This 13 Year-Old Will (Swim, Bike) Run Circles Around You
This weekend, the eighth-grader aims to set a record of four triathlons in two days.
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.
This weekend, the eighth-grader aims to set a record of four triathlons in two days.
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