Julie and Kenny are the owners of Placid Planet Bicycles in Lake Placid. This is where I used to work for 10 years. During Ironman week the shop is open 24 hours a day. On the night before the race they have a staff dinner to unwind from such a hectic schedule. Funny, but working at the shop prepared me for a job as a pro team mechanic. Long hours and eating on the run. Although I don't work there, they always have invited me to come to the dinner to hang out with my friends from the local bike shop scene.
A shot from the Ironman. Lake Placid has one of the best spectator turnouts. There are about 2200 athletes. If each one has on average 4 family members that's close to 9,000 people hanging out. I bet there are even more than that though. More like 15,000 people on race day. All that in a town with a population of about 3,000 people and 3 traffic lights.
Fernando from the Navigators team at Altoona. He was probably messing with Eric's van.
Andrea has the boys listening intently to her story of how she tried to scare abear away that was trying to eat her last Cliff Shot while on a mountain bike adventure in rural West Virginia.
Colavita butt warming up for the Team Time Trial at the Tour of Altoona.
The ladies peloton.
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