An event weekend unlike any other each season... over 7,500 athletes descend on Lake San Antonio outside of Paso Robles for the weekend of festivities. The campgrounds are PACKED... in many places, back-to-back tent-towns pop up... car camping, RV's... you name it. LA Tri Club always brings a large group to this competitive event -- over 250 this year. We set up home-base in the Redonda Vista E Loop. Our tents, our club store, all mark home. Below, goodies from our sponsor PowerBar, as well as visors from Kate Major, and Marielle Monte's "Girls Gone Wildflower" offerings from our store.
Here are some of my 2007 Camp crew, enjoying a little dinner Friday night. We had a large group of first timers at the event this year.
Marielle and Scooter hanging out in the E-Loop. What Beautiful Weather we had ALL weekend long! (okay, yeah, I heard, the lake was choppy & there was wind on the bike course... but, otherwise...)...
LONG COURSE PRO MEN SWIM START -- check these guys out! Amazing!!
Kenny Sousa and I in transition... he sure helped me out on Saturday!
Saturday Nite Cinco de Mayo dinner with LA Tri Club... over 125 clubbers enjoyed a dinner prepared by our dinner committee. (THANK YOU LADIES and GENTS!)... We also watched Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby after the sun went down. Each year our Sat. night party gets better and better.
Gary rolled into town on Saturday afternoon, since he was going large Sunday in the Olympic distance. Here he is, congratulating Nikki after her strong outing on the Long Course.
The Mintons! Kennedy came in top-10 in her age group with a #9 position! Chris also had an amazing race. Way to go guys! (now, where is that beer??!!)...
Peter Brantly coming in to finish the long course... looking strong! 
Ryan and Aaron, Sunday morning --- about to head down to the Olympic race. Side note... Aaron actually WON a KONA slot for '07! I mean, I never hear of anyone ever winning that lottery (that I know)... Awesome Aaron!! 
Yep.... that's Luis.... saying Hello in his own special way, to the cheering Clubbers, as he ran by as part of the Tri4Beer relay.
Saying Hi to our own Bachelor (but, no longer, I guess...), Mr. Andy Baldwin.
So, another Wildflower gone-by. I'm already looking forward to next year... maybe I'll actually train myself, and enter the long course in '08... we'll see how the off-season feels. ** Great to see so many buddies out there. WF for me, does feel like a home-away-from-home now.... so many wonderful sponsor relationships and new and old friends always in the campgrounds. Nothing bonds you like camping and racing together! 