Wanderers Open Up Triathlon Season Impressively...

Report by Lonestar

The Cape May mini triathlon on Sunday June 6th was a great success. Out of 260 entrants, our Wanderers team placed a respectable 166th. The day was perfect for the swim and the run, less so for the bike.

Mark Schwartz Kathryn Schwartz and Susan Branson (aka Lonestar)

It was drizzling and 65 degrees. Mark Schwartz (my brother-in-law) did his very first lake swim ˆ half a mile in a murkey, vegetation-infested cedar lake. He said at one point he was grabbing onto lily pads for traction! He came out of the water in 19:20. He handed off to my sister, Kathryn Schwartz, who did a personal best of 46:13 over the 15 mile bike course, which was slick and full of sharp right turns. I then did the 2.8 mile run on a nice sandy trail in 32:52. The first place finisher was another relay team, the White Coats, who tore through the course in 1:10 31. We finished about half an hour later, at 1:40:57.

It was a fun race with lots of encouragement and friendliness from other participants. I strongly encourage other Wanderers to do this race next year.

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