Today I went to the Boise Ironman to see if I could get any good action shots. Be aware that I do not normally photograph sports events, so bear with me on these photos. It was a fun event though. I was a little concerned as the sky was pretty black. The athletes start the swim at Lucky Peak (how cold is that?). I guess they weren't too worried about lightning, even though the skies looked a bit threatening.
They had me park at Sandy Point and I had to lug my camera gear all the way up the dam to the race start. I got there 20 minutes after the start and they were still having specific groups do a start on the swim. Each group had their own color swim cap.
After capturing a few swimmers, I concentrated on the cycling. The racers had wetsuit strippers standing by to strip off the wetsuits so they can begin their cycling. It was interesting as most were on the ground as the stippers stipped their suits off.
Then I rushed downtown to see if I could get the cyclists coming in and transitioning to running. After a bit of this, it started raining. OK for athletes, NOT OK for cameras. I put mine away and went home.
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