Yesterday’s 70.3 Blue Ridge, Virginia Ironman was the hottest by far I covered with Finisherpix, with a temperature as high as 91 at the peak. My last assignment was at the finish line and I can witness the agony on some of the athletes upon entering the red carpet crossing the finishing line and some even could hardly walk due to leg cramp but very determine to complete the race, seeing their face with happiness and a big accomplishment for finishing the 1.2 miles swim, 56 miles bike with an epic five-mile climb to the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance and 13.1 miles run most on full and some on relay. After the race I have to take a rest in the car at a covered car park for an 1hr, aircon is running to release my body temperature. My car was parked outside during the race, just when I open the door, I feel the heat inside the car, my unfinished coffee is like newly brewed, my banana muffins feel like fresh from oven and my gummy multi vitamins inside my luggage melted like jelly ace but, overall, it was a fun shooting with photogs buddy, few whom I meet before in some races and few are new acquaintance. Meeting in person for the first time with Eddie Silver of Finisherpix as our team leader who hired me few years back with a referral from Icky Salazar, it was nice meeting you sir! My roommate Vladimir, whom he shared some stories looking back how he start working with Finisherpix and even before the company was started, great info before we call for a day last Saturday, nice meeting you too Vlad and hope to see you in the future races.
Before heading back to North Carolina, a 3hrs drive, I drove up to The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, taking a deep breath on top 1,740 feet (530 m) feet above sea level, overlooking downtown Roanoke and the cascading Blue Ridge Parkway mountains in background, of course not leaving the place without taking long exposure image of downtown Roanoke, Virginia nightscape.
Before heading back to North Carolina, a 3hrs drive, I drove up to The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, taking a deep breath on top 1,740 feet (530 m) feet above sea level, overlooking downtown Roanoke and the cascading Blue Ridge Parkway mountains in background, of course not leaving the place without taking long exposure image of downtown Roanoke, Virginia nightscape.
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