Share an odd/interesting/weird story from your race

I recently saw a guy finish the Rev3 Oly in Knoxville with a bandaged hand and bloody face.  I thought, "Wow, that guy is seriously tough!"

Then... I read a race report and learned it was a BTer!  (SouthwestMBA).  That was even weirder   Cool.

My first (and only) HIM last year:

I got bitten by a lamprey eel on the swim.

I fell around mile 25 of the bike while fumbling with my water bottles skidding about 15 feet across the road.

But darn it I finished.  I thought the whole race was one of the most painful experiences of my life until I hit the medic tent to have my dinner plate sized road rashed scrubbed out.  Without numbing cream.

How about a tire pop while racked?

Me and some friends were at a Sprint Tri as spectators to support a couple of first time novices from our Tri club.  They were out and about when a LOUD pop made everyone jump in the transition area.  The pop came from the location of our two novice girls' bike rack.  I tried to get into transition to check the bikes, but was quickly turned away since I was not racing.

So a friend and I went around to the other side to sneak in the back entrance and sure enough, a tire had popped!  We sent the guys to go find the girls, but they could not be found.  They were lucky to have a couple of mother hens looking after them, because my friend made quick work of changing the tire on the spot.  

As a matter of fact, in the time it took me to get the spare tube out of the saddle bag, my friend was already pulling out the old tube!  She put the new one in, we borrowed a pump, and had the bike back on the rack before our novice even knew it was flat.