The weather is getting just right for this biathlon stuff. Kayaked across the shallow bay behind Smith Island at the southern end of Virginia's Eastern Shore. A little windy and choppy going out, but once I arrived the beach was great.
Ran 5.3 miles from the southern tip of the island north. (The island is closed for the season, BTW. If you go, you have to stay by the water's edge. The better to protect our mating and nesting birds. So the signs say.)
About a half-mile in to the run I found this beached sailboat. Evidently ran aground last week. Besides the boat I saw pelicans, oystercatchers, gulls, willets, egrets and more.
Misjudged the tide going back. At low tide you can walk across most of this bay. And that's what I had to do for about a half-mile. The laughing gulls were surely mocking me when they called out as I trudged by dragging the kayak.
But a great day. 
6 miles by water.
5.3 by land.
1 hr 4 min. of running.
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