The "World's Oldest Triathlon" took place today for the 37th time. This annual event included a 5.82 mile run, a 12.5 mile bike race and 6.35 miles of kayaking (or paddling). Full results can be found on Eppies' Great Race website. The 100 degree weather did not seem to affect the times clocked by the top finishers. Ending up with the paddle part of the race, I'm certain, helped the athletes participating in the event.

My purpose for coming to the race was, I must admit, for the music. For the past few years they've had some good bands play on a main stage and at another stage a few feet from the river. Usually a generator is running from somebody's truck and the band hooks up their equipment using a portable generator. This year Busted Flat, a blues/rock cover band entertained about 200 yards from the finish line. The band was played really well and the kayakers cheered as they passed Busted Flat. Cara, the lead singer also encouraged the boaters as they passed by. You could hear her yelling out "You're almost there! Come on kayakers you can do it! Keep rowing!" Busted Flat sang some classics and some of these songs fit the situation rather well with songs like Proud Mary, Midnight Train to Georgia, Mustang Sally and other well known tunes.

I did not get the name for the band above. Busted Flat is the band below:

A Busted Flat fan

On to the last bend.

This is the end: