This morning around 9:00 AM we walked up to watch the road race portion of St. Croix Half Ironman Triathlon. Our location was the sharp corner at the back entrance of Carambola Golf Resort. Each biker raced down the slight hill and braked into the hairpin turn then accelerated past us toward the straightaway. I stood on the sidelines with a dozen other observers, cheered them on and took a few photos with our Nikon D40. It was fun!

The weather was at first overcast, then raining, then sunny (typical North Shore weather). The rain made for a tricky corner and one biker actually skidded off the road, almost lost control, bumped up over a concrete embankment and ended up in the grass. Phew! Within 10 seconds he was pumping back into action. The road was surely getting slick with the mild downpour.

We got there a little late and managed to miss the leaders go by, but I do think we saw the first “Ironwoman” cruise by. Every participant looked to be in very good shape (of course), some even had smiles on! The bikes were very high-tech looking with many sporting those funky wide rims. We all commented how loud the bike tires sounded when they whooshed by… I think we were all expecting near silence.

For more info about the race, the results and other info please visit StCroixTriathlon.com…

Below are some pictures of the St. Croix Ironman Triathlon. Enjoy.