• Lighthouse Swim – Aug. 30, 2026

    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…

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So, this was my 3rd triathlon in 5 weeks, and my last one this year before turning to focus on the NYC Marathon. I scheduled this one in part for logistical convenience: I had to drop off my older son for college outside of Boston, and that was more than halfway to Gilford, New Hampshire…

So, this was my 3rd triathlon in 5 weeks, and my last one this year before turning to focus on the NYC Marathon. I scheduled this one in part for logistical convenience: I had to drop off my older son for college outside of Boston, and that was more than halfway to Gilford, New Hampshire…