Today I went to the Philadelphia SheROX triathlon to watch a friend compete in her first triathlon. We've had a lot of rain lately and there were many questions about the water quality of the Schuylkill river. Even with last nights heavy rain the race director decided the participants could swim in the river. Wetsuits were not permitted due to the river temperature being 81 degrees. The women raced the same course I raced in June in the Philadelphia triathlon except the swim portion was a little shorter in the SheROX triathlon. There were about 1000 women in todays SheROX triathlon.
I managed to get some pre-race photos and then ran up river to see the swimmers in the river. Then I went back to transition exit to take photos of Mary as she left transition to start the bike ride. The bike course was two laps and I managed to spot Mary in the crowd both times and take her photo. I ran to the transition exit and took Mary's photo again as she started the run. The run course was an out and back course so I went to the finish line to find a location where I could take a photo of Mary as she crossed the finish line. I worked my way up to the fence and waited. I took a photo of Mary at the finish line that showed the race clock with her official time.
I enjoyed seeing a triathlon as a spectator but it's a lot of work trying to photograph a triathlon. I'd like to say thanks to my wife Carol for all her hard work taking photos at my triathlons.
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