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Lighthouse Swim – Aug. 30, 2026
As I write this, I’m still recovering from swimming across the Hudson River. I had done this event in 2023 – a 2.2-mile swim “as the crow flies” (but the crow doesn’t swim… a notoriously smart bird). To start on the Nyack side, 98 of us piled into buses in Sleepy Hollow to cross the…
THIS was a race that I’ve been training for and dreading since November 2023: an 8-part triathlon. For months I’ve counted them out for incredulous listeners on two hands: Bike 30 miles. Then Run, Swim, Run, Swim, Run, Swim, Run. (It’s still a “triathlon” because it’s only three sports.) Running/tri buddy Kevin Carlsten had emailed…
THIS was a race that I’ve been training for and dreading since November 2023: an 8-part triathlon. For months I’ve counted them out for incredulous listeners on two hands: Bike 30 miles. Then Run, Swim, Run, Swim, Run, Swim, Run. (It’s still a “triathlon” because it’s only three sports.) Running/tri buddy Kevin Carlsten had emailed…