It seems, at least in triathlon, that all roads in triathlon often lead to the Ironman. But don't be fooled. There are hundreds of great races across the country that offer the same or better triathlon experience as the Ironman branded races at a substantial lower entry fee.
This week at EverymanTri we've put our heads together to present you with the Top Ten Best & Least Known races. And while the races may be numbered, they are in no particular order as they all offer something different and special that must be experienced to be appreciated.
She’s an Olympic swimmer. She’s an Olympic runner. She’s an Olympic cyclist. She’s an Olympic triathlete. She’s an Olympic equestrian. She’s an Olympic marksman. She’s an Olympic fencing champ.
She’s Sheila Taormina, the first female athlete in history to qualify for four Olympics in three different sports.
Editor's Note: This is part 2 of my series entitled "How to Cheat at Golf and Triathlon." To learn how to cheat at Golf you can click HERE.
There are basically three ways to cheat at triathlon in my opinion.
You'll note the prominent use of the world "opinion" in the sentence above. I have used this word to make it very clear that this is just one athlete's opinion because I'm about to piss off a lot of age-group athletes.
I learned this back in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary for all of you locals) in the Czech Republic in the early nineties when I was playing Golf with Simon at one of only three golf courses in the former communist country. Simon was a German who made his millions by importing toxic waste from Germany into the Czech Republic. I won't use his last name because while his connections to the Czech and Russia mobs were only rumored, the bullet proof glass in his office was all too real.
