See below if you missed part 1!
After the first male pro-athlete passed me on his bike to begin his run, I hung around the bike start/finish area for quite awhile. It was truly uplifting to see everyone push themselves so hard. At one point, all I could hear was CLICK CLICK CLICK as everyone clipped into their bike pedals. However, there was one guy who appeared kind of flustered and I think he may have clipped into both pedals without getting a little bit of a start and then he just toppled straight over onto the pavement! I felt so bad because you could tell he was freaking out a little bit, trying to get up and out of the other biker’s ways. When he finally got his footing and pedaled away, I yelled, “YOU ROCK, DUDE, KEEP GOING, YOU’RE AWESOME!!!”
I wanted to get a good spot for when the runners came in. Found a nice place right at the finish line.
Here’s a video. I apologize that it is turned sideways, but in my excitement, I did not even realize.
Cameron Dye 1:48.44. He beat the 2nd place finalist by 20 seconds. yikes!
I watched as the top 10 male ran in…but I was mostly just waiting for the females!!
The announcer informed us that it might be neck-and-neck for the top spot for females.
Eventually, at 1:58.49 Sarah Haskins made it over the finish line!
I must be honest, when she ran past us, I almost wanted to cry. Tears welled in my eyes. It was EPIC! The enthusiasm from the audience was mind-blowing and really made you happy just to be watching such an amazing accomplishment. The human body and mind are amazing.
And here is my crappy video. Obviously I did not film her very well because I was too busy screaming, haha!!
Insert any word for “inspiring” here!
