SRI TRI | Santa Rosa Island Triathlon

Twitters of the Week 2010-07-25

60 Mere Mortals had a great training day Sunday on Pensacola Beach – swim practice in Santa Rosa Sound and biking 18 miles in sunny weather! #
The cap continues to be successful at the Deepwater Horizon oil gusher site. Pressure has risen indicating no major leaks! #
Swam in Santa Rosa Sound yesterday wiht hundreds of others – water was fine. Now waiting for TS Bonnie to blow through the Gulf! #

Twitters of the Week 2010-07-18

Triathlon Day At Running Wild in Pensacola will be this Saturday 11-3. There will be clinics, prizes and discounts! See you there! #

Twitters of the Week 2010-05-23

Mere Mortals training group beings June 6th. More information is at http://www.trigulfcoast.org #
Mere Mortals training group begins June 6th on Pensacola Beach. More information is at http://www.trigulfcoast.org #
It's a great day on beautiful Pensacola Beach – go to this webcam for a great view: http://www.islandempress.com/webcam/index.html #
SRITRI defending Champion Amy Kloner finished 2nd at the Gulf Coast Triathlon (70.3) in Panama City. #
It's a beautiful day on Pensacola Beach! Go to the web cam in the links below or http://www.islandempress.com for the view. #
Mere Mortals training group begins June 6th. More information is at http://www.trigulfcoast.org #
Rode 20 miles on PBeach Wednesday afternoon – white sand, blue water, great views! The strong headwind on the way back made it tough. #

Twitters of the Week 2009-10-04

New Location for Past Dinner – now Bimini Bar, grnd level at Hemingways' Friday #
Gulf is flying Yellow Flag, some currents but looking good for a swim. One of those green water days with small non-breaking waves. #
Get your tickets to the pasta dinner outside the Expo room at the Hampton. #
Pasta Dinner was great. yum #
Blue skies,calm glassy water, a perfect day for the SRI TRI. Take your marks… #
Bikes Plus donated a bike for giveaway today after race party. Must be present to win. #
What a difference a day makes on the beach. Oct 4th skies overcast, brisk wind, and rough water. We were blessed. #
Send us your sri tri stories and photos. We'd love to post them. #

Twitters of the Week 2009-09-27

One week from now, take your mark! #

Dave Bigoney, Blind Triathlete

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.