Comments: The race itself is fantastic; I would recommend it to anyone, especially beginners.
I'm writing this RR in 2010, over five years after the race to help me remember where I started and hopefully down the road not forget how far I've come. After the race the huge challenge open water swimming presented for me kept me away from doing Triathlons. I knew I wanted to come back to the sport “someday” but not until I was properly trained. A little more time passed, my wife and I had two beautiful children, and all of a sudden 4 years had gone by. Once again, it was decision time – let “someday” stay off in the never foreseeable future or get back in the water and overcome my fears. I’m very happy I made the decision to TRI again in 2008 as I’ve found my passion for this sport! Although I’ve yet to overcome my open water swimming fears I know with proper training and the great advice I find at BT I will someday soon.
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