I still felt good at the end and so I’m really pleased.” “After I hit the 6K mark I thought to myself I can do this.
“I didn’t feel too bad doing that extra distance. “I did the 6K race before and this was my first time doing the 10k distance,” he said. “Every time I compete I want to win and so it feels great to have managed to claim victory overall.”įine, who travelled to the island from Connecticut, United States, was delighted with his efforts after making the step up from competing in the 6k race last year. “We had a group of around five of us who stuck together until the final kilometre or so and then I managed to pull away. The first two kilometres felt great, but in the second there was a strong current and a lot of jellyfish.
“However, it was still challenging depending on the direction you were going. “It was certainly calmer than it may have been and luckily we had a beautiful day for the race,” said the Bermuda resident, who finished third in last year’s event. While the conditions still proved challenging, McConnell felt they could have been a lot worse in the wake of Tropical Storm Philippe. Competitors prepare for Around The Sound Swim (Photograph by Ras Mykkal)
