TC in Clearwater, part 1

Clearwater 70.3 starts early

Gulf swim warmup in the dark

Mariana Ohata has a smile at dawn

Five time Ironman distance winner in 2008 Bella Comerford – a spectator

Andy Potts was eager to defend his title

Pro men's start at the crack of dawn

Standing surfboard paddlers guide the pro swimmers

Andy Potts was first out of the water in 21:44

Joanna Zeiger was wide eyed after women's best 23:06 swim

Age group men start the bike

James Lamastra from Ohio on his way to a 4:07:34 finish

Joanna Zeiger's 2:13:48 bike put her in a 4 women group with Mary Beth Ellis, Becky Lavelle, and Julie Dibens

Nina Kraft could only manage a 2:24:48 bike, but her run was one of the best

Mary Beth Ellis's 2:13:12 had the top women's bike split

Handcyclist Jeff Glasbrenner in action

Becky Lavelle's 2:13:49 bike led her to 3rd place

Defending champ Mirinda Carfrae mysteriously but simply didn't have it Saturday