Very proud of Jeff, His races have been "on" this year. Even though he is a year older, he just keeps gettiug better.
