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Micah put on another Beacon Hill Triathlon…but this time he had a little help!  A local running store, Fleet Feet, came down and sponsored the event by putting up the aid station during the run portion.  We also had some sponsors send products to give out at the event such as Cliff Bars and Cytomax.  The race was really fun, and the pool has never been more full.  My duty as the lap counter was a total disaster.  I had to split it with some other spectators, but even the lanes I counted may have been off. Hence my pre-race disclaimer….COUNT YOUR OWN LAPS!

We had some pretty cool happenings at the race:

1. We had a new BH Tri winner named Brett Bryan coming in at 1:16:12.

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2. ***Marc Hemeon came in 2nd place AND he beat his nemesis Dave Bourne!!! A big congrats and a shout out to the Clydesdale Training Program!***

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3. Bryan Tacky gets the award for most improved!  He has shaved about 15 minutes off of his time.  And for a 1 - 1.5 hour race, that is AWESOME!  And the best part is that when he finished, he looked at his watch and said, “I could have totally beat Seth on that one!” I guess spending $5,000+ on bikes really got the fire under your rear a little hotter.  Good J-O-B!

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4. We got some new people out to the race.  And two of them actually are friends of mine from college. Mikey Bartholemew - who tied for first in the swim showed up and did really well coming in 6th. And John Zimmerman had a great race, but his 10 minute transitions where he wailed like Chewbacca kind of added to his total time in a negative way.  Even so, he finished 10th out of 17!

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5. We had Tarah Hemeon and her brother Jaren battle for 12th place.  In the end, Jaren took the lead, but Tarah was a great sport!

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6. We had a great crowd of spectators thanks to David Bourne’s family who was in from out of town!

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7. Poor Kirk Lindahl showed up at the usual race time - 6:30.  We were still in bed when he called Micah’s cell to ask where everyone was.  Micah then informed him that this time around the start was 9:30 and he should have slept in!  And the saddest part is this would have been the first race he didn’t bring up the rear because there were two flats that lost to his previous times!!!

8. This was Scout’s first BH Tri….and I think he has the itch!

9. And last but not least…Micah, who came in third (1:30 behind 1st) was shunned by my family.  My mom said that she is a little humiliated that he didn’t win, and bragging about a third place son-in-law just doesn’t do the trick.  Poor Micah, but when you start at the top, the only way to go is down.  Which is why I NEVER stop at the top.  DUH- who hasn’t learned that trick yet?

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It was a success, and thanks to everyone that helped!  The next BH Tri is going to be an open water swim for the first time! We will see how that goes!