Photos from Ironman Arizona 2010

This past weekend, my roommate and I drove out to Tempe to volunteer at Ironman Arizona so that we can sign up for next year's race in person. I took some nice photos. In the process we also drove out to TriSports only to find that it was closed on Saturday. It was a great trip, and I'm happy to announce that I'm racing next year!


Swim practice. The water was cold as evidenced by this swimmer



Transition bags



Pre race day massage



K-Onas and Blades


Zipp, Speed Weaponry



Beautifully fast



Rack of bikes from Inside Out Sports






Hipster check


































As hackneyed as it is, the calm before the storm


I don't know who you are Gary, but you rock!


2,500 bodies in the cold lake


Coming out of transition


Morning sky


All smiles here, because it's going to be a great day


Tri bikes are the norm at Ironman events.


So are race wheels


Looking sharp





Pros are pretty easy to spot.


John Dahlz, first out of the swim.


Chrissie Wellington, the eventual women's winner, 8th overall.


OC TRI CLUB!


K-Swiss stands out from the sea of other tri suits


Amazing


LA Tri





The pack. I saw other photos of them throughout a bit of the run course.


The right atitude


Possibly a hallucination on the race course





Chrissie waltzing through the chute









This term was popularized by a NY Times articles written earlier this year about the growing popularity of the sport amongst middle aged men



Night timer finishers



Waiting



A dramatic finish