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the new york city ironman is saturday. the hudson river has raw sewage being dumped in to it. they coulh have done swin in coney island or rockwaway beach{ rockaway the current could be strong .] but this is a real problem . you train for months and the swim my be cancelled . this happen around 2003- or 2004 with the nyc tri. i did this race two times the water was very warm over 80. well we see if the swim goes off  and even if it does . what as the after effects .


2012-08-10 2:45 PM
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Andy Dufresne swam through a mile of raw sewage, and he was O.K.
2012-08-10 2:52 PM
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SoberTriGuy - 2012-08-10 2:45 PMAndy Dufresne swam through a mile of raw sewage, and he was O.K.
Actually, he was not just OK, but better off for having done it. Got to love Stephen King.
2012-08-10 2:53 PM
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SoberTriGuy - 2012-08-10 3:45 PM Andy Dufresne swam through a mile of raw sewage, and he was O.K.

Well played!  Smile

(One of my fave movies)

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2012-08-10 2:54 PM
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SoberTriGuy - 2012-08-10 12:45 PM Andy Dufresne swam through a mile of raw sewage, and he was O.K.

I love the movie, but that quote always makes me mad.  "Five hundred yards, that's the length of five football fields, just shy of half a mile." 

Wow Red, you must set up triathlon swim courses for a living!

2012-08-10 4:28 PM
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I just saw on Twitter that the swim is on... might be stinky but on...


2012-08-10 4:33 PM
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Wear your poo goggles.
2012-08-11 12:38 AM
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jack62 - 2012-08-10 2:36 PM the new york city ironman is saturday. the hudson river has raw sewage being dumped in to it. they coulh have done swin in coney island or rockwaway beach{ rockaway the current could be strong .] but this is a real problem . you train for months and the swim my be cancelled . this happen around 2003- or 2004 with the nyc tri. i did this race two times the water was very warm over 80. well we see if the swim goes off  and even if it does . what as the after effects .

 

At least it is not soda thank you Mayor for that

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