3rd Annual - Greater Cleveland Triathlon STOP THE CLOT Race and Raffle

I can't say it enough... Mickey >>> THANK YOU for the opportunity to let the STOP THE CLOT and Clot Buster gang take part on your event and let us spread the word about blood clots and blood clotting disorders while giving out some sweet prices...!
All things conisdered we had a tremendous weekend. Too bad the rain on Saturday scared a lot of people away and we could not sale that many tickets for the raffle... bad for NATT but GREAT to those who did buy tickets as their odds were much better thanks to the rain.

But regardless of the weather the polka-dots stood tall and battled the weather in order to give people the chance to get a ticket and a chance to learn about NATT's mission and a chance to win.

Also, a HUGE THANKS to the Deirdre, Bill, Liam, and Conor for hosting us, teaching us how to play Wii, and for providing Junior to older brothers for the weekend. I wish I could tell you how much fun it was for them as well as for Junior.

Once more Lake Eire threw a wrench to the Triathlon plans and converted the race into a big duathlon... 5K Run1, 40K Bike, 5K Run2. I surprised myself when I ran a 19:43 first 5K... do you know how long has it been since I've been under 20... too long to tell. The bike was a bliss on top of the Hercules... I sure was flying but with the wet pavement I had to be careful. The second run was solid enough to let me get into the THIRD PLACE in my age group. Definitely very pleased with that. Well Done! Congratulations to ALL THE RAFFLE winners and THANK YOU for stopping by to help NATT and to learn about STOP THE CLOT.

If Mickey takes us back again next year we will try and come loaded again with plenty of prizes and more inspirational stories like the ones you were able to read about at the booth. Those are the stories that keep the polka-dots going!

Thanks for reading,

The Clot Buster

P.S. = Did you notice antyhing different on the Clot Buster? If you did, drop me a line and let me know...