By Adam Hodges ISSUE #10, April/May 2001 - Last September, the sport of triathlon debuted at the Sydney Olympics with resounding success and the increased spotlight on the sport can't help but carry over to the collegiate level. The University of Colorado triathlon team, owner of six collegiate national team championships since 1994, is once again prepared to defend their title … [Read more...] about CU Triathlon Team Builds on Previous Dominance
What about the Ironwomen?
Last week I found myself in a pick-up game of basketball with a group of middle school students. We divided into a team of four against my team of three. The players were all boys except for one, a girl of average middle-school height, which means no taller, but no shorter than most of the boys on the court. After a few possessions, my team of three started falling into our … [Read more...] about What about the Ironwomen?
Howling at the Harvest Moon
September 10, 2000 - Aurora, Colorado By Adam Hodges ISSUE #8, October/November 2000 - September 10th dawned cool, a hint of the coming fall, yet with the promise of another hot summer day to test triathletes. The sun, swollen like a harvest moon, crept above the bare hills east of Aurora Reservoir as three hundred triathletes and duathletes prepared for a morning of hills, … [Read more...] about Howling at the Harvest Moon
International Field Heats up Boulder MS Triathlon
July 30, 2000 - Boulder, Colorado By Adam Hodges ISSUE #8, October/November 2000 - The Boulder Peak Triathlon--a perennial must-do event for Colorado triathletes--changed its name for the 2000 edition on July 30th at the Boulder Reservoir. And a Boulder Peak Triathlon by any other name would still be the same… The same challenging course. The same deep field. The same amount of … [Read more...] about International Field Heats up Boulder MS Triathlon