1mi=1.6km kaw na lang mag convert Math wasnt one of my best subjects.
the shore where they did the swim for the race is not a usual spot for surfers peru not too far down the beach is a place where surfers could catch good waves. just so happened a storm hit the day before the race that made the ocean a bit rough. last year gi cancel ang swim with rough waters, we were not too happy about that. they switched it with beach run. this year it was rumored that swim was goin to be canceled again but lifeguards gave the organizers a green light for the swim. it was well guarded though, with guards on jets, kayaks and paddle boards. rough gyud ang waves but pag lapas sa breakers it wasnt bad. kaso lang heading back to shore there were rips. i got caught, thought i was goin to die, andam nako pa kuha sa guards but i tried to swim out of it. murag almost a minute struggle with the rips to make it to shore. pag gawas nako sa swim lata pa sa mongos nag lakaw na lang ko padung T1 kay grabe ka laspag, but glad to be alive and be able to finish the race.
reminds me of the subic triathlon several years back where the race has to push through despite typhoon signal # 3. you can just imagine how big the waves were. age groupers were relegated to doing the duathlon. unfortunately for me, i have to do the swim since i belong to the first wave. that was risky with swim marshals on kayaks unable to do anything and just clinging to the buoys. swimmers can't also be seen swimming until they surface for T1. may gani walay casualties. hehe
it's so hard to swim against rip currents. i think it's impossible to do just that. u have to swim sideways and check where the current ends then swim straight to the shore. easier said than done though and when you're caught in one, you wouldn't immediately realize that you're in it. good job lence! u just survived one!
pero murag chicken ra ni cerrone ang swim.
