Apalachee River to Causeway 2005 XXX
Thursday, May 12, 2005 brint.adams@us.army.mil
I met Roland at the old Riverdocs parking lot at 5:00 PM for a spirited workout session. The temperature was starting to cool off, but still around 83 degrees, with a breeze coming out of the south. The tide was falling, but there was still pretty high water when we put in. The chop was very mild and not a factor along the whole course.
Although he hasn't been able to train much, Roland is still tough as nails, as we finished together at the first turnaround at the Apalachee River in 7:07. Along the way, we passed several fishermen along the bank, as well as others gathering on the Blue Gill's outer deck for live music.
On the way back, we passed the parking lot in 15:30, on the way to the Causeway and on to the Interstate bridges. Roland backed off slightly and came in about 30 seconds behind me at the second turnaround, as I arrived in 33:04. As we pulled in under the bridge for a drink, there were about 6-8 fast fishing boats coming back in to the public launch area by the Exxon station, causing some quite large wakes. We got out of there, back out into the bay and on our way back before more boats came in from the west. My total time was 50:13, with Roland about 15 seconds back.
I met Roland at the old Riverdocs parking lot at 5:00 PM for a spirited workout session. The temperature was starting to cool off, but still around 83 degrees, with a breeze coming out of the south. The tide was falling, but there was still pretty high water when we put in. The chop was very mild and not a factor along the whole course.
Although he hasn't been able to train much, Roland is still tough as nails, as we finished together at the first turnaround at the Apalachee River in 7:07. Along the way, we passed several fishermen along the bank, as well as others gathering on the Blue Gill's outer deck for live music.
On the way back, we passed the parking lot in 15:30, on the way to the Causeway and on to the Interstate bridges. Roland backed off slightly and came in about 30 seconds behind me at the second turnaround, as I arrived in 33:04. As we pulled in under the bridge for a drink, there were about 6-8 fast fishing boats coming back in to the public launch area by the Exxon station, causing some quite large wakes. We got out of there, back out into the bay and on our way back before more boats came in from the west. My total time was 50:13, with Roland about 15 seconds back.
posted by brint @ 8:07 PM
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