City of Portland Triathlon 2008

Megan writes in w/ some Triathlon updates:

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T-Bone is the man! He won his age group at the Portland Olympic tri last Sunday. He also looked very good in his Collins gear on Evan Pilchik photography cover shot. Hope that makes up for an early mistake in the results that cost T-Bone his bottle of wine.

And how about that Scott M. To make it more fair for the Sprint tri competition on the bike leg, he split his tire to give them a 10 minute head start. Despite that handicap, Scott finished on the podium in 3rd. And if he hadn't gotten a flat, was an age group win in the cards?

Dave Matthews scored the most swag, winning the sprint overall (we think). He passed me on the bike and was so focused, didn't even notice.

I (Megan) did okay too--crushed the competition in the more mature ladies division and maybe qualified for the "Best in the U.S." competition in Arizona. It would be a roll down slot and who's ever heard of "Best in the U.S.?" I was hoping for "Very Mediocre but Has Fun Doing It."

Gina was second in her age group by one second!

We all survived swimming in the Willamette and the new bike course was hilly but enjoyable. The run across the bridges and along the waterfront was great. The race organizers are very cool. I highly recommend the race!