Category: Triathlon

New Friends: How a 67-year-old Struck Up Lasting New Friendships During her First Triathlon

May 17, 2022
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Jeanne Mitchell, mother and grandmother, had just moved away from the friends she knew. She retired and moved upstate with her husband to a quiet area on the New Jersey coast in 2013. “It’s a beautiful neck of the woods,” she admits, but “it’s not an area where you get to know your neighbors super…

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Triathlon Athletes Ride Past Homeless Encampments in Venice Beach

May 16, 2022
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VENICE BEACH, Calif.—Homeless encampments outside of the Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library were a cause of concern for organizers of the Herbalife24 Los Angeles Triathlon on May 15, as thousands of athletes and spectators participated in the 22-mile course that stretched through parts of Venice. The encampments popped up outside of the library after officials…

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World Governing Body of Triathlons to Use New Anti-Drafting Technology

November 10, 2021
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World Triathlon is looking to use new anti-drafting technology to ensure fairer competition among athletes, the sport’s governing body said on Wednesday. RaceRanger, an electronic sensor system, is designed to improve fairness around the issue of drafting on the bike section of non-drafting triathlons, which make up around 85 percent of triathlon competitions around the…

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Bermuda’s Duffy Wins Triathlon World Championship After Olympic Gold

August 21, 2021
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Bermuda’s Flora Duffy became the first triathlete ever to win Olympic gold and the triathlon world championship in the same year on Saturday, after finishing third in Edmonton’s grand final. The 33-year-old led in the standings by a 467-point margin headed into Saturday’s race and got a fast start diving off the pontoon under pristine…

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14-Year-Old With Down Syndrome Completes Mini-Triathlon After Meeting His Ironman Inspiration

July 2, 2021
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A 14-year-old who has Down syndrome and lives in Florida was recently inspired to accomplish a mini-triathlon, becoming the youngest with the genetic condition ever to accomplish the feat. Caleb Prewitt from Jacksonville found motivation to participate in athletics after meeting his role model, 21-year-old Chris Nikic—an accomplished triathlete who also has Down syndrome. Before…

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