39:13:8
chip did it. and placed 46th (out of about 600) while he was at it. 1.5 miles in a little over 39 minutes.
the two racers, chip and scott, took off at 5am to complete registration and amp up for the race. a few hours later we (two grandparents, two wives and the cumulative 5 children) made our way to the marina to watch it unfold. fog covered most of the golden gate and the whole of alcatraz heightening the anticipation and excitement. minutes after we arrived, swimmers began splashing their way in. searching for chip's stroke among the hundreds for about 15 minutes, i found it about 50 yeards out. swimming to the beach, running through the finish, handing off his microchip-timer, and kind-of posing for a photographer, he was done. i was happy, his mom was relieved, he was warm and excited, and the girls were oblivious to it all, pretend swimming in the sand with their cousins. after waiting a couple minutes for scott to come in, we all went to a celebrate their success.
my camera died the second chip was coming out of the water. happily bob was prepared. he snapped some great shots of chip and then was patient with me while i art-directed all the shots i wanted him to get of us as we enjoyed the rest of the day at the marina and crissy fields together.
once i get those pictures i'll add them to this post.
until then, you can check this out. the "two swimmers" pictured are scott and chip on the ferry ride out to alcatraz.
this is not the last of open water swims for chip. and honestly, next time i'd like to be in the water with with him.
Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 10:01AM
Reader Comments (6)
Congratulations Chip! I am impressed! I can't wait to see the pictures.
So, this is a side of Chip that I've never known.Please elaborate.
Is he like Kramer, regularly jumping into the Hudson after a long day of work? Or is this kind of new for him? Does he own that awesome-looking wet suit? How would one go about pursuing open-water swimming in their own, potentially very un-cool (ahem) locale? Is Chip into, or thinking about getting into, other tri sports as well?
I don't believe it! I really thought it was a joke. I am so impressed! Way to go, I personally can't think of anything more terrifying, but I'm a horrible swimmer. Can't wait to see the photos. Seriously, congratulations, what an accomplishment!
I don't believe it! I really thought it was a joke. I am so impressed! Way to go, I personally can't think of anything more terrifying, but I'm a horrible swimmer. Can't wait to see the photos. Seriously, congratulations, what an accomplishment!
I don't believe it! I really thought it was a joke. I am so impressed! Way to go, I personally can't think of anything more terrifying, but I'm a horrible swimmer. Can't wait to see the photos. Seriously, congratulations, what an accomplishment!
that is so awesome!!! and I'm not surprised at all on how well chip did. I totally remember him swimming at Red Hook pool and going, and going, and going and not realizing how long he had been at it. I did want to wait until after he had done it to ask about sharks though. Wasn't he a little worried?
Hope you are all having a blast in CA.