With 3130 competitors, one of the largest Triathlon events in the country
Sunday August 7th, 2011
Swim 1.5k in the Hudson River
Bike 40k along the West Side Highway
Run 10k in Central Park
Well, here it was. The "A" event of my season. All the training, planning, four previous events to increase my experience level, fund-raising for the American Cancer Society Team Determination, all done. Now within just a few hours on an early Sunday morning, it would all be over.
Sunday August 7th, 2011
Swim 1.5k in the Hudson River
Bike 40k along the West Side Highway
Run 10k in Central Park
Well, here it was. The "A" event of my season. All the training, planning, four previous events to increase my experience level, fund-raising for the American Cancer Society Team Determination, all done. Now within just a few hours on an early Sunday morning, it would all be over.
Honoring Friends and Loved Ones
During the race, I wore the tri-top colors of Team Determination, and carried ribbons of memory and honor pinned to my race belt. On these ribbons were the names of friends, family-of-friends, friends-of-friends and my own family. Cancer survivors and those struggling with cancer, as well as those who had succumbed to it. Honor and best wishes to them and thanks to the more than 60 people who donated so generously to support my entry in this event. We raised more than $5,300 to support the American Cancer Society.
From my own family, I carried the names of my mother, Mary Lou Meese, who died of ovarian cancer, my father David H. Meese, who passed away earlier this year and survivied prostate cancer, and my beautiful wife, Karen, who is a breast cancer survivor, and with whom I celebrated our tenth anniversary this summer.
Let's get this out of the way - the results
Overall time: 2:34:34
Place: 9th in division (out of 97), 413 overall (out of 3130)
