St. Croix

With winter looming large throughout most of the northern hemisphere, it’s fun to fantasize about traveling to warm islands for a race (or, for any occasion, really). This week, we take you to the U.S. Virgin Islands, for a look back at the splashy start of one of the longest-running triathlons around.

In some tough race conditions, Maxim Kriat of the Ukraine and Catriona Morrison of Great Britain, who won in 2009 and 2010, took the victories in Christiansted

I love the laidback island atmosphere and the fact that the conditions in St. Croix are so very similar to Kona