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Matt Hanson was mentally preparing himself for a long day at the office.
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Rach McBride took their time looking over the entirety of their Speed Concept before heading to Mirror Lake.
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Air temperatures were about 15 degrees lower than water temperatures yesterday. Cody Beals came prepared after a swim warm-up.
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The cannon sounded, and the frenzy began.
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The women's field prepping for their start, two minutes after the men's field launched.
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Josh Amberger led the swim, being the only male professional to swim under 50 minutes on the day.
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An all-Canadian exit from transition, around three minutes back from Amberger.
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A view of Joe Skipper's unique bottle set-up.
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Another view of Skipper's cockpit, and the two bottles here. Skipper would also add a hydration bladder to the front of his jersey.
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McBride, meanwhile, led out of the water. No woman pro swam under an hour here, as they fought through the wetsuit-wearing age group field on the second loop of the swim.
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Fact check: true.
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Skipper jumped into the lead on the bike, eventually building a nearly two minute cushion on Amberger into T2.
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And onto the run for Skipper.
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Hanson taking full flight on the run.
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Alberts had taken the lead midway through the bike and never let it go.
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Angela Naeth had moved herself up onto the podium during the bike. She fought valiantly but wound up fourth.
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All about the family for Ben Hoffman at the end.
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Hanson had fought hard to try to close up to Skipper and Hoffman, but settled for third.
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Nothing sweeter than a maiden victory.
