Tuesday 2 September 2014

Triathlons test the mettle of the middle-aged athlete

Runners and bikers compete in the 34th annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Triathlons, the swim-bike-run races of varying lengths, are scaling the bucket lists of many middle-aged athletes, according to U.S. “It’s not about who goes the fastest, it about who slows down the least,” said Connecticut-based running coach Tom Holland, 45, who has run more than 50 triathlons. USA Triathlon, the sport’s governing body in the United States, said the 40 to 44 age group comprises the highest percentage of its members and just over 30 percent of its annual membership base. “It’s an attainable challenge,” explained Lindsay Wyskowski of USA Triathlon.




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