The Tiburon Mile

My friends and I walked side by side Olympians today. We kept up with them on land, but when they hit the water, we didn't see their faces, or ridiculously in-shape bods until the finish line.

Among other elite swimmers, we swam against the Beijing Gold Medalist in the 1,500 freestyle during the Tiburon Mile in San Franisco. Keep in mind, we were not seeded, and most certainly were not favorites, but we held our ow

n, finishing in the middle of our age groups, one of us, Jeanne (left), finishing  in the Top 20%. 

Tiburon Mile is a prestigious, International swim, where world champions come to test their open water endurance alongside average Joes/Janes like me, Jeanne and Sherri (middle).

We went into the competition with personal goals, none of which meant catching up to Tuni

sian Olympian Oussama Mellouli, who finished fifth overall wit

h a speedy time of 21 minutes (I finished in 37 minutes...and was thrilled).

BTW, the views were wonderful. Anchored in Tiburon bay is the world's largest mega-yacht, the Maltese Falcon. Nate snapped this shot during our swim from Angel Island. Pay close attention to the boats next to the Falcon - they're 20-foot wake-boarding cruisers. Not small by any means, but appear as toys.

Beautiful weather, matched with fun, truly laid-back swimmers, made the event one for my personal record book. Hope to bring you more fun news like this in coming months.