Competitors run from the swimming portion of the race to the bike area.
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Missy Segel Rang, from Perrysburg, rounds the corner on her bike.
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Russ Hudson, from Dundee, helps cyclists follow the route.
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Megan Ortiz, left, 16, from Toledo, is cheered on by her sister Kelsey Ortiz, 19, right, while getting ready to get on her bike for the second portion of the race.
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Sheri Zimmerer Branum, left, and Karen McKeachie, from Ann Arbor, right, shake hands after the race.
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Sheri Zimmerer Branum comes in second with an overall time of 1:00:48.
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Stephanie Sherman, from Sylvania, runs toward the finish line.
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Sheri Zimmerer Branum comes in second with an overall time of 1:00:48. John Kirtos, right, cheers her on while dressed as a devil.
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Roseann Perchinske, left, Suzanne Harshman, center, and Karen McKeachie, right, shake hands with after the race.
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Julie Moebius, from Toledo, runs to her bike after swimming the first portion of the race.
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Craig Kalmbachâ, from Elite Endeavors, helps swimmers out of the water during the race.
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Roseann Perchinske, from Maumee, is the first to leave the water.
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Craig Kalmbachâ, from Elite Endeavors, helps swimmers out of the water.
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Michelle Lortie, 18, from Toledo, throws a thumbs-up to fans while getting ready to get on her bike for the second portion of the race.
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Annette Meklus, from Holland, cycles toward the end of the bicycle portion of the race.
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Sheri Zimmerer Branum, left, and Karen McKeachie, from Ann Arbor, right, shake hands after the race.
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Russ Hudson, from Dundee, helps cyclists follow the route.
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Lifeguard Andy Meinert, right, sits on a board while watching swimmers go the course.
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