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2001
LA Triathlon
Chicago Marathon
Far Side Run

2002
Juana Run
Powerman Alabama
Up & Running
Wildflower
Skyline Half Marathon
Escape from Alcatraz
PA JCC #2
Wharf to Wharf
PA JCC #3
Big Kahuna
Pacific Grove
Moonlight Run
SF Muddy Buddy
Silicon Valley 10K
Treasure Island
Far Side Run

2003
SF Half Marathon
Purisima Creek 33K
Napa Marathon
Powerman Alabama
Corralitos Duathlon
Up & Running
Wildflower
Escape from Alcatraz
Skyline Ridge 23K
Pacific Crest
Monterey Bay Challenge
Ironman USA
Vineman Relay
Big Kahuna
Trailblazer
Moonlight Run
US Half Marathon
Jungle Run
Desert Dual

2004
SF Half Marathon
Juana Run
Napa Marathon
Corralitos Duathlon
Oceanside Half
Wildflower
CaliforniaMan

2005
SF Half Marathon
UVAS Triathlon
Santa Cruz Duathlon
Folsom Triathlon

2006
Santa Cruz Half Marathon
Sentinel Triathlon

2007
Jungle Run Half Marathon
Trailblazer 10K
Woodside Trail Run 17K

2008
Jungle Run Half Marathon

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  • 2001 LA Triathlon - 9/9/01
    • Swim - I face-planted into the sand two seconds after this
    • Bike - I think NASA got better quality photos back from the moon (ok, I know that was really a Hollywood sound stage, but then again so was this)
    • Run - The end of my first race - don't I look pleased?
  • 2001 Chicago Marathon - 10/13/01
    • Mile 23 - I just started running again before turning this corner
    • Finish line - Marathon? What was I thinking?!?
  • 2001 Run to the Far Side - 11/25/01
    • Run - and looking kinda chunky
  • 2002 Juana Run - 2/23/02
    • Run - Aren't I all spiffy in my new red shirt?
  • 2002 Powerman Alabama Duathlon - 3/24/02 - Run
    • Run - I look happy...must be pre-cycle
    • Run - Gotta work on that limp-wristed technique
    • Run - I think this was the end of my day
    • Run - Am I crossing the finish line or reaching for my diploma?
    • Run - Dude, check out the roadkill
    • Run - Running is easier if you believe you will be trampled when you stop
    • Run - Ok, I'm out of witty remarks
    • Run - Teammate Dave in the foreground
    • Bike - I've got to stop smiling
    • Bike - I don't even know how they figured out that was me back there
    • Bike - Leaving the compound...35 miles to go
    • Bike - Heading in for the final run
  • 2002 Compaq's Up & Running - 4/23/2002
    • Run - The end was in sight, and all I wanted to do was hurl
    • Run - Making my move in the background (yes, I know I'm pathetic)
  • 2002 Wildflower Long Course Triathlon - 5/4/02
    • Pre-race - Little did I know what would lie ahead, this day
    • Bike - The bike is over...I live...oh, now I have to run...
    • Bike - Damn I don't look happy
    • Bike - You're always in good spirits when you're at the finish
    • Bike - By this time in the race, the photographers had few people to shoot
    • Run - I believe I can safely say that the term "triathlon stud" will never be applied to me
    • Run - Note to self: try to look a little MORE dorky crossing the line next year
  • 2002 Skyline Ridge Half Marathon - 6/8/2002
    • Run - I beat my buddy Kathi...then again she took a wrong turn.
  • 2002 Alcatraz Triathlon - 6/16/02
    • Swim - Guess I wasn't tasty enough for the sharks this time out
    • Bike - I may look like I'm smiling...
    • Bike - ...but I'm actually swearing
    • Bike - One minute after changing my first race flat...it is at this point I realize I may not win the race...
    • Bike - Of course the pros are all finishing their rides as I head out on the bike
    • Bike - All done...well except for the 8 mile run...
    • Run - You can tell when I haven't been working hard enough...I have time to cheese it up for the camera
    • Run - The obligatory Golden Gate Bridge shot
    • Run - The day is finally over...
    • Run - I really need to keep running two steps after the finish so I don't look so lazy.
  • 2002 Palo Alto JCC Tri #2 - 7/21/2002 - Under my pseudonym Christine Nelson - and I won the women's bracket, yeah baby!
  • 2002 Wharf to Wharf - 7/28/2002 - Sure...I invite people...they get their pictures...none for me.
  • 2002 Palo Alto JCC Tri #3 - 8/18/2002 - This time I'm Arnim Wolter...Weber and Craig still kicked my ass though...
  • 2002 Big Kahuna Triathlon - 9/8/02
    • Pre-Race - The camera catches Satan taking control of Ellen as she begins the shaving process
    • Swim - The group huddles together for warmth before the swim
    • Bike - Generic bike photo #1
    • Bike - Generic bike photo #2
    • Run - What am I thinking? 6.5 miles down...6.5 to go...
    • Run - Thank you for running the past 13 miles...now you get to do the last part on loose sand
    • Run - I paid them extra to use the thinning lens for this shot
    • Run - Ah...they got my good side on this one
    • Team Photo - Maeve even gave birth during the run
    • Post-Race - First one in is the Big Kahuna, last one in...well, Maeve is now the "Big Pineapple"
    • Post-Race - Even with me in it, it's still a good shot
  • 2002 Pacific Grove Triathlon 9/14/02
    • Swim - The "damn, I'm slow" look...quickly followed by shaking wrist and holding watch to ear
    • Swim - You cannot imagine how pleased I was to be out of the water
    • Bike - Come Arthur, evil is afoot!
    • Bike - Little do they know I can't see a thing through my fogged-up glasses
    • Bike - I get this stunned look whenever a race announcer pronounces my name correctly.
    • Run - "Why are you smiling?" "Because I know something you do not know..."
    • Run - Must be lap two...the grin is gone...
    • Run - Wow...the first running picture where I don't look like a complete dork (note strategic use of the word complete)
    • Run - Look at their nice placement of the flag in the turnaround shot - they must have gone to photo school
    • Run - This is where I turn into the hulk...damn, they just missed the transformation
    • Run - A tri where I'm still running at the end...what has the world come to?
  • 2002 Palo Alto Moonlight Run - 9/20/2002
    • Pre-Race - The gang's all (well, mostly all) here
    • Pre-Race - Not sure what's going on here...
    • Run - We gave the field a couple minute head start, so we're working to catch up
    • Run - Couldn't quite get the "Back to School" pose down
  • 2002 San Francisco (ok, San Jose) Muddy Buddy - 10/20/02
    • Run - Look out below
    • Bike - Maybe I should start a new career as a farmer...I've got the tan going already
    • Post-Race - Next time we wear white so you can appreciate the mud
  • 2002 Silicon Valley 10K - 10/27/02
    • Run - 6 miles of lazy effort, 0.2 miles of sprint
  • 2002 Treasure Island Triathlon - 11/2/2002
    • Swim - At least once I'll remember to smile after the swim
    • Bike - Not much you can do with a bike photo
    • Bike - Even less the second (first? last?) time around...at least my form is consistent
    • Run - Slow, old, and sick with bronchitis...but I finished (walking verboten!)
  • 2002 Run to the Far Side - 12/1/2002
  • 2003 San Francisco Half Marathon - 1/26/2003
    • Run - My legs are SO not built for running...they are not supposed to curve like that!
    • Run - Oh, ok, now I see the camera
    • Run - Two shots of this, none of the good ones I mugged for...
  • 2003 Purisima Creek Redwoods 33K - 2/8/2003
  • 2003 Napa Marathon - 3/2/2003
    • Run - These are the worst preview pictures by a net website I've ever seen
    • Run - This is no way to get me to buy the 16x24 laminated poster
  • 2003 Powerman Alabama - 3/30/2003
    • Run - Ouch...gotta lose that Mt. Dew weight...
    • Run - It's cold and windy, but I'm still smiling
    • Bike - The lovely yellow jacket acted as a nice wind-trap all day long
    • Run - One layer less and one minute-a-mile slower than the last run...but still running
    • Run - I think I look better at the finish this year...even though I was sick as a dog
  • 2003 Corralitos Duathlon - 4/12/2003
  • 2003 HP's Up and Running - 4/13/2002
  • 2003 Wildflower Long Course Triathlon - 5/3/2003
    • Bike - Don't be fooled - the weather wasn't nearly as nice as it looks here
    • Bike - I'm so glad I brought my new haze-buster glasses
    • Bike - I've had better bike rides!
    • Run - Proper running form? I think not
    • Run - I think my back has recovered from the bike by this point
    • Run - Can you guess that I'm in the final mile?
    • Run - Must...pass...one...more...person...
    • Run - Excellent - got my good side (I think I used that joke already)
    • Run - At no time during the run did my feet touch the ground
    • Run - No shot under the finish arch this year
    • Post - The smile of he who is done
  • 2003 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon - 6/8/2003
    • Run - Yeah...I walked up the sand ladder...so sue me...
    • Run - It was a mad dash for the finish line
  • 2003 Skyline Ridge 23K - 6/21/2003
    • Run - Taken straight from Webster...look under "dork"
  • 2003 Pacific Crest Half IM - 6/28/2003
    • Bike - Hang loose baby...
    • Run - Not looking so good on the run
    • Run -Hat turned around...kicking back...I think I'm almost done here...
  • 2003 Monterey Bay Challenge Triathlon - 7/13/2003
  • 2003 Ironman USA - 7/27/2003
    • Swim - I'm gonna swim how far again?
    • Swim - I think the water on the run was about the same depth...
    • Bike - We who are about to die salute you
    • Bike - 170 lbs of Rob...10 lbs of water in Rob's clothing
    • Run - Now a marathon? Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?
    • Run - The Ascension of Rob the Unworthy (note the halo)
    • Post - Best accomplishment of the day...scoring four slices of pizza
  • 2003 Full Vineman Relay - Bring on the "Rodents of Unusual Size" - 8/23/2003
    • Pre - Rodents at Ready
    • Pre - Rodents at Ready Redux
    • Swim - Not quite "The Bet" on Seinfeld...but close...
    • Swim - Why is Ryan in line? I thought he just went five minutes ago?
    • Run - Man, he's just flying...
    • Run - And here he gives one for the ladies
    • Run - Ryan chats up the help
    • Run - Finishing with lots of daylight left
  • 2003 Big Kahuna Triathlon - 9/7/2003
    • Swim - I'm too sexy for my wetsuit, too sexy for my wetsuit, too sexy...
    • Bike - Heading out for a fun-filled 56 miles
    • Bike - Why can't they have a triathlon that's just the bike part?
    • Run - Kahuna is the only race where I don't seem to feel the urge to walk
    • Run - Pointing to the shooter on the grassy knoll
    • Run - Yeah baby, I'm looking at you...
    • Run - The rumors about not finishing on the sand this year appear to be greatly exaggerated
    • Run - Please don't tell Pete I'm breaking my tutu
    • Post - The Greanias clan shows off Rob's collection of hats
  • 2003 Trailblazer 10K - 9/28/2003
  • 2003 Moonlight Run - 10/10/2003
  • 2003 US Half Marathon - While at first easily startled, The Rodents now return, and in greater numbers... - 10/19/2003
    • Run - Peace, love, happiness...
    • Run - ...and a rainbow bandana...
    • Post - Karin and I will be posing for a few more race photos over the next year
  • 2003 Jungle Run 10K - 10/26/2003
    • Run - Obligatory limp-wrist warning (at least once a race)
    • Run - Running with Tim...one of us looks tired...
    • Run - 2 Mt Dews, por favor
  • 2003 Dannon Desert Dual Duathlon - 11/9/2003
    • Run - The only point in the race where you'll see me running in front of Varma
    • Run - Flanked by Ed and Steve, we see who the camera is on
    • Run - That guy in the background tried to trip everyone as they went by
    • Run - Yes, yes...wouldn't be a race without the "wrist" shot
    • Bike - Notice the extreme lack of bikes in the transition area
    • Bike - Consistent form at least
    • Bike - Wrapping up the bike (notice strategic Gu placement in the right leg of the shorts)
  • 2003 Run to the Far Side - 11/30/2003
  • 2004 San Francisco Half Marathon - 2/1/2004
    • Run - When you see the photographer, you can actually make your form look decent.
  • 2004 Juana Run - 2/28/2004
    • Run - Only a couple miles in and I'm already crossing the arm over.
    • Run - Super supination man!
    • Run - Don't forget the limp-wristed shot.
    • Run - This is how Rob looks when he's out-of-shape (get familiar with it)
  • 2004 Napa Marathon - 3/7/2004
  • 2004 Corralitos Duathlon - 3/20/2004
  • 2004 Oceanside Half IM - 4/3/2004
    • Bike - I think I'm starting the bike...or maybe finishing..
    • Bike - It was about this crowded all day
    • Run - Some photos remind you that 5 Mt Dews a day are not good for the figure...
    • Run - At least no limp-wristed picture this race.
    • Run - Not proud, but at least I avoided a DNF
  • 2004 Wildflower Long Course Triathlon - 5/1/2004
  • 2004 CaliforniaMan - 5/22/2004
  • 2004 Tri For Fun #1
  • 2004 Ironman Wisconsin - 9/12/2004
  • 2004 Running of the Bulls - 10/2/2004
  • 2004 Run to the Far Side - 11/28/2004
  • 2005 San Francisco Half Marathon - 2/6/2005
  • 2005 UVAS Triathlon - 5/15/2005
  • 2005 Santa Cruz Duathlon - 7/10/2005
  • 2005 Folsom International Triathlon - 8/15/2005
  • 2006 Santa Cruz Half Marathon - 4/23/2006
  • 2006 Sentinel Triathlon - 9/24/2006
  • 2007 Jungle Run Half Marathon - 7/17/2007
  • 2007 Trailblazer 10K - 9/30/2007
  • 2007 Woodside Trail Run 17K - 12/1/2007
  • 2008 Jungle Run Half Marathon - 7/13/2008
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Last Updated - 5/27/2004 - rob@greanias.com