Mark Hardiman
Swim: 42:22
Bike: 3:44:11
Run: 2:55:30
Total: 7:22:03
Arnold Pamplona
Swim: 41:17
Bike: 3:25:58
Run: 2:28:23
Total: 6:35:38
As you can see, I narrowly beat Mark by a mere 46-and-a-half minutes. Maybe next time I'll really trounce him (note that according to my bike computer, I spent about 13 minutes stopped at red lights/stop signs throughout the bike leg).
For context, double-leg amputee Rudy Garcia did the swim in 23:39. Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard did the swim in 19:54, only about three-and-a-half minutes faster than Garcia. And Robin Williams' smoked the bike leg with a split of 3:04:33. Mark and I can have limited solace that those celebrities were on relay teams.
I didn't take many pictures of the event, but luckily the fine folks at Brightroom did.
An aerial view of the transition area and finish line:
Beautiful La Jolla Cove:
There were plenty of celebrities on hand, including Sarah Reinertsen (The Amazing Race) and Robin Williams:
Me (covered in kelp) getting a hand out of the water:
Mark was annoyingly right behind me out of the water:
Me mounting the bike with shoes already clipped in (in like a pro); contrast with Mark's rookie mount:
The first hill was right after the swim-to-bike transition:
Mork is an animal on the bike!
The run seemed to go uphill forever . . .
And I thought I'd share some photos of the amazing challenged athletes who showed tremendous courage:
1 comment:
Just seeing all those challenged athletes really makes me agree with Fredly all the more. Arnold you really are evil for doing this event. And Mark too.
B.
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