The Tallinn swim reminded of a) an LA Triathlon swim start at about the turn of the century when there was a super low tide at Venice Beach, and b) when there was a super low tide or other freak of nature for the Kona swim, as I recall, before the turn of the century that allowed many athletes to walk the swim and led to cutoff times (there weren’t any before). On the cutoff times, I recall a story one of the early Ironman athletes from before, I’m certain, the Mark Allen & Scott Tinley era that Bruce Babbitt shared with our tri club (also before the turn of the century). It went something like this: you know you’re having a bad race when the (morning) newspapers being delivered (while on your run) has the results of the race you’re still in.
The Tallinn swim reminded of a) an LA Triathlon swim start at about the turn of the century when there was a super low tide at Venice Beach, and b) when there was a super low tide or other freak of nature for the Kona swim, as I recall, before the turn of the century that allowed many athletes to walk the swim and led to cutoff times (there weren’t any before). On the cutoff times, I recall a story one of the early Ironman athletes from before, I’m certain, the Mark Allen & Scott Tinley era that Bruce Babbitt shared with our tri club (also before the turn of the century). It went something like this: you know you’re having a bad race when the (morning) newspapers being delivered (while on your run) has the results of the race you’re still in.