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The 30th edition of probably the most prestigious and most competitive sprint distance triathlon in the South. The great Dave Scott ( six time Hawaiian Ironman Champ), now 55 was on hand to speak at the carbo- loading dinner, to race and to hand out awards after the race. The morning was hot as expected and the “open” wave went off at 8 am sharp. We had Alma and April racing in that wave. Then came everyone else. The half mile U-shaped swim ( a little long actually) was calm and smooth. The 18 mile bike was one loop around Lake Cypress, with low wind, a few rollers and featured nice smooth roads. The run was 5k and a little bit of everything, with a road, and path, some off roading and finishing on sand by the beach.

When it was all over we had some standout performances. We had two woman on the overall top 5 podium. Amari was 2nd with a 1:27, and Steph was 4th with a 1:30. Steph became the first 50 year old to podium in at least the last 13 years , maybe longer. April racing “open” was excluded from the age group awards but finished in 1:33 ( 11th woman). Alma also raced “open” and scored a 2nd Overall Masters with a 1:34. Our fastest Strong Arm of the day went to young Korey who blasted a 1:19 good for 2nd in the 20-24 AG and 9th overall. Next came Travis with a 1:25, and Eric on his heels in 1:26. Coach Whitten dusted off the ole jock and placed 3rd in the 40-44 with a nice 1:30. Morris came in a bout 30 seconds later. Then came Seth (1:37), Chris Lane (1:38), Ralph ( 1:39) and Robyn ( 1:44). Colleen took 2nd in her AG with a 1:53 and got her coveted picture with Dave Scott. Scott aquabiked . Bridge just got in right before this story was completed.

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