Beach Blast I: To the First Buoy, and Beyond!

By Rob McNeely The semi-annual Beach Blast Triathlon is known for its quirkiness.ย  Set in Mexico Beach and with the Spring version held on Saturday, April 27, the triathlon offers a โ€œshortโ€ course and an โ€œintermediateโ€ course.ย  Those distances are not to be confused with the more traditional โ€œSprintโ€ and โ€œOlympicโ€ distances.ย  The โ€œshortโ€ triathlon