It was a lot of fun. Kind of a cold, windy and dark at the start (that is my excuse for hitting the channel marker). The wind switched directions to a NorEaster the night before the race. But the water was warm ( too warm for wetsuits) and the bike was mostly sheltered from the wind. One leg of the bike was on Airlie Road, which was so bumpy and ripped up that it was was literally covered in waterbottles and sponges that escaped from aero bottles.
We had a great time. RMS and I sported the EW colors, but we missed not having others there, as well. My friends from Reno came into town for a week at the beach, capped off with the triathlon. They had a great time and want to come back next year. Let’s all do it.
Alas, since Sandbagger was not there with his trusty digital, I have no pictures to share. That’s probably better, though. Saltwater dries in an very unsightly pattern on those blue EW trisuits.
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1 rap master sass // Sep 29, 2007 at 3:58 pm
One tantalizing detail: Squeaky, aka “Sharkbait,” lost a wrestling match with a barnacle-encrusted channel marker. Not sure who had the right-of-way.
2 Squeeky // Sep 30, 2007 at 9:59 pm
It was a lot of fun. Kind of a cold, windy and dark at the start (that is my excuse for hitting the channel marker). The wind switched directions to a NorEaster the night before the race. But the water was warm ( too warm for wetsuits) and the bike was mostly sheltered from the wind. One leg of the bike was on Airlie Road, which was so bumpy and ripped up that it was was literally covered in waterbottles and sponges that escaped from aero bottles.
We had a great time. RMS and I sported the EW colors, but we missed not having others there, as well. My friends from Reno came into town for a week at the beach, capped off with the triathlon. They had a great time and want to come back next year. Let’s all do it.
Alas, since Sandbagger was not there with his trusty digital, I have no pictures to share. That’s probably better, though. Saltwater dries in an very unsightly pattern on those blue EW trisuits.
3 sandbagger // Oct 1, 2007 at 10:06 am
copy and pasted your comment to the front post. changed the author.
4 litl' bit // Oct 2, 2007 at 12:29 am
Great job guys! Sounds like fun!
According to Squeeky’s time, he may have lost a match with the channel marker but won a PR for the event. Could be the event for us all to PR next year.