Catherine's First Half-Ironman, August 23, 2003

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...she runs off to start her 56 mile ride.

2003:08:23 07:58:17
10.8125 mm 1/160 f10

Carrying her bike across the beach to the boarding site.

2003:08:23 09:03:20
112 mm 1/180 f6.7


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90 mm 1/160 f6.3

The technology is amazing. Each person wears a unique electronic identifier on her ankle.

2003:08:23 07:13:28
5.40625 mm 1/160 f7.2

At various points along the route, the ankle identifier is read as it passes over a mat connected to a laptop computer.

2003:08:23 08:46:00
28 mm 1/100 f4.8

Volunteer monitoring the laptop connected to the mat.

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85 mm 1/100 f5

Mounting the bike while climbing a steep hill challenged many, but not Catherine!

2003:08:23 09:03:49
50 mm 1/60 f4.5

Here she arrives at Windsor High School, ending site for the bike segment, about 12:10 PM... Her bike computer indicated an average of 18 mph for the 56 miles, her best ever. Vineman results report that she rode for 3 hours, 12 minutes.

2003:08:23 12:10:15
48 mm 1/320 f9