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The one souvenir I wanted from this race

Normally I couldn't care less about my finish-line photos. But I really wanted a good one from IMAZ so I could send a copy to the very nice nurses at the ER who took care of me when I broke my wrist 15 weeks before race day (one of them was a triathlete). And show another copy to my orthopedic surgeon, who laughed when I told him I wanted to do an ironman 15 weeks post-fracture. ("Oh, you can do the race, you just won't be able to train for it," he said.) And give one more copy to my physical therapist, who is also a triathlete, who has been extremely sympathetic and supportive.

I thought I timed my finish pretty well; there was no one right in front of me in the chute and no one right behind me to pass me.

So of course, the one time I really really want a good photo, I get the worst finish-line photo ever. I guess race photographers (and finish-line volunteers) are only human.

April 25, 2008 10:53 AM