
My friend Shane Merz raced in the 2010 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — even for me as a spectator. I’d just bought my new camera (my first “real” camera in 20 years or so). Not bad for a first outing. Oh: Shane did great, too, as his finish-line picture suggests.




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