Chris: I did well. 2nd overall. Brian Benda won (he won it a couple of years ago and has finished in the very top for a number of years). Bruce Brockschmidt was 3rd (also a former winner and multi-time top finisher). The race broke down to a sprint for the final 1/2 mile between Brian, Bruce, me and a teenager (there's always a teenager to race). I was happy to have the strength and energy to hang onto second. The overall times were slower than usual this year - clearly something nasty was happening out there.
Great job on your race, sounds like a lot of fun.
Some trivia: I swam on the same age-group team with siblings Brian and Jill Benda when I was in high school in Raleigh, though Brian was pretty young at the time. I believe Jill was supposed to do the Bay Swim this year; her married name is Countie. (She was a drop-dead sprinter in college, though.)
Chris: I did well. 2nd overall. Brian Benda won (he won it a couple of years ago and has finished in the very top for a number of years). Bruce Brockschmidt was 3rd (also a former winner and multi-time top finisher). The race broke down to a sprint for the final 1/2 mile between Brian, Bruce, me and a teenager (there's always a teenager to race). I was happy to have the strength and energy to hang onto second. The overall times were slower than usual this year - clearly something nasty was happening out there.
Great job on your race, sounds like a lot of fun.
Some trivia: I swam on the same age-group team with siblings Brian and Jill Benda when I was in high school in Raleigh, though Brian was pretty young at the time. I believe Jill was supposed to do the Bay Swim this year; her married name is Countie. (She was a drop-dead sprinter in college, though.)
