Collegiate Recruit Blog
Erik Armes had put his triathlon dreams to the back-burner, but a 10-day triathlon skills camp at the OTC lit his fire.
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Overcoming Adversity
Dylan Sorensen March 13, 2015
As an athlete, one will constantly face adversity in sport. Adversity comes in many different forms, be it struggling through a hard workout, facing injury and returning to competition afterwards, or any other number of ways. Most forms of adversity in athletics are are self-inflicted and controlled by the athlete; suffering during a workout, soreness after a workout, and extreme fatigue from tough training. However, some forms of adversity are completely out of an athlete’s control.
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A Day with the Geelong Cats
Nick Karwoski March 03, 2015
It’s not everyday that you get a break from triathlon training. Those days are rare and coveted. On those days, I generally try to catch up on sleep or do normal person errands that I’ve neglected for the past week or so. This was neither of those types of days last Thursday in Geelong, Victoria.
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Getting Back Up Again
Feb. 27, 2015
I had been thinking about the Tritonman EDR essentially since I crossed the finish line of the Detroit EDR in August. Throughout all the hard and easy workouts this fall and winter, I had at least one eye looking toward this race.
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New Season, New Opportunities
Dylan Sorensen Feb. 26, 2015
Collegiate Recruitment Program athlete Dylan Sorensen competes in the Tritonman Triathlon.
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Just One of the Guys in Australia
Renee Tomlin Feb. 20, 2015
The last time I was in Australia I was living in a van with my better half and traveling the coastline from the Whitsunday Islands down to the Great Ocean Road. We covered roughly 7,000 kilometers during this 1-month escape from reality. And it wasn’t until this journey and break from my single sport of competitive running that I realized I needed a change.
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Full Speed Ahead
Taylor Spivey Feb. 19, 2015
Collegiate Recruitment Program athlete Taylor Spivey recaps the ups and downs of her 2014 season, plus her second-place finish at ITU Puerto Rico.
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Exciting Start to the 2015 Season
Kirsten Kasper Feb. 09, 2015
Collegiate Recruitment Program athlete Kirsten Kasper starts her 2015 season off with a second-place finish in Cuba.
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Kicking Off the 2015 Season in Cuba
Renee Tomlin Feb. 04, 2015
Renée Tomlin kicks off her 2015 season racing at La Habana Triathlon.
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Ending the Year with a Successful World Cup Finish
Kirsten Kasper Oct. 23, 2014
Kirsten Kasper blogs for USA Triathlon's Collegiate Recruitment Program.
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Finishing up the 2014 Season in Colombia
Summer Cook Oct. 16, 2014
Summer Cook blogs on her experiences with the USA Triathlon Collegiate Recruitment Program.