Mega Colossus – Enter For Free, Compete For Glory
You gotta like this race: no wetsuits, no shoes, no entry fee, no prizes…just glory.On July 14th, over a 100 lifeguards and other fit individuals will compete in the annual Mega Colossus race in Orange County, California, starting in Newport Beach, passing through Huntington Beach and ending in Bolsa Chica: a total of 8 hard miles of running on the sand with another 3 miles of ocean swimming interspersed between the run legs.
Goggles – check. Swimsuit – check. Go.
See you at the finish to see if anyone can break Marc Rinzler‘s course record of 1 hour and 28 minutes.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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