Posts Tagged ‘GTR’
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Coach Jason Lezak Wraps up the Race
Hi Race fans! So, I guess it shouldn’t surprise anyone that I’m the blogger on the last day of the Race; I’m a career anchor leg swimmer, after all! What an incredible Race this has been, don’t you think? I’m proud of my turtles – Billy, Seabiscuit, and Wawa Bear – because they really worked hard in practice and I think it paid off. These turtles have some serious talent when it comes to swimming, but they’ve also been doing it for a really, really long time. I’m a world-class sprint swimmer, so I really wanted to get these guys to ... -
Where are they now: the true stories of each racing turtle
All turtles were tagged off Halifax, Nova Scotia, in July 2008, and began their migrations in September. They began to cross into the Caribbean in late January-early February, and the data used to create the Race went through the beginning of March. Therefore, the real duration of the leatherbacks’ migrations was four to six months, but the Race compressed that time into a two-week period. Here we present what we think actually happened to each of the turtles in the Race based on their tracks during the Race and since the Race ended. Wawa Bear Turtle Stats Wawa Bear nested on the same ... -
Day 13: Crowding to a finish
Hi Race fans! Rowdy Gaines and Mr. Leatherback, reporting on the second to last day of the Great Turtle Race, and WOW, what a day! Estéban, Nueva Esperanza, and Seabiscuit all crossed into the Caribbean in what was a photo finish. But it looks like it was Seabiscuit by a beak! All the action was captured on the race map. See the photo finish! Nueva Esperanza edged out Estéban at the finish line, but both made super efforts toward the end of the Race. It looks like the mad dash that Nueva made during the last couple of days has left her exhausted ...
