Bill and I loaded up the car for a full day of spectating at Lake Stevens. Tough to know where to go yesterday! The Danskin was also happening and we had some folks out there too. I'm hearing good things about the day at the Danskin and congratulations to our gals and the gals from my Danskin Mentor group that conquered that race. RAH!!Longer races seem to be quite the petri dish for stories and yesterday's 70.3 was no different. Many of the stories I don't even have an ending for yet.... But here's what we know..
Matt Hoover, RTB's resident celebrity from "The Biggest Loser" conquered the race with a flat on the bike course and a very sore back. Bill's got a picture of him running that is almost sideways. Ow.... Get a massage or something!!! Matt's well on his way to race in Kona in October for th
e Ironman and we are PSYCHED for him! If yesterday is any indication (and why wouldn't it be) he's going to do great.
e Ironman and we are PSYCHED for him! If yesterday is any indication (and why wouldn't it be) he's going to do great.The other men of RTB - Dave Raftis and Jim Hutter crossed the finish line in great form. Well, Dave did. Jim was bloody in a number of places from a mishap on the bike course. LOVE Jim Hutter. Jim has crossed mor
e finish lines limping and bleeding than not, I believe. And you won't find a nicer guy out there. Strong athlete. 
Dave, coming off a shoulder injury, looked fantastic all day.
e finish lines limping and bleeding than not, I believe. And you won't find a nicer guy out there. Strong athlete. 
Dave, coming off a shoulder injury, looked fantastic all day.Then there were the girls and their stories.... Bri Caldara, Andriette Timblin, Tammy Magnuson, Tammy Barnhart, Cindy McGonigle, Deb O'Connell, Linda McCandless, Barbara Huseby, and Tracy Brown. Linda's day was postposed temporarily by 2 flat tires (what's with the flats yesterday?) and Tammy M dealt with very ugly blisters during the run - ow. And Cindy McGonigle....aargh...who was caught in the confusion o
f some volunteers on the run cours
e who were certain they were supposed to close down the run course during the afternoon - explaining that there was a time cut-off. The confusion was cleared up in about 5 minutes but poor Cindy was one of the athletes whose
day ended early because of it. Cindy is a trooper but is understandably disappointed in how her day ended.... 6.5 miles short of her first half Ironman finish. She'll certainly be out there again - hopefully granted a free entry by the race director.
The best story I've heard SO FAR was given to me by Kris Stolmeier who is one of the directors/athletes of our tri-neighbors at Team Fastt. One of her athletes was flying downhill on the bike course yesterday and hit a dog! After his trip to the hospital and finding out he was ok he found out the dog's owner died and the dog needs a new home. So even if our Team Fastt friend didn't get to cross the finish line yesterday, he's apparently adopting a new dog - and a very resilient one! Triathlon heaven... Glad you're okay, Marcus!
Congratulations everyone.
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