Mission Bay Triathlon w/ Spyder as Lead Vehicle (Video)

I've found that when you give to the world around you, the world gives back. Today was an example of the world giving back to me. I think all my volunteeing has paid off. Race Director for the San Diego Triathlon Series Rick "Koz" Kozlowski was kind enough to let me lead the bike leg of the race with my beloved "Can-Am Spyder". As you can see from the video below, it was a great morning.

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Luckily, I'm registered in the Clydesdale Division and our start time was after the lead athlete arrived at the Bike-Run transition. This guy was moving at 25-30mph (40-50kmh) the whole way, we really had to keep it moving. We arrived at the transition, I said my goodbyes to our police escort. I then found a parking spot on the edge of the expo where the majority of spectator foot traffic occurred hurried over to the shore so that I could run my triathlon.
While I was out on the course there were crowds of spectators checking out this slick new vehicle. With over 1,500 participants and thousands of supporters and volunteers I was able to distribute plenty of Spyder booklets. I also found that every last SpyderSanDiego.com card and booklets were removed from the roadster when I returned after crossed the finish line.
After it was all over, the people had plenty of questions. One person asked if we could make a bike rack that attached to the accessory platform on the tail. What a cool idea! I managed speak to a few people who gave some very positive interviews.

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After helping out some of the volunteers, I was done for the day.
Time for a burrito... haah!

Overall it was a great time and I think I'm ready for a nap...