As many you know I am from the desert where there are not many bodies of water to swim in. The few that exist are reserved for boating and swimmers are not allowed. Most of my swim life I have used swimming pools that are crystal clear, well most of the time they are. As a result, I have a small fear of swimming in the ocean, not because it may be bottomless, but for the large creatures that inhabit the local area. I was recently told by a wise women that I should be afraid, after all I am swimming through their homes! She shall remain nameless...(it starts with an A)
Thursday night was my second ocean swim of the year. In the past, I have seen many creatures especially the ever playful tiger sharks. To get over this fear I did an exhaustive research and consultation with my psychologist. What I discovered was brilliant! I should "BE A TIGER"!
At the start of the race I saw a few of them swimming around on the shores waiting for me! Someone must have told them I was swimming that day. For the 10-minutes before the race I kept repeating "tigers eat sharks, tigers eat sharks", after all, tigers eat sharks in Africa everyday right? Well, the race started and I ran into the water thinking "tigers eat sharks, tigers eat sharks". Halfway through the swim I realized that I have not seen any ocean wildlife, so far so good! As we turned the last buoy I still had not seen any. Finally, I was exiting the water heading towards transition, I glanced back toward the open water and yelled "Tigers eat Sharks"!!!
Tigers 1, Sharks 0
3 comments:
they're LEOPARD sharks. TIGER sharks are tropical and DANGEROUS. leopard sharks are relatively harmless.
But do Tigers eat seals? Tempting morsels in their dark skin, aka..Wet Suit?
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