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 2010-05-18 11:44 AM |
 Triathlete Nation ~ Texas! |  Subject: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17thThe gator was seen by a fisherman and was later pulled from the local lake where a Tri has been and will be held again on August 8, 2010... More reason not to be the last swimmer... (Bridgeland's Gator 2010-05-17.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Bridgeland's Gator 2010-05-17.jpg (42KB - 48 downloads) |
| 2010-05-18 11:56 AM in reply to: #2865889 |
 122 | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th Trin2bfast - 2010-05-18 11:44 AM The gator was seen by a fisherman and was later pulled from the local lake where a Tri has been and will be held again on August 8, 2010... More reason not to be the last swimmer... Man he wasn't that big last year when I saw him at the Bridgeland.  Edited by PhoenixTX 2010-05-18 11:58 AM |
| 2010-05-18 12:21 PM in reply to: #2865889 |
Veteran 290 D/FW, TX | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th In other news: Gator attacks man training for a triathlon http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12493206 |
| 2010-05-18 12:59 PM in reply to: #2865889 |
Extreme Veteran 787 The Woodlands/Magnolia, TX. | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th they should make it the race mascot!! put it on a leash and they can have it by the swim start as a bit of last minute motivation! i hope they don't kill it. |
| 2010-05-18 1:16 PM in reply to: #2866117 |
| Triathlete Nation ~ Texas! | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th according to a resident (friend of my wife's) they were going to catch and relocate the gator... or so the residents have been told. I'll take a lil' gator like this over a shark anyday... lol! antlimon166 - 2010-05-18 12:59 PM they should make it the race mascot!! put it on a leash and they can have it by the swim start as a bit of last minute motivation! i hope they don't kill it. (Great white jumping.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Great white jumping.jpg (16KB - 28 downloads) |
| 2010-05-18 1:21 PM in reply to: #2865889 |
Member 237 Cypress, Texas | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th Great... Towne Lake is not very far so if it does not have wildlife currently I'm willing to bet it will eventually. All the more reason to have a swim buddy during an open water swim. I would have thoguht some of the ponds in Bridgelands would have them in there being that they feed into Cypress Creek. I guess will have to take up my co-worker's offer on "learnin' the gator wrast-len"... |
| 2010-05-18 4:35 PM in reply to: #2865889 |
Member 92 | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th I did this tri last year and I'm signed up for it this year but this concerns me a little bit. Guess I need to learn to swim fast. |
| 2010-05-18 6:27 PM in reply to: #2866706 |
| 122 | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th firefighterwes - 2010-05-18 4:35 PM I did this tri last year and I'm signed up for it this year but this concerns me a little bit. Guess I need to learn to swim fast. Yea kinda concerns me a little too. I doubt ponds every have just 1 gator in them, unless this one got here cause someone put him in here. |
| 2010-05-18 6:38 PM in reply to: #2865889 |
Veteran 345 Houston, TX | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th You've got to be kidding? Please, please say you are kidding!! Anyone know the refund policy? (joking...sort of!) I hope this really doesn't scare anyone away though, I've heard such good things about this race, I assume that every precaution will be taken to make sure swimmers are in as safe as possible an environment...right?!?!? |
| 2010-05-18 8:03 PM in reply to: #2865889 |
Extreme Veteran 580 | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th There was a gator last year at the Clear Lake Oly. I didn't see it before the race (thank God, or I am not sure I would have been able to make myself get in the water), but several swimmers saw it while warming up. I think you have to assume wildlife is in the water every time you swim. |
| 2010-05-19 12:22 AM in reply to: #2867098 |
Member 92 | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th irondreams - 2010-05-18 8:03 PM There was a gator last year at the Clear Lake Oly. I didn't see it before the race (thank God, or I am not sure I would have been able to make myself get in the water), but several swimmers saw it while warming up. I think you have to assume wildlife is in the water every time you swim. Yea which makes me want to stick to sprints with pool swims |
| 2010-05-19 8:59 AM in reply to: #2865889 |
| Triathlete Nation ~ Texas! | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th Bridgelands Tri is a great event, and this post was not meant to scare anyone away. Aaron, Ben, et. al. will do everything possible to make sure this event is as safe as possible... It would not be DURING an event that would concern me anyways... as with ALL peeps swimming, that tends to spook all other wildlife from our swim path. It's the solo 'bandit' swimming that I would use caution with... no matter where (open water) you swim. And yes, I remember the gators at Clearlake Oly... they were off to the side near the baot ramp, and they were significantly larger than this little guy...  Once again, more incentive to not be the 'last' swimmer... They always go for the stragglers. lol! |
| 2010-05-19 10:33 AM in reply to: #2867867 |
Champion 5522 Frisco, TX | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th Trin2bfast - 2010-05-19 8:59 AM Bridgelands Tri is a great event, and this post was not meant to scare anyone away. Aaron, Ben, et. al. will do everything possible to make sure this event is as safe as possible... It would not be DURING an event that would concern me anyways... as with ALL peeps swimming, that tends to spook all other wildlife from our swim path. It's the solo 'bandit' swimming that I would use caution with... no matter where (open water) you swim. And yes, I remember the gators at Clearlake Oly... they were off to the side near the baot ramp, and they were significantly larger than this little guy... Once again, more incentive to not be the 'last' swimmer... They always go for the stragglers. lol! You are not making this better for folks LOL! |
| 2010-05-19 10:38 AM in reply to: #2865889 |
Master 2355 Houston, TX | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th Smaller than the gator I saw in Clearlake while I was doing a quick run warm up 30minutes before the race started. |
| 2010-05-19 11:01 AM in reply to: #2865889 |
Expert 790 | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th I just keep thinking if that gator is there on race day.......... we will have a great post race "bar-b-que" gator tail is pretty tasty! |
| 2010-05-20 1:37 PM in reply to: #2865889 |
| TX | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th Clearlake was a good race for me. I too saw the gator before the race. It was a big gator. Maybe seeing a gator prior to racing is a good sign. |
| 2010-05-21 12:28 PM in reply to: #2865889 |
| 38 | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th There isn't a gator in the planet that would be willing to pluck their dinner from a swim wave of finely tuned triathletes, for the same reason you wouldn't tackle a cow out of a herd of stampeding cattle. |
| 2010-05-21 2:38 PM in reply to: #2874105 |
| 122 | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th texashorne - 2010-05-21 12:28 PM There isn't a gator in the planet that would be willing to pluck their dinner from a swim wave of finely tuned triathletes, for the same reason you wouldn't tackle a cow out of a herd of stampeding cattle. What if this gator is from Mars? |
| 2010-05-23 12:24 AM in reply to: #2865889 |
| The Woodlands, TX | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th Well that sure beats the snake I swam with! Nice. |
| 2010-05-23 11:01 PM in reply to: #2874105 |
Veteran 276 Oak Cliff, Texas | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th texashorne - 2010-05-21 12:28 PM There isn't a gator in the planet that would be willing to pluck their dinner from a swim wave of finely tuned triathletes, for the same reason you wouldn't tackle a cow out of a herd of stampeding cattle. Have you seen the BBC's Planet Earth series? |
| 2010-05-23 11:07 PM in reply to: #2877277 |
Champion 5522 Frisco, TX | Subject: RE: Pulled out of the Bridgeland's neighborhood lake on May 17th HotRod - 2010-05-23 11:01 PM texashorne - 2010-05-21 12:28 PM There isn't a gator in the planet that would be willing to pluck their dinner from a swim wave of finely tuned triathletes, for the same reason you wouldn't tackle a cow out of a herd of stampeding cattle. Have you seen the BBC's Planet Earth series? LOL - but that is crocodiles - not alligators - big difference - just ask Mick Dundee... |
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