The Brief
- A St. Pete father competed in Sunday’s St. Anthony’s Triathlon to honor his son who passed away two years ago.
- Kevin McCormack and his son Shane were supposed to compete in this race together.
- The proceeds from the St. Anthony’s triathlon go towards supporting the hospital’s health-related programs and services.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla – On the same weekend that marked two years since his son Shane’s sudden passing, St. Pete resident Kevin McCormack suited up at the start line of the St. Anthony’s Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, wearing bib #3020.
Those last two digits signified the age Shane would’ve been when they were supposed to compete in this race together.
“This is unfinished business,” McCormack told FOX 13. “It was his idea to do this race. Part of that was for us to be together, and part of it was just continuing his own athleticism. I originally wasn’t going to do it with him, but he had a concern about the swimming part, so when I actually agreed to do it with him, our plan was that we’d stick together for the swim portion and then when we got safely to the other side, he was going to go on without me because there was no way I was going to keep up with him!”
Now, in Shane’s honor, Kevin took on the challenge of the nearly half a mile swim, 11-mile bike trek, and 3.1 mile run on his own. He was eager to finish the promise he made after admitting he didn’t feel emotionally or physically ready to compete the year after losing his young son.…