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Tri and tri again
Off work at 11 p.m. Saturday night, awake at 4 a.m. Sunday morning, load up the truck with enough gear for an expedition, wait in traffic at 5:30 a.m. outside the Expo Center … this triathlon stuff is hard work.
And I wasn’t even the one in the high-dollar spandex.
That would be Shannon, standing there at the swim start, looking a little nervous. There were thousands and thousands of triathletes at Decker Lake on Sunday, most of them looking a little nervous.
At 8:15 a.m., Shannon was off and swimming, and I was off and running — trying to gather her friends, co-workers and family into one cohesive cheering section.
One hour and 58 minutes (and four seconds) later, she crossed the finish line, with all of us miraculously in place to cheer her on for the last sprint. She was tired, but far from overwhelmed. We hadn’t left the course before talk turned to the next one.
I could go on about how the Danskin is such a great event, very empowering and challenging and fulfilling and whatnot. But you can hear that better from the women who actually run it.
Me, I’m just one proud husband.
And inspired. Count me in for the Dilloman Triathlon in September.
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