PRE-RACE

• Photo 01:  Stacy Creamer preps her bicycle.
• Photo 02:  The compulsory briefing before the race.
• Photo 03:  For veterans like Ross Galitsky and John Megaw, this must be exciting new information.
• Photo 04:  Ditto for Laura Miller and Stacy Creamer
• Photo 05:  Officials confer.  One of them is Margaret Nolan, who was a paid entrant until she realized that she brought the wrong shoes and the front tube on her bike was airless.
• Photo 06:  But nothing beats an attentive and involved audience such as Stuart Calderwood.

THE SWIM

• Photo 11:  The swim takes place in Lasker Pool at East Drive and 108th Street.  There are 15 swimming lanes, with 5 swimmers per lane.
• Photo 12:  The total swim distance of 400m is covered by going back and forth.
• Photo 13:  Race is started in four waves.  Laura Miller is in the second wave.

TRANSITION 1

• Photo 21:  From the water onto the bicycle for Ross Galitsky and John Megaw.
• Photo 22:  Stacy Creamer in transition
• Photo 23:  Stacy Creamer walking the bike outside
• Photo 24:  Otto Hoering

BIKE

• Photo 31:  Irene Jackson-Schon said, "Hey, I'm just jogging.  Why are you taking a photo of me?"  Why not?
• Photo 32:  The bike leg is two times the six mile loop.  After one loop, Ross Galitsky is in fourth place, and right behind third place.

TRANSITION 2

• Photo 41:  Ross Galitsky
• Photo 42:  John Megaw
• Photo 43:  Stacy Creamer

FINISH LINE

• Photo 51:  Walking across the finish line in fourth place is Ross Galitsky, who shaked his head and said, "Bad day."
• Photo 52:  Randy Ehrlich, in fifth place
• Photo 53:  Otto Hoering in sixth place
• Photo 54:  And then the cheers went up for the first woman, sprinting around the swimming pool deck at the far end.
• Photo 55:  And the female winner is ... Stacy Creamer!
• Photo 56:  This was a particular gratifying win for Stacy, who has finished in second place for the last four years behind four different persons. 
• Photo 57:  John Megaw (with one knee) in eleventh place.  Our top five finishers were 3-4-5-6-11 overall in this race.
• Photo 58:  Vincent Trinquesse
• Photo 59:  Laura Miller

POST-RACE

• Photo 61:  By tradition, finishers jump back into the pool to 'cool down'.  Randy Ehrlich and Ross Galitsky
• Photo 62:  Randy and Ross talk to Aubin Sullivan.  One thing that we are sure of is that they are not complimenting her for her new fashion wear.
• Photo 63:  Stacy Creamer asked, "How did I look?"  Answer:  You look very good in that swimming suit.  As for the race, she was around 1:20 behind after the bike, and make it all back plus some more on the run.  Let's not forget that she always runs the Club Championship 5 Miler on the preceding day.
• Photo 64:  Stacy Creamer takes a dip in the pool too.
• Photo 65:  Aubin Sullivan reviews, "Laura Miller always has the best swimsuits."
• Photo 66:  Vincent Trinquesse goes for the food
• Photo 67:  Peter Allen asks Otto Hoering, "Is there someone on the team named Ross?  I'm supposed to have passed him near the end."
• Photo 68:  Rob Zand said, "Please take many pictures of number 66."
• Photo 69:  Number 66 (Keri-Nicole Dillman) again.