It will always be Mrs. T's to Chicagoeans!

Anyway, my friend did it, and he was so fast I missed him! He gave me hypothetical start times based on his training, so I ran out to Lake Shore Drive a few minutes earlier, and I never got to see him. Then I went and taught my aerobics class, then ran to the end of the race just in time to see the folks I'd remembered cheering on when they were starting out heading north on LSD (very stiff, hard winds this morning that was slicing everyone up as they headed northbound on their bikes). I cheered them on for a bit, then I went to the finish, and as it turns out, my buddy already finished! I couldn't believe this guy-he's unbelievably good and dedicated to his training. I got his splits and hopefully, he'll be in class tomorrow, and when he comes in, everyone will give him a well rounded applause while I announce his splits and overall time to the class.

Next year, I'm taking off work for the triathlon and I'm going to stand on LSD all day and cheer and scream. It was great- the other people standing with me thought I was on drugs I was yelling so loud and clapping so hard... I even picked up a couple of the cones off the street and waved them around in the air. Even the police were clapping at that one.

Overall, a good time. I brought my camera and took a couple of pictures, so when I get home, I'll get busy on trying to get these pictures up for people to see.

Koffee