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Derek Garcia crossing the bridge at Mile 36 of the bike leg.
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Ready for the swim
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Starting the swim into the bright sunlight.
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Age group start wave.
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Swim start scrum.
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Pro men exit the swim.
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After the swim, a steep wall starts the 2.2-mile run to the swim-to-bike transition.
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Brian Fleischmann rides up Beach Hill,
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Heather Jackson chases after Rachel McBride to start the bike leg.
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Jordan Rapp makes a pass on Matt Reed early on the bike.
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Jesse Thomas passes Brian Fleischmann while riding through vineyards.
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Chris Leiferman finished 3rd.
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Riding high above Lake Nacimiento
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Riding down the speedy descent after Nasty Grade,
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Running the trail beside Harris (Dry) Creek. Photo by my moto pilot Joe Aurrichio.
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Jesse Thomas exults in his 5-peat.
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Liz Lyles passed 3-time defending champ Heather Jackson with 200 meters to go to take the win.
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Rachel McBride led much of the way until she blew up 2 miles from the finish and took 3rd.
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Heather Jackson gets ice - and later 3 bags of IV fluid - to recover from heat exhaustion.
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Pros relax in the welcome shade of the Power Bar tent near the finish line.
