The Pacific Grove Triathlon is this weekend. This race is definitely one of the more unique races I have done. The swim is known as the “kelp crawl” because there actually isn’t much swimming involved. It’s more of a struggle to not get tangled in the kelp as you slog your way through 1500 meters in the water. If you make it out of the water without becoming kelp food you end up along the scenic Monterey coastline for the bike and run. The Pacific Grove/Monterey/Pebble Beach area is one of my favorite places so I’m looking forward to going back!
In other news, it seems like there is a new hurricane every week here in Florida. I’m actually lucky to be able to fly out at all considering the current situation with the massive Hurricane Ike out in the Gulf.
