NYC Triathlon, 7.20.08

I made it to the triathlon yesterday for the end of the race, after these amazing athletes had already swum in the Hudson River, bicycled to the Bronx, and ran around Central Park. I positioned myself near the finish line, where I figured I could observe some interesting expressions of people who had just one more curve to go around before finishing their journey.

Special congratulations go out to my friend Ben Collins, who placed 11th and who is a professional triathlete. He writes a blog about his experiences which you can see here:

www. bencollins.org

And my condolences to the family and friends of the man who passed away during the triathlon. It’s not clear what happened, but you can read the Times’ story on it here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/sports/othersports/21triathlon.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin