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As we enter the fourth week of virtual Dartmouth Tri, the rest of the exec board and I have been brainstorming an assortment of challenges for our team to work towards. In addition to our weekly Zoom strength sessions and virtual training partners, we’ve been looking at ways to keep training and stay connected as a team. One of these challenges that I’m very excited to be able to announce is a virtual SBR to everyone’s hometown!

Last week, we sent our triathletes a survey asking them where their hometown was, and we got three dozen responses with hometowns across the continental United States. Those responses allowed us to construct a route starting at Dartmouth passing through everyone’s hometown. Over the rest of this term, we will swim, bike, and run this route as a team. The whole journey ended up being a little bit over 6,500 miles when mapped out, and as a team we will need to log just under 1,100 miles per week to reach our final stop in southern California.

While this goal may seem incredibly daunting at first (I know it sure did to me), Dartmouth Tri has collectively logged a lot of miles each week during the first few weeks of this term and so this goal is manageable for us. [Our team’s Strava page] is going to be the main way our athletes can log their training, and have it count for this challenge as long as it is a swimming, biking, or running activity.

Although we no longer have the Max Performance Season Opener and many summer races to look forward to this year, we think that this challenge will keep us plenty busy for the remainder of this term. As we reach important milestones in this challenge, we will post those on social media, so take a look there if you want to follow along with our virtual journey.

SBR,

Connor

About the Author

Connor Spencer ‘22 is a new member of the exec board majoring in mathematics and computer science. When not wrapped up in some problem set or another, Connor enjoys runs that are probably too long, crushing 5ks (as seen below!), and is also secretary of Dartmouth’s Magic: the Gathering Club.

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It’s been a little bit since the end of the 2021 triathlon season. For us, our season looked a bit different than normal, due to not having a strong on-campus presence until the fall. This knocked out racing at the Season Opener, leaving our traditional race at Buzzards’ Bay as the only race on our calendar for the entire year. As a senior now, this was my last fall race with the team so I unhesitatingly signed up for our mini-training trip. Having not swam more than once in the 19 months since Dartmouth’s last fully in-person term in winter 2020, I feared that my hesitance around water would return in full force during what I could only describe as a daunting swim, having only purchased my bike a month before, and having not run long mileage weeks to keep strain off hurting legs, I was a bit apprehensive that I would make it through a triathlon in one piece and/or without a complete collapse. While I couldn’t completely eradicate these concerns and still race, I could at least put myself in familiar ground in the duathlon (somewhere I have pretty good results already) and eliminate my swimming fears.

Max Performance, the organizers of Buzzards’ Bay Tri/Du, scheduled the race for the Sunday of the first weekend of the term, so we had to opt for driving down the night before the race, staying at a local hotel, and heading to the race site in the morning. As one of the team’s drivers (shoutout to Joe, Thomas, and most importantly my van’s codriver Ian for also stepping up and being amazing drivers) I had a very important job of bringing half of our crew to the race site and back to Hanover, and it definitely gave the whole racing experience a very different feel to both have a great race myself and to also help other people get the most out of their racing experience. Despite having only raced one triathlon and one duathlon with the team previously, I was one of the more senior members and I enjoyed seeing many other team members complete their first triathlon with the team.

Honestly, my race almost didn’t even happen. When we got to the race site and started unpacking our bikes for the trailer, I realized that I was missing the single most important piece of metal for my racing: my bike’s through axle. In my packing, I had put my through axle into a pocket of a bag where I wouldn’t lose it, and it turns out I sure hadn’t lost it but instead just forgot to pack it. After a mild panic attack and thinking that my race was done for and that I’d just be cheering from the sideline instead, Jackson had the bright idea of using the trailers axles that we used to mount the bikes to the wall as my through axle. Sure enough that axle fit like a glove, and while it was definitely heavier than my real through axle it would get the job done and I’d be able to finish my race without a hiccup. Glad to even be able to race, I decided to go out there onto the course with no expectations and make the most of the racing experience. Sure enough, my lack of expectations led me to posting the fastest run 1 time in the whole race, and falling apart half a mile away from the finish line on my way to a third place finish in the duathlon, about 45 seconds ahead of fellow teammate Maia Madison ’23.

It’s been a while (specifically, a few months) since the race, but even thinking back on it now reminds me of many of the reasons why I love being a part of Tri Team. The energy, despite being hard to describe and feel without truly being there yourself is electric, and to feel that energy again after such a long time with no races on my agenda was incredible. I’m a firm believer that the race is only half as good as the people that you’re racing with, and this race really reminded me about how amazing our team presence is at races. And as we turn toward 2022 which is shaping up to be yet another year of uncertain plans, I don’t know where exactly we’ll find ourselves going as a team, but I do know that we’ll bring all our energy and positivity – and then some – there with us.

About the Author

Connor Spencer is a ’22 double majoring in math and computer science, and is going into the software engineering field after graduating in June. Connor also runs Dartmouth Triathlon’s website and blog and is an officer for the Dartmouth Magic: the Gathering Club, and when not SBR-ing can be found leading Hanover’s Pokémon Go community, enjoying salads far too large for the bowls at Foco, or overengineering a spreadsheet.

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I remember the very first Activities Fair I went to one warm day in early September, shortly before the start of my freshman year. It was an overwhelming experience on the Green, with upperclassmen representatives of dozens of clubs explaining the workings and purposes of their organizations. I stumbled across the Dartmouth Club Triathlon Team which immediately caught my attention, especially having completed two marathons during my junior and senior years of high school. I thought that adding the swimming and biking components would be a great way to step out of my comfort zone, never having been close to excelling at either. Knowing that there would only be a limited number of organizations that I could be a part of, I carefully chose which clubs I signed up for, and I spoke with Nina Mascia ’15 (co-founder and former co-captain) and showed up to practices in the fall. Although practices would sometimes consist of only seven to eight members, the workouts were well organized, and the captains scheduled several social events throughout the year to ensure opportunities to get to know other members of the team outside of the gym. Needless to say, there were very few times I was ever reminded how recently the club had been formed.

Fast forward to my senior year, it is clear that the team has grown exponentially and become more dynamic and vibrant when the Manley Room is echoing with footsteps during strength practices and the spin room is more popular than a Soul Cycle class on a Sunday early afternoon in New York City. Though a majority of the founding members of the team have moved beyond their undergraduate years at Dartmouth and are pursuing advanced degrees and a wide range of careers, it is comforting to see a new cohort of triathletes walk in to practice. As the spring term arrives and new captains and executives are shown how to manage the club, it has been especially exciting knowing that there are members not only willing to participate, but also willing to take on the difficult responsibilities that continue to make the Triathlon Team so special for everyone. I never imagined that 21 Dartmouth Triathletes would travel to Florida for a Training Trip during the middle of spring break and that 40 Dartmouth Triathletes would sign up for the Bowdoin Polar Bear Triathlon this upcoming May. To top it all off, it has been amazing to have the backing of three amazing coaches who have spent so much time invested in our triathlon success and multiple generous alumni who have made training trips logistically and financially possible.

As I prepare to complete my senior spring, it is reassuring to know that the club is in reliable hands. Though my participation as an undergraduate student ends at the conclusion of the school year, as I prepare to enter a new chapter of my life as a Dartmouth alum, I hope to have an opportunity to support the team just as many others have done. As one of my most meaningful activities my senior year, I can’t wait for the even greater things that lie ahead for these phenomenal people and this amazing organization.

SBR,

Daniel Lee ’18

About the Author

Daniel Lee is an ’18 from Los Angeles, CA who did not adequately prepare for the New England winters. He is an avid Dodgers fan and often can be seen getting facetime at Foco.

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Like many members of the Tri Team, I had not owned my own road bike—nor had I ever ridden one—before joining the Tri Team. Although I had been taught how to ride a bike as a kid, I soon learned that road bike riding was much more difficult to conquer than meets the eye. The Spring of 2019, the end of my first year on the Tri Team, was my introduction to road bike riding. I was eager to learn and was looking forward to plenty of rides with the team over the course of the term. I had been allocated one of the bikes owned by the team, but with one small caveat: the bike was missing a front wheel. Until a new wheel arrived, I was confined to practices in the spin room.

As I patiently awaited the day when my bike was in commission, I soon reached the point where I could no longer wait for my first chance to ride outside. I was so desperate that I even showed up to an outdoor ride practice on a Zagster bike—a bike similar to what I would imagine a 4th grader rides around the neighborhood in. With my water bottle rattling in the front basket, I sped into our meeting place in front of the gym steps. The other riders looked at me with a combination of confusion, disgust, and amusement, and Russell, the sage upperclassmen leading the ride, told me my bike was not safe and sentenced me up to the spin room. I was livid, to say the least, as I marched up the steps, knowing that I was missing out yet again on an outdoor ride, although looking back I know this was the right decision.

By the time the wheel for my bike arrived, we were just days away from Season Opener, our team’s spring race. This meant I was not going to be able to ride my bike before the race and, more importantly, practice clipping in and out of it. Jackson, our equipment manager and bike guru, reassured me I would figure it out pretty quickly, and I believed him—how hard could it be? (Very hard, in fact.) I went into our race expecting things to be fine. They were not. To quote Michael Scott, “I knew exactly what to do, but in a much more real sense I had no idea what to do”. After laboring for a minute at the start of the bike leg, I finally managed to clip into my pedals. At the first big hill, I nearly fell over from not knowing how to shift my gears. In spite of my complications, I was having the time of my life. I (sort of) got the hang of things, gathered my bearings, and gained confidence as the ride progressed.

I cruised into the dismounting area at the end of the leg, thrilled that I had survived. As I attempted to dismount, I found that I could not fully unclip, however, and my struggling caused me to plummet over into the grass. I began to writhe in pain as cramps surged through both of my calves. A few people came over to check on me, but I waved them off as I laughed at my ineptitude. After a minute of stretching out, I dropped off my bike in the transition area, began the run leg, and finished the race.

After the Season Opener, I was at last able to go on outdoor rides with the team, falling over a few more times and getting a flat tire along the way. All the while, I discovered that biking was something I loved doing. Since then, I was fortunate enough to get my own road bike and practice plenty on my own, developing as a rider and experiencing the joys of the open road.

This spring, I was greatly anticipating a full season of outdoor rides with the Tri Team, along with seeing some first-timers get acclimated on road bikes —hopefully more smoothly than I did last year. Many of you may have also been looking forward to outdoor rides. Maybe instead you were excited to get back in the pool or spin room this term, to race at Season Opener, to be surrounded by your friends and teammates, or just to eat too much at team dinner. It’s easy to imagine what could have been this spring, but while we all wait at home for everything to return to normal, I advise you all to focus on what you can do now to make the best of this situation. Whether it’s following along with the well-crafted training plan our awesome coaches created for us, posting TikTok fitness challenges on your Instagram story, or just finding the time to get outside and staying active, there are plenty of ways for you to keep in shape and enjoy these next few weeks. Although we will not all be sharing the same Tri Team experience, there will be a time soon where we’ll all have a chance to ride our bikes together. Hang in there Tri Team!

About the Author

Joe Gyorda (second from left) is a ‘22 from southern New Hampshire studying mathematical data science and computer science. Outside of triathlon, Joe loves talking about anything sports-related, spending time with friends and family, and going for runs along the Atlantic coast.

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At the end of my senior season, my high school swim coaches told me that I should train for triathlons now that my swimming career was over. My response was something along the lines of “yeah, right.” Why would I ever compete in a triathlon? I had about a million reasons why I would never, ever even think about training for one. Yes, I was captain of the swim team, but I was no Katie Ledecky. I was never a distance swimmer. I had never biked more than two miles on a cruiser. Running was out of the question: my twin brother runs division three cross country and track, and I wasn’t about to compete with his skill level. With all the new changes in my life that came with starting college, I didn’t really want to try anything else new, especially something as difficult as a triathlon. I definitely wouldn’t have time to go to practice. I had just about decided that my athletic career would come to a close as I began a new chapter of my life at Dartmouth.

Guess what? That idea lasted less than two weeks. Amidst all the confusion of orientation week, the unfathomable happened: I realized that I missed playing a sport. It had always provided me with an escape from the stress of school life. So when I found myself at the Tri Team’s booth at the club fair, despite the million reasons I had to not join the team, I signed myself up.

Admittedly, I was terrified at first, but I let those fears go and hit the ground running (literally). Practices give me an hour each day to stop stressing about my Econ problem set or my Geography midterm and instead focus on swimming, biking, or running with beginners and seasoned triathletes alike. Every practice presents a new and exciting challenge. Whether it’s trying to keep up with the track workout, figuring out how to work the spin bikes, making the intervals at swim practices, or just trying to remember everyone’s name, tri practices keep me on my toes. And I love it. As I transition into college life, everything is new. Yet tri team gives me the perfect balance of trying something that I never thought I would while still providing me with a constant in my life. I know that at every practice I can expect a challenge, but I can also expect a group of welcoming Dartmouth students and coaches who consistently make an effort to get to know me better. This constant community has made my transition into college life so much easier than I could ever have expected.

If I had to identify a point in time at which I knew that tri team was where I belonged, it would be our hike up Mt. Cardigan a few weeks ago. I pulled myself out from under several fluffy blankets at 8 AM on a chilly Sunday morning, met the team outside Robo, piled into a van and made the drive to the base of the mountain. As we began the hike, I didn’t talk much, but by the end I was sharing my life story with team members whose names I had just learned an hour beforehand. All the upperclassmen were so eager to know more about the ‘21s: not just where we were from and what dorm we were in, but what we planned on majoring in, our favorite things about Dartmouth, what we missed from home, and why we joined the triathlon team. As for the last question, I couldn’t tell you exactly what made me choose triathlon. Maybe it was my swim coaches’ suggestion, maybe it was my love for sports, or maybe it was a voice in my head asking me “why not?” All I know is that the million reasons for not joining the team were the only things that were stopping me. And they didn’t do a very good job.

Sbr,

Liz 🙂

About the Author

Liz is a ‘21 from Essex Fells, NJ. She enjoys iced coffee, baking, and going to the beach, and is an avid Collis pasta fan.

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Between Buzzards Bay, the CHaD Hero, welcoming our new members to the team, and a wild triathlon adventure everywhere we look, the fall term has no shortage of excitement for triathletes. We do find time for members new and returning to participate in our annual Team Flair Breakfast, an opportunity to both see campus in the dark hours of the morning and gather as a team to reflect on our goals for the upcoming triathlon season and for life in general. Read some of our members' thoughts below!

Tri-Related Goals

  • Get faster on climbs!
  • Do another 70.3 and break 2 hours in the half marathon
  • Become a stronger swimmer and complete my first triathlon!
  • Go to a swim practice!
  • Beat Ian at tri pong
  • Finish a 70.3 in under 5:30
  • Make my practice requirement every term
  • Do a half-ironman
  • Do one wild athletic adventure!
  • Participate in the Max Performance Season Opener
  • Finish either a marathon or a triathlon
  • Become comfortable with long (60+ mi) rides
  • I WILL finish some sort of triathlon!
  • Compete in a half ironman
  • Finish a half ironman
  • Run the running leg of an ironman race. I don't care about time, just don't walk!
  • I want to be a better leader on the team & continue to improve as an athlete
  • Complete a half ironman
  • Ride a road bike outside
  • Improve swim stroke, feel more confident on the bike, and try lock laces
  • Finish every race I start
  • Race more! Complete a half ironman (if it is reasonable)
  • Complete a triathlon with no injury-related pain
  • Run a marathon!
  • Finish my first triathlon
  • Complete a half-marathon
  • Work on hills (running & biking)
  • Get fitter than I was last year
  • Complete my first 70.3
  • Run a marathon

Life Goals

  • Participate
  • Survive organic chemistry
  • Take a professor to lunch every term!
  • Write first thesis chapter
  • Do PT so I can run again!
  • Participate
  • Write and present my thesis, and get a job!
  • Get into grad school
  • Put 5 hours/week toward finding a job for after Dartmouth
  • Graduate 🙂
  • Finish the year academically strong
  • Find a major I'm completely excited about
  • I WILL order at least 1 other item for dinner besides the chicken queso
  • Learn from classes and have some fun.
  • Have fun and be happy!!
  • Secure an internship or research position within my preferred field.
  • I want to start my honors thesis
  • Pass my classes
  • Learn more about what I'm interested in learning about
  • Find the balance between work, exercise, and fun
  • Hold a 15 second handstand
  • Find more balance in my life - between academics, athletics, other clubs, social life, and rest.
  • Collect good flair
  • Truly make the most out of my last year at Dartmouth!
  • Take a fun class in something I've never done before
  • Pass all of my classes
  • Don't fail organic chemistry
  • Gain control over my bowels post-foco coffee
  • Learn/develop 2 new sports (i.e. rock climbing, skiing)
  • Do well on my midterms
  • HAVE FUN

Hanover winter is right around the corner, and as sunlight hours shorten and the cold weather moves in we look less forward to races on the immediate horizon and turn instead to falling into a training rhythm. We appreciate all of our new members for their dedication to our team and diverse goals!

SBR,

The 21F Dartmouth Triathlon Team

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With Buzzards Bay, the CHaD Hero, and a new crop of athletes, Fall is always a hectic time on the Triathlon Team. Lest we get too sucked in to making the most of the fall cycling season and fine-tuning swim technique, though, we like to take a step back each fall to remind ourselves of the big picture. At our annual Team Flair Breakfast, our members take some time to think about goals both for the upcoming triathlon season and academic year. Read below for some of our members' thoughts!

Athletic Goals

  • Complete a Half Ironman by the end of Sophomore Summer
  • Get stronger on my run
  • Learn how to use clips well
  • Get back into shape
  • Learn how to road bike kinda well
  • Run a half-marathon
  • Go to swim
  • Do more TT work on the bikes
  • Go to strength *(and do more crazy arms!)*
  • Improve my anaerobic sprints in the pool
  • Improve my swimming speed and technique
  • Complete a long course or Half Ironman race
  • Do my first 70.3
  • Do a longer (half ironman) tri!
  • Swim 500 m without stopping
  • Go to swim practice
  • Swim faster
  • Learn to bike
  • Improve my running speed
  • Swim an 800!
  • Improve my swimming
  • Finish another Olympic tri
  • Use clips!!
  • Go on more outdoor rides
  • Get stronger in *all* SBR
  • Learn how to flip turn
  • Injury-free training: Focus on more stretching and mobility!

Life goals

  • Embrace spending time slowing down
  • Eat healthier
  • Survive a tough winter term
  • Finish my thesis and Engineering 89/90
  • Keep in touch with my high school best friends
  • Be more organized
  • Find a job and be less stressed
  • Get more sleep!
  • Get more sleep
  • Sleep!
  • Use less DBA *(I'm at $-20 already....)*
  • Learn to enjoy my upper-level engineering classes!
  • Make new friends and build my community
  • Improve my GPA
  • Take leadership positions that matter to me
  • Keep my room cleaner
  • Manage my time better
  • Get more flair?!?!?
  • Continue making new friends
  • Write down 3+ good things that happened every day
  • Meet as many new people as possible
  • Learn as much as possible while I'm here at Dartmouth
  • Take more deep breaths
  • Stay organized, and don't get as easily distracted
  • Get to know the 23's!
  • Be more positive
  • Take better care of my mental health
  • Make the most of opportunities in Hanover
  • Be more patient with myself.

Hanover Winter is rapidly approaching and racing season may be drawing to a close. Still, we look forward to getting into a training rhythm before spring competitions, bonding as a team, and hosting Indoor Tri scrimmages until the ponds melt. We truly value our new members for their dedication to this sport and broad diversity of goals.

SBR,

The 19F Triathlon Team

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As Thanksgiving approached and finals were nearing, there was a light at the end of the tunnel: Winter Break. Six weeks of no classes, relaxing at home, and embracing my inner gym rat. Now, Winter Break for me is more of a break from winter than a break for winter. I get to leave ~toasty~ Hanover, New Hampshire and return to my home in The Woodlands, Texas (read: a delightfully warm place).

Before the end of the term, we as an executive board were wrangling with the best thing to do with our growing team and everyone’s diverse race interests. With the support of our coaches, we decided to create goal groups: three training sub-groups based on target races and experience levels. There's Sprint I for our new members who will be doing their first USAT Sprint Triathlons in the spring, Sprint II/Olympic for more seasoned racers in the Sprint and Olympic distances, and Long Course for everyone training for Half or Full Ironman’s.

With the term wrapping up, it was time to escape the cold return home for break and start training as goal groups. I’ve always stuck to Sprint Triathlons in the past, but with the introduction of goal groups, I decided to go big. But not too big. So, I picked the Olympic distance to train for. Eliot, the coach for the Sprint II/Olympic group, emailed 22 of my teammates and I to introduce our goal group. He also attached our training plan, a color coordinated spreadsheet detailing 6 weeks of swimming, biking, and running.

I was getting good vibes from break. Weeks filled with spending time with family, catching up with friends, well thought out workouts from Eliot, and group classes at the local gym I could go to when I wanted to mix it up. My inner gym rat was dancing. The kind of dance you stop mid run to do because the chorus of your pump up song came on.

Over “Winter” Break, I swam outside, tried rock climbing for the first (and second) time, regularly spun at the gym, and saw my old swim coach who's now training for her 5th (6th? 7th?) Ironman. It’s casual. I even went on a few runs around the neighborhood. Those were actually casual.

As I look back on break now, I loved having a super flexible schedule and being home with family. But, I also love being with my teammates and getting to be with them day in and day out. It’s a bittersweet ending to Winter Break, but I’m excited to see what’s in store for our team come Winter Term.

Sbr,

Sarah

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Sarah is an ’18 studying Structural Engineering and Spanish. When she’s not practicing, she likes to listen to podcasts, cook, and spend time with family and friends.

Above: A mid-run selfie in Florida

T-minus 4 days before returning to Hanover

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As our virtual senior spring comes to a close, we have been reflecting on how much being a part of the Dartmouth Triathlon Team has meant to us during our undergraduate experience. This team is incredibly special. We feel so lucky to have been surrounded by such an amazing group of kind, hardworking, and supportive individuals. While being a part of the Dartmouth Triathlon Team has given us our love for the lifelong sport of triathlon, it has also taught us a lot about community and mentorship. This team has empowered us, challenged us, and grown our empathy. To the Dartmouth Triathlon Team, present, and future, we wanted to share some of the things we have learned over the past years.

  1. The best motivator for attending practice is getting to spend time surrounded by our supportive, compassionate community. Starting or ending our days crushing workouts with these incredible people made every single day BETTER. (19F New Member Breakfast)
  2. Tri challenged us and introduced us to this lifelong sport! (WE BIKED 100 MILES after starting cycling in college, YOU CAN TOO) (Finish line of the Prouty, our first 100 mile ride with Hunter '20 and Coach Jeff)
  3. Our diverse backgrounds with sbr create a wide range of abilities and speeds- we have so much to learn from and teach each other! (Open water swimming in Cliff Pond in Cape Cod where fast swimmer Russell ‘20 taught us some skills)
  4. Tri team is EMPOWERING. We developed our leadership skills and had this amazing opportunity to work with super talented, strong student leaders on the executive board and for each practice! Get involved, let tri team help you grow as a leader! (Tri team at the homecoming parade featuring many of our awesome exec board members and team members)
  5. Don’t take yourself too seriously - it’s super important to have fun! Challenge yourself, but make sure you’re enjoying your time with your teammates. (At our first Florida Training trip in 2018)
  6. SBRing is an awesome way to explore the Upper Valley and integrate more with the larger community! Try a new bike route, join UVRC for a run, and visit the beautiful outdoor spaces and farms. (Team trip to Riverview Farm) (Tri team supporting the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock!) (Tri team learning from local triathlete, Sarah True)

We cannot thank you all enough for the strength, resilience and kindness you have taught us! Each of you helped define our Dartmouth experience and made our time so formative. We will never forget this team!

sbr always,

Former captains Carly Tymm ‘20 and Andrea Sedlacek ‘20
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Carly will be working on cancer research at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston for the next year while applying to MD-PhD programs. She plans to spend a lot of her time on the bike trainer and will miss the open roads of the Upper Valley.
Next year, Andrea will be an Analyst at Falcon in Cleveland, OH. Though she will miss the team and NH/VT roads, she’s excited to explore the Cleveland Metroparks and new terrain for sbr-ing.

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Hello! I’m Hannah, one of the captains for the upcoming year. My co-captains and I spent much of last term planning for the upcoming season, and, like many others, had our plans uprooted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, thanks to our wonderful, creative, and ever positive coaches Katie ’18, Jim, and Jeff ‘76, we have come up with a fun and exciting training plan for this spring that will get people ready to race whenever the races start happening again.

Although most people join the Tri team because they are curious about the sport, the tend to stay for the community. Naturally, going completely virtual makes it a bit more challenging to keep up the community aspect that our team values so much. After lots of brainstorming, here’s what we have come up with:

  • A weekly training plan with run and strength workouts, as many of our team members don’t have access to a bike or pool at home. The plan gives structure to those who want it, but the main goal is to help everyone stay active.
  • A weekly group strength and mobility session held over Zoom! This will give us all an opportunity to connect and check in.
  • Encouraging team members to go on runs “together” by calling another member of the team and chatting while they run on different routes- this has the added benefit of allowing people with different paces to run together!
  • Prizes! Oympian and Ironman Sarah True has offered to work with her sponsors to send prizes to teammates who stay active and improve.

We have a few other things planned and are excited to work with our exec board and our team to make things run as smoothly and “normally” as possible!

SBR,

Hannah

About the Author

Hannah Lang (left in image below) is a '21 majoring in Quantitative Social Science. When she's not out training, she loves to cook and do global health research (currently focused on resource constraints and the COVID-19 pandemic).