Race Radar: 2019 St. Louis Triathlon
On May 19, 2019, Midwestern triathletes descended upon St. Louis, Missouri, for the 4th Annual Lou Fusz Subaru Saint Louis Triathlon.
Susan Lacke is a senior editor 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) on a trail somewhere. She currently lives a nomadic #vanlife and yes, it’s as awesome and/or horrible as it sounds.
On May 19, 2019, Midwestern triathletes descended upon St. Louis, Missouri, for the 4th Annual Lou Fusz Subaru Saint Louis Triathlon.
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