On the way from the airport to St. Pete! Woo hoo, I'm in Florida!
Ft. DeSoto Park. Me and Jeff after our warmup open water swim on Friday before the race, pulling a changeroo in the parking lot.
"The Pier" in St. Pete. Looking over from the swim exit. Swim start was along the pier, out to the left of this picture, then turn and come back in.
Sunset behind the banners at athlete check-in on Friday. Note the wind.
From left to rigth, the BT group pic at check-in: Me, Lisa, Denise, Sue, Jeff, Karl, Wendi.
Stuck at a bridge, waiting for a sailboat ( or three ) to pass by.
Heading over to bike check-in. Trying not to be nervous.
1st Annual BT Pasta Dinner. Back: Lisa, Mike, Sharon, Bob, Karl, Jeff. Front: Me, Sue, Christine, Renee, Wendi (yes, we made up nametags)
The BT Guys ( watch out! ): Me, Bob, Mike, Karl, Jeff
One last picture race morning. It was 4am, so I couldn't get it w/o the flash. My new race duds from Oomph!
Looking from the swim exit stairs into the transition area race morning. Nerves starting to get to me now.
Pro wave goes off into the sunrise at 7am.
Shot of the swim exit ( no, I'm not in there )
The happy finishers! Bob, Mike, Wendi, Karl, Sue, Jeff, Sharon, Me ( hiding behind Sharon's hand )
Dolphins! Wild ones that hang out in Tampa Bay. This was where we were swimming about 2 hours earlier. How cool is that?
Another dolphin, and you can see "The Pier" in the background, where we swam from during the race.
Yep, another dolphin.
Looking South from Ft. Desoto on Monday after the race. Enjoying my last few hours in Florida before heading home to Chicago.
Artsy shot of the fishing pier out into the Gulf.
Playing with the macro capability of my camera. Sea Urchin that was washed up on shore. Don't want to step on this!
The obligatory shadow in the sand shot.
Hey, look at me! I'm in Florida!
Sitting at the point, watching the waves break, eating my last lunch in Florida ( until next year! )