Ignite the filre...Race Season has Started...
Well folks it official now. The start of the race season is upon us. I was just in Oceanside, CA for the 70.3 race (half Ironman race) shooting for Timex. I must say that it got the blood flowing and made me very excited for my half Ironman at Wildflower which is 4 weeks away followed by my Ironman in June.
The determination and drive for the people on the course was great. The fans showed up in full force with their hands clapping and vocal cords turned up high. The race had a definite chill in the air before it started, with temps in the high 40’s to low 50’s. It was a great sight when the sun broke over the roof tops.
It was a great race overall and being able to see friends in the community I know and love so much was an added bonus.
Once the race was completed, I hoped in a truck with a few friends from Timex and joined the rest of the New Timex Team at their camp to shoot all their photography for weekend. The trip was great with a ton of laughs, talking race strategies with the various athletes and friends who will be doing their first Ironman too. That being Keith Myers of Timex. He and his wife are doing Lake Placid. GO Keith!
During the Timex Camp we shot product images as well as some images for their new Bike Sponsor, Trek who is showcasing the new TTX Equinox. What a great bike that is. Sunday morning with the marine fog overhead Treks photographer took four riders out and I jumped in the fan too. Doing some crazy riding images that gave me new insight as to how some things are done on a photo shoot. It was awesome. Nothing like sticking half my body out of a mini fan doing 30mph with a two thousand dollar camera to get close up images.
While here I had the opportunity to do some training, so not to get out of shape for my races. Thanks to the folks at Timex and Team Sports for their flexibility and opportunity to help them out.
Now it is back to the great home of Colorado and the running trails of Boulder!
The determination and drive for the people on the course was great. The fans showed up in full force with their hands clapping and vocal cords turned up high. The race had a definite chill in the air before it started, with temps in the high 40’s to low 50’s. It was a great sight when the sun broke over the roof tops.
It was a great race overall and being able to see friends in the community I know and love so much was an added bonus.
Once the race was completed, I hoped in a truck with a few friends from Timex and joined the rest of the New Timex Team at their camp to shoot all their photography for weekend. The trip was great with a ton of laughs, talking race strategies with the various athletes and friends who will be doing their first Ironman too. That being Keith Myers of Timex. He and his wife are doing Lake Placid. GO Keith!
During the Timex Camp we shot product images as well as some images for their new Bike Sponsor, Trek who is showcasing the new TTX Equinox. What a great bike that is. Sunday morning with the marine fog overhead Treks photographer took four riders out and I jumped in the fan too. Doing some crazy riding images that gave me new insight as to how some things are done on a photo shoot. It was awesome. Nothing like sticking half my body out of a mini fan doing 30mph with a two thousand dollar camera to get close up images.
While here I had the opportunity to do some training, so not to get out of shape for my races. Thanks to the folks at Timex and Team Sports for their flexibility and opportunity to help them out.
Now it is back to the great home of Colorado and the running trails of Boulder!
posted by Jon at 4/02/2007 10:40:00 AM
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