{"id":1415,"date":"2010-08-06T21:04:30","date_gmt":"2010-08-07T05:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theathleteslawyer.com\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2010-08-06T21:04:30","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T05:04:30","slug":"one-crazy-race-the-bantam-lake-triathlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2010\/08\/06\/one-crazy-race-the-bantam-lake-triathlon\/","title":{"rendered":"One crazy race &#8211; The Bantam Lake Triathlon"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1416\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1416\" src=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/DSCF80371-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Doug Landau discovers a Camp Awosting van (the Ebners ran the camp when my brother and sister were campers !) after the Sandy Beach Triathlon on Bantam Lake\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/DSCF80371-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/DSCF80371-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doug Landau discovers a Camp Awosting (or Camp Chinqueka ?) van (the Ebners ran these camps when my brother and sister were campers !) after the Sandy Beach Triathlon on Bantam Lake in Litchfield County, CT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ever one to mix business, family, pleasure and sports, Doug Landau managed to squeezes in an evening triathlon en route from New Jersey to see family in Connecticut !  The Sandy Beach Triathlon, put on by the <a title=\"litchfield parks &amp; recreation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.litchfieldparksandrecreation.org\/id104.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Litchfield Parks and Recreation Department<\/a> has several unusual aspects.  First, it starts after supper, as it is light late on this summer&#8217;s eve.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, it has weird age groups (45-54 ?!!?).  Thirdly, it has separate kids&#8217; races, with shorter distances, and allows wetsuits, even if the water is warm.  Fourth, there was chop on the lake because of the wind, so I wish I had worn my wetsuit.  Next, there are You Tube movies of the races.  And lastly, while billed as a beginners oriented event, there were some real &#8220;horses&#8221; there, which made for very fat times on the hilly course.  No excuses, I finished well back in the field, but had a great workout after visiting with my Aunt in New Jersey, my nephew at Camp Awosting on Bantam Lake, and then had a wonderful supper with my folks in Connecticut.  Just your typical whirlwind adventure for the traveling Triathlon Trial Lawyer !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever one to mix business, family, pleasure and sports, Doug Landau managed to squeezes in an evening triathlon en route from New Jersey to see family in Connecticut ! The Sandy Beach Triathlon, put on by the Litchfield Parks and Recreation Department has several unusual aspects. 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