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2019 Corona J-Bay Open. This sixth event of the season marks the halfway point, and it dawned on me midway through the event that it also signifies an extra level of importance.

When the round of 16 opened on the seventh day of the waiting period after multiple

lay days, in that first heat of the morning light, Jordy Smith looked disinterested and lethargic.

It stood in stark contrast to Felipe Toledo later in the day, Gabriel Medina in that next heat, or even Jordi's current

opponent, Owen Wright. It dawned on me that perhaps the best marathon runners are the ones who

train for the middle of the race. When so many other runners are zoned out, not making moves,

but just really trying to keep their pace. Everybody is hyper alert at the

beginning of the race and at the end, but world titles often come down to a single heat somewhere

buried midseason when it seems inconsequential and only retrospection reveals its importance.

For 32 male athletes, 16 female athletes, and nearly the entire viewing audience, the exhaustive

first two days of competition were inconsequential.

On the men's side, we utilized that time and those resources to lose Berwick DeVries, Jordan Cousine, Jesse Mendez, and

Jadson Andre, who, by the way, logs his fourth, 17th of the season. His other finish was a 33rd,

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