I joined a group of kayakers who provided support for the swim portion of the Danskin Triathlon. This year 5200 female athletes participated in this annual event held at Seattle's Genesee Park. I arrived at the site at 5 am to a rare Puget Sound thunder and lightning show. The wind kicked up a bit a half hour before the swim event started but all clamed down at the light of dawn. The athletes swim 880 yards, bike 12.4 miles and finish with a 3.1 mile run. This year's winner completed the race in 1 hour 2 minutes and 8 seconds ! The youngest racer was 11 year old and the most mature was 79 years old. 400 of the athletes are cancer survivors. It was a fun event and I look forward to helping out again in 2009.
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