An ocean swim for a race like this often involves nature at it’s finest. One lady I talked to was out swimming a practice swim. She looked down, and there was a manta ray swimming below her!
On race day, though, nature pulled out all the stops! When I got back to the hotel, my dad and Aaron said they had seen dolphins out in the water. One of the kayakers said that there were dolphins jumping over some of the swimmers! James even said he heard something that sounded like the clicking that dolphins make!
I feel it is moments like these, when you least expect it, that you realize how incredibly awesome God really is! Who else would have created a world where dolphins swim alongside racers in the Ironman? What a wonderful way to start the race!
That is just awesome! :^)
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