YAY Grog!!!
Thanks so much for the race report, and for the pictures. I still almost understand French. You race sounds great, and your BF like a sweetheart.
About the race belt--you don't really need one. You can pin your race number onto your clothes just as easily with safety pins...or, the race belts are less than $10, so yeah! get your own! I felt like a real triathlete when I got myself a race belt at an expo last summer.
You're hooked, aren'cha?! Of course you are! So glad you had a great time.
L.