A four mile beach run followed by a one mile ocean swim. The run is a bit too long for land challenged swimmers and you would never see anyone from my Saturday morning running group tackle a one mile ocean swim. That's what makes the 5 mile biathlon special. To do well, you have to be decent in both. It is one of the few races that places equal weight on both events. I've done the biathlon for years, usually finishing right behind the first women finisher. This year, true to form, I finished right behind the 1st place woman, and was, as my friend Cook says, the 2nd place woman.
Monday, July 21, 2008
5 mile Biathlon
A four mile beach run followed by a one mile ocean swim. The run is a bit too long for land challenged swimmers and you would never see anyone from my Saturday morning running group tackle a one mile ocean swim. That's what makes the 5 mile biathlon special. To do well, you have to be decent in both. It is one of the few races that places equal weight on both events. I've done the biathlon for years, usually finishing right behind the first women finisher. This year, true to form, I finished right behind the 1st place woman, and was, as my friend Cook says, the 2nd place woman.
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