Casco Bay Islands SwimRun

tim cronk

This looks like fun.  More of an adventure race than anything else , 2 person Teams , some crazy rules , like paddles/PB's/fins allowed on the swim, teams must be tethered during swim portions and remain within 10 yds of each other even on land. Looks like 9 run segments totaling a little over 9 miles of scrambling over the islands , 10 swim segments totaling 6960 yds connecting the islands , ending on Peaks Island in Casco Bay.  Heather and I have done the 2.4 mile swim from Peaks Island to Portland the last 3 years so are familiar with the very cold water.  I talked her into teaming up with me and we applied for this race via the merit and lottery application process's .

http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/First_SwimRun_in_USA_announced_5570.html

https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Portland/CascoBayIslandsSwimRun

rtc9f

Agreed Tim, looks like an awesome adventure - hope you get in! My wife has a swim background and this would be right up her alley. Unfortunately we won't be able to do it this year though. Let us know how the application process works out.

 

Randy

tim cronk

@Randy check into the Peaks to Portland Swim in July . 2.4 miles , cold , usually tide friendly and fast.