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The primary goal for the SRITRI every year is conduct a safe and fun event for our participants. To this end we intend to have an armada of surfers, kayaks and power craft in the Gulf of Mexico (or Santa Rosa Sound if conditions dictate using that course) for the swim leg. On the bike and run courses we will have more Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputies than recommended along with experienced volunteers and United States Marines. Finally, we will have two ambulances and EMT crews on the course. Our principal priority is safety and our secondary priority is safety. We also want everyone to have a great time, but we want NO injuries.
Dave Bigoney did the 2009 Triathlon and did it very well. The thing is, Dave Bigoney is blind. Here is a pic of Dave ( on the right) going into the water in today’s race.
He has an amazing story. Four years after he lost his sight, a friend, who knew of Bigoney’s athletic background, suggested he do a triathlon. His first triathlon was the 2000 Red Hills Triathlon in Tallahassee, where he was attending Florida State at the time. “That was probably the hardest thing I had ever done since backpacking the Grand Canyon when I had my sight,” Bigoney said. “I was so psyched but I was learning as I went. I thought my butt was going to fall off after the bike and I got a cramp on the run, but I was hooked. Check out this video. It is an amazing story.
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