Saturday was the Foster Grant World Championship Triathlon. Many of the top half ironman athletes from around the world came to Clearwater to compete against each other in what was for many, the culmination of many hard months of training.

Not only was I excited that the home base for the race was only about two miles away at Clearwater beach; I was also very excited that the bike portion passed right in front of our apartment! The night before the race, Linsey and I didn't get to sleep until 1-2 am, so I decided not to wake up early to see the 6:45am pro-start. But I did wake up at about 7:00am and was able to cheer on some of the bikers as they passed our apartment.


An hour or two later, Linsey and I biked over the causeway to check out the transition area/other stuff that was setup near the beach. We took a few pictures along the way and were fortunate enough to catch the womens 1st place finisher Britian, Jodie Swallow as she passed by heading in on the last 3-4 miles of her run.

The bike hangers and part of the transition zone.

Two riders approaching the transition zone.

View down the causeway.