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Bike, cooler of beer, dog: check. - IMG 1178
Bryan, freshly sunscreened. This dude looks ready for a triathlon, right? - IMG 1179
A view from our pre-tri hike around Tilden. - IMG 1180
Susan annotates Bryan's arms and legs for tracking. - IMG 1183
Organizer Mimi clipboarding it. - IMG 1190
Trophies, Bryan's running shoes, and a very patient Sous. - IMG 1191
Just chilling in the dapple. - IMG 1195
Mimi plus some colorful contenders. - IMG 1196
Old glory. - IMG 1197
Bryan adds sunblock before the swim. Leslie actually confirmed with him that it was okay to post these on the internet. - IMG 1199
The blinding whiteness!e - IMG 1200
Mimi reviews the rules. - IMG 1201
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A singing of the national anthem kicks things off. - IMG 1204
Well... not quite. We then had to trek a few hundred yards to the swimming area. - IMG 1208
Group shot of all participants before the cold, cold, cold swim. - IMG 1211
Seriously, what have we gotten ourselves into? - IMG 1214
Bryan thinks, "Yeah, it's fine that I don't have a wetsuit. Right?" - IMG 1215
Bryan's thoughts at this moment: OH GOD THE FREEZING COLDNESS, WHY?!?. - IMG 1216
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For those not full enough from the event: food is grilled. - IMG 1224
Already back from their biking, the race leaders scarf In-n-out. - IMG 1225
Relay teams share food. - IMG 1228
Bryan, back from a biking run with the inside of his mouth coated in Krispy Kreme glaze, tackles the In-n-out himself. The stabbing stomach ache will start in about 5 minutes on the run. - IMG 1229
Race leaders arrive to chug their beer. - IMG 1230
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The award ceremony. - IMG 1238