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Doing the Boo Du on
Halloween – South Shore Duathlon
bayportlife.com - November
4, 2009
By
Danielle Golden Giglio |
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On Halloween the
Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce held
their inaugural South Shore Halloween Duathlon.
Winding through the colorful leaf lined
streets of Bayport and Blue Point, this event
was a success. The Chamber will be donating
the funds raised to The Bayport Foundation.
For the past 20 years The Bayport Foundation
has quietly helped local families in need.
Living in the area and always loving the south
shore of Long Island – Nikita Dorcinvil
organized with the Chamber putting together
duathlon. The Chamber of Commerce, with the
help of many of its generous members pulled
together to sponsor this race.
The South Shore Duathlon was a USAT (USA
Triathlon) sanctioned event. Starting at Corey
Beach, the race was a two mile run, a 14 mile
bike ride and another two mile run ending at
Corey Beach. Marin Road Bikes donated brand
new bike for racers to use during the duathlon.
Over 50 individual racers and relay teams
participated in this event. Gary Jensen, who
lives in Bayport and is a teacher in Sayville,
was the overall winner, completing the race in
just over an hour. After winning the duathlon,
Gary a true athlete went out for another run.
Donna McMahon of Farmingdale was the first
woman over the finish line with a time of 1
hour and 11 minutes. She is the one to beat on
the local racing circuit.
Since the race was on Halloween, competitors
were encouraged to dress in costumes. A few
did – including Janine Nierod and David Madden
from Syracuse. Janine was dressed in Hawaiian
beach style, wearing a bikini over her racing
clothes. David had some big hair, which did
not slow him down because he finished the race
in an hour and a half. Janine’s family also
joined her in the duathlon, her dad - Dan
Nierod, mom Barb and brother Dan, Jr. The
Nierod family is from Blue Point and are all
avid competitors, but came together for this
race as a family event.
With the success of this first time race, The
Chamber of Commerce will be doing this event
next Halloween. Start training now – to do the
Boo Duathlon.
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About the author:
Danielle is a work at
home Mom and has lived in Bayport her whole life.
“The Bayport Bubble” is what she affectionately
calls it, because of all the family and friends so
close by. Danielle and her fellow Bayportian husband
are raising their family here too. Before becoming a
Mom, she worked in the public relations field.
Besides her family and going to the beach, her other
passion is photography. Email her at
Ashdag@Aol.Com
My web sites:
www.ZFPhoto.SmugMug.Com
www.ZFPhoto.BlogSpot.Com |
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