Dean Davis wasn’t the overall champion of Sunday’s Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon. His finishing time of 3 hours, 55 minutes, 14 seconds did not qualify him for any future USA Triathlon events.
But when you’re 81 years old, shouldn’t just finishing count for something?
Davis, from Fort Myers, Fla., was one of 1,259 competitors in the Sunday event at Ross’s Landing. He also was its oldest finisher.
“When you get my age, all you have to do is be in shape and learn any sport, because there aren’t many competitors,” said Davis, who raced in 96 events last year. “It was a great race — extremely well done and everything was just superb.”
The event was sponsored by Team Magic and the Chattanooga Track Club. Twenty-six states, Germany and Uganda were represented.