First, I'm so impressed with the number of TriDevils that took home hardware at this race. Amazing group of athletes. Further, everyone I know on the team is so friendly.. that said, this coming from a guy who never swam and would rather be in the gym a few years ago, so appreciate being part of a team that is devoted to improving and helping each other.
As for the race, I did the long course, which for the swim was extremely short, but very enjoyable. Flat and with the current but out in way less than 10 minutes. Lesson learned after the race from my swim coach Rebecca is to judge the current while standing on the beach to gauge your aim at the buoys (given the southwest current, I should have aimed slightly east of the buoys and not directly at the buoys). Kudos to Rebecca for being the first women in the race out of the water, and second women after T-1 (go Mo!)
The two loop bike course was flat and fast, at least one way with the wind. Also note, someone should check Derek's bike to see if it has a 440 six pack hemi (for those of you old enough to appreciate it) as I think his average bike speed was faster than many of my cars. And speaking of bike speed, was that a Ferrari or just Mo that passed me too?
The flat and fast run was okay, and enjoyed extra challenge on the boardwalk. Felt like I was in a NJ version of the video game frogger trying to dodge the bennies. Maybe we should be given extra points for putting a shoulder down and hitting a bennie like a football blocking sled.
Lastly, great local race and enjoyed seeing all the Tri Devils do so well.
John Shipley
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