It was about 5:20 a.m. Greg Borzilleri stood on the Mirror Lake beach, his back to the water, looking over a serene scene as the sun was rising over the mountains and staff and volunteers finished setting up for the Ironman Lake Placid triathlon.
In an hour, about 2,400 people would be starting their 2.4-mile swim with music playing loudly, the announcer shouting updates, athletes splashing in the water and spectators screaming and ringing cowbells.