The Tin Man Event

The Tin Man Event

St. Paul, MN

10/28/12

5.52 miles

69 Days to Africa

 

Deb and Greg followed up their Saturday hike in southern Minnesota with the inaugural Tin Man event on Sunday.  Essentially, the Tin Man is an extremely abbreviated Ironman style event in which participants take a swim under a gallon of water, ride their bikes for nearly three miles around stunning Lake Como and then make a slightly shorter return trip around the lake by foot.

 

 

Thirteen additional participants joined us for the event, and we are proud to say that all appeared to have a good time.  The weather was quite pleasant for a late October afternoon.  We had decent sun, low wind, and a temperature comfortably in the upper 40s or low 50s.  Our generous friends pitched in hot apple cider and still others brought delicious warm roast beef sandwiches for everyone to snack on after the race.  The warming house featured a fire in the wood burning stove, and seating for the crowd as well as the famished athletes.

 

The event was a blast and provided a chance to raise some funds for our effort to support TAFCOM's work in Tanzania.  Between t-shirt sales and sponsorship from caring and supportive friends who were not able to attend the event, the Tin Man event raised over $550 dollars for TAFCOM.  Deb and Greg are extremely thankful to all who participated in the event and/or supported the event in any fashion.  The success of this year's event solidified Greg's comittment to organizing a Tin Man in 2013.