Sunday, July 11, 2010 dawned bright and clear -- near perfect race conditions for the annual 5K In The Bay, Huntington Bay, New York. Of course, it's easy for me to say "perfect race conditions" since I wasn't swimming so we'll really have to wait to hear the judgement of those who were ACTUALLY swimming either the 5K or the 10K -- or one of the age group races that were swum between the docks of the Huntington Bay Club and the Nathan Hale Beach dock (where I was taking these first pictures -- we await photos from Bob who was on the Western-most turn boat, closer to Huntington Harbor and the Lighthouse). Perhaps I should just say that viewing conditions were perfect! The crowd above seems to agree.
These are some pictures from the age-group races... and by the way these kids were swimming, I don't think that it will be to long before they "age-up" to the 5K!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbUEkRvEV7P61N1q12YbAYg7bBuEn2qnIpVmx54M4irF8ULL-uUdCTqCHicp2QazF4GqZX5gNjd9U9YJZWciPujd7_utlsxOJMvFWznj-sFtCf9StYD_jNLCHgaUMHlt0aS7T/s400/5KInBay2010-0027.jpg)
You should be able to "click" on any individual picture to make it bigger -- though don't expect to be able to pick yourself out in the crowd if you were at the Bay Club -- that was about 1,000 meters from where I was taking these pictures!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZVf2JQCSOBuw7IYlOOU_jrbUk6TOGKAVV5L2C98XQFi6mSjqmjM1MS3n48Kc2l6p1m6eSIWGHieG2otnQkuhDI9cpDQBj_yXL5JMC9jDjkhcgljSHRqUY2w3-K0xPvl_-vDE/s400/5KInBay2010-0017.jpg)
We're safe -- just as long as one swimmer is looking!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVAJH634IAdJc1cUk_bVOMUVRw_y9zu5MIG0jdsJmEZSeX2T43Pbt5jBqWc3pWexFty5gSUT7Fr7y2Y3yIoqxRgiU2C4ZjrGolql4uipch42zBo8ZGEDVYOdFUHrkCriRFBpt/s400/5KInBay2010-0039.jpg)
Of course, the folks in the kayaks were the ones who were really keeping everybody safe! It would be hard to have a race without them.In the shot above, you can just about make out the Kayaks -- good luck spotting the people with them swimming the 5K or 10K -- they were really out in Huntington Bay!
The turn-around point for the age-group races at Nathan Hale Beach dock came with LOTS of encouragement to the swimmers. The swim back always seems shorter -- at least it does if the tide and currents are cooperating! ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMWV50iHmQBWPSBNNpCgLbmU5P_Qutfm_I9d-AJhG-m-p0IftOSS1EhaoM5Jx2xZhCA3KRHX2qfNCapd8vzQ9SajF_rXl7dB2jFncpN7_Uk4ZGZCOHcj0joZ8_o_p3_GzZO2A/s400/5KInBay2010-0057.jpg)
In the picture above, you can see Bob Miller manning the western-most boat -- the turn boat to start the swim home. Can't see Bob? The picture below is as close as I could get... that is Coach Bob isn't it? If not, then somebody stole his orange turn buoy and hoisted up his mast like the Jolly Roger! Pirates in Huntington Bay -- who would believe it!
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