A little known fact is that I started racing triathlons when I moved to Squamish about three years ago. An even lesser known fact involves how Bob McIntosh helped me get through my first Squamish Triathlon – a memorial to his name. Here's the condensed version.

At about noon on one hot summer day in 2004, I meandered down to Sea-to-Sky Ocean Sports to talk with Karen about wetsuits. It was about 32 degrees out in the sun and even more hot in their store at the time. A few days before, Karen had offered a loaner suit to save me from having to make a purchase for my only open-water race of the year – she just needed to confirm a few things before committing the gear.