Do You Remember Your First Time?

Bri
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Brother Brian: For finishing your first triathlon without wrecking my bike, you have been activated. We'll work on that "reaching down and grabbing the water bottle while riding" thing.

This was an untimed, "noncompetitive" race with five swim heats. Very casual. Yet it was motivating to watch 125 athletes of all ages and abilities push themselves to the edge and "redline" despite the fact that nobody else could possibly know their overall times. "Way to do," triathletes.