Triathletes React to Possibility of Ironman World Championship Relocation
Triathletes took to social media to share their thoughts, feelings, and opinions about any potential changes.
Susan Lacke is a senior for Triathlete with more than a decade of experience covering all things swim, bike, and run. She is the author of the bestselling Life’s Too Short to Go So F*cking Slow and Running Outside the Comfort Zone. When she isn’t word-jockeying behind a laptop, she can be found sweating (and probably cursing) all over the trails of Arizona.
Triathletes took to social media to share their thoughts, feelings, and opinions about any potential changes.
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