Santa Rosa Island Triathlon » dave bigoney http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com Destination Sprint Triathlon at Pensacola Beach! Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:34:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dave Bigoney, Blind Triathlete http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com/2009/09/dave-bigoney-blind-triathlete/ http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com/2009/09/dave-bigoney-blind-triathlete/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:40:41 +0000 Charles http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com/?p=937 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.

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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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