Tony Krueger – Rock Hall International Triathlon – Saturday, June 3, 2017

Stayed at bayshore campground for the weekend. Went down Friday and did packet pickup. Campground had a lot of triathletes. Saturday morning i cycled to Rockhall from campground. Swim was pleasant. Water not too cold or hot. Overcast so easy spotting turns and not many waves. Not sure anyone went through the last gate before turning to the exit. Everyone just headed straight for exit pier and the floppy yellow blow up man. I Followed the crowd. I find most eastern shore rides I do are windy and hot. This one was calm and overcast. Nice actually. The last 7 miles or so we had about 5 of us playing leap frog. Not sure anyone was really racing at full potential as we were able to talk to each other as we passed. We seemed to have to show each other we had the pep to overtake and be in the lead. Took my mind off the monotony of looking at my front tire and blacktop. Run echoed the ride, calm and overcast. I enjoyed the course through the streets of Rockhall. I had two peeps pace behind me the entire run. Motivation to keep my pace. Every now and then they came up on my left shoulder but never passed. We chatted after the race each thanking the other for the pace and motivation. Road my bike back to campground. Maria and I went sea kayaking in the Chester river in the afternoon. Ospreys Eagles Cormorants….and almost no boats. Enjoyable! Maria and I did a Sunday morning ride to wildlife refuge and hung out on the beach at the campground in the afternoon. Headed home around 5