2020 Member Spotlight – Marisa Harrington
How did you get involved in triathlons? I talked with a stranger at Birchmere one night. The bar was out of Kona beer and he said “oh, maybe because today....
How did you get involved in triathlons? I talked with a stranger at Birchmere one night. The bar was out of Kona beer and he said “oh, maybe because today....
How did you get involved in triathlons? Triathlon at first was a “climb the mountain, I’m gonna do this once,” LOL. I had always watched Kona Championships for years, and....
What was your first triathlon? Brambleton sprint. I trained with Bikeshare bikes and rented a bike on race day. Blew out my lungs in the swim and hyperventilated through the....
How did you get involved in triathlons? I had done a sprint triathlon in the early 1990s. After my mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, I felt like I needed....
How did you get involved in triathlons? In the late 1990s, I started doing the Masters Swimming program at Hains Point. Through that I started doing Open Water swimming, but....
How did you get involved in triathlons? I’m a lifelong runner but have never been interested in running more than a 10 mile race. I grew up riding my bike....
Joe started his triathlon career in 2016 when a work colleague got USAT Coach certified and asked Joe if he’d be his first athlete. After a couple years of knee....
In 2017, Eva joined her coworkers and signed up for a sprint triathlon in Upstate New York. Without a wetsuit or bike shoes, she got on a podium and qualified....