Monday, September 14, 2009

Until Next Year

And So It Ends.







And the weekend ends with muscles sore and bellies full, ready to face the coming winter.

The Post-Race


A bit anticlimactic, as it has to be.


No longer speaking.

Refuel.

Casey Got Some Sun


Brian Post-Race



A little gimpy. And sleepy.

None the Worse For Wear

What Are They Hiding?

Steve Knows The Secret

Sweet Sip of Victory

One Gun Salutes


To Setti Warren.

And Jack Casey.

Jayme's Blister


Trust me, he paddled fast!

STEVE!!!


So fast I almost missed him!

ART!!!


Power Zaske!

Art on the outside, killing it en route to a 1:20 finish!

Action!


A duel to the death!

The first pack of three.


Police escort the leaders.



Two dogs strain in opposite directions for freedom.

It Won't Rain

Where I want my ashes spread...





The skies are ominous, but the rain will hold off...

Nice Kicks

Steve shows off his footwear.

Bike Start


Things get serious at the bike start.
Wheeled lightning.




The full lot.




"People ask me what I'm on. I'm on my bike, six days a week."


Brian, Hoping for a Cancellation


Ready to Roll


The Cavalry




This year, Team Toe Crud was rounded out by a latecomer -- the decidedly angular Matt "Otter" Lenehan, who introduced a form of Pilates that failed to catch on.

Piluso Pensive, Pre-Race


Jayme Has Art's Back


Race Day! (Pt. Two)

The room is abuzz with high-level calisthenics and performance enhancement exercises.





Race Day!


Race Day starts before dawn. Cyclists dress in spandex, kayaks slide into line at the bowl, and eyes watch the sky for rain. It is a solemn time.

Last Year's Bikers

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Why Aren't I Moving?


Kayaks



Fall in the Berkshires


Gearing Up

An important decision.
Josh Central




This must be what New Hampshire is like.