Splash n' Dash with Rockingham Tri-club

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Our new friends, Josh and Tiffany invited us to come to their Splash n' Dash on Friday evening. What a wonderful way to unwind after a week in the office - jump into the Indian Ocean for a 300 meter swim and finish with a 4km run on the oceanside path. All the children in the tri-club went first, in age groups with appropriate distances. Is it any wonder their children are great swimmers with a warm ocean in their front yard? It helps of course, the parents are all healthy role models.

I was the last adult - yes, the very last adult to finish those teeny-tiny 300 meters in that balmy Indian Ocean. A few kind spectators politely waited and cheered me on as I transitioned into the run. I was ecstatic to be swimming in a warm ocean at 6:00pm without a shiver - without any goose bumps. With every stroke I thought - this is what I came for, I can hardly believe I am doing this.

The Rockingham tri-club presented us with souvenir T-shirts with their logo which we will proudly wear on our runs at home. We cycled to the event and then we biked home at dusk with ample energy. Yes, we have overcome the jet-lag slump.

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Photos

Splash n' Dash - Rockingham Tri-club
Friday evening fun event - great way to start the weekend!

Ken with another competitor
Friday evening Splash 'n Dash
(Ken has no shirt.)

Not the last one - the others are far behind!
Last in the swim but caught up on the run segment!