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FEATURES
26 | FIND SOME TIME TO WORK ON YOUR CORE
Granted, there’s barely enough time to fit swim, bike and run training into your busy week, but small amounts of core training each week can make a big difference for age-groupers like you.
38 | NEVER TOO BUSY TO MOTIVATE HIS PATRONS
Vietnamese vegan restaurant owner and family man Kevin Tran hangs his race medals from the ceiling of his restaurant and has inspired countless patrons to take up his beloved sport.
40 | GET AN INSIDE LOOK AT GWENSANITY
After an impressive start to the 2013 season — winning two ITU World Triathlon Series events and holding the No. 1 world ranking — Olympian Gwen Jorgensen sits down for a Q&A with USA Triathlon.
42 | BENEFITS OF A SWIM STROKE ANALYSIS
We paired our Case Study subject with Mike Doane, one of the top swim coaches, to find out what he and other age-groupers are doing wrong on triathlon’s first leg.
44 | TOUGH TO STOP AN IMPROVED BEN KANUTE
This Arizona TriCat cleaned up at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships — winning the draft-legal and Olympic-distance races and posting the top relay split. Learn more about Kanute in our Q&A.
COVER STORY
32 | HEADED TOWARD NCAA STATUS
Perennial triathlon powerhouse Colorado and other women’s teams could be on the verge of being granted NCAA emerging sport status. Find out what this would mean for these talented women and the future of the sport in our cover story.
SECTIONS
13 YOUTH
26 TRAINING
30 NUTRITION
48 AT THE RACES
60 NEWS & NOTES
70 REGIONS
IN THIS ISSUE
16 From the Editor/Mailbag
18 Transition Zone
20 What’s Online
22 From the CEO
78 Big Question
79 Rudy Project Caption Contest
80 The Lowdown
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ON THE COVER
Nils Nilsen shot the University of Colorado women’s triathlon team on campus in Boulder, Colo., for our cover story, “On the Brink.” The cover shot is from Folsom Field and features (clockwise from bottom left) Britt Warly, Michelle Mehnert, Kaye Sitterly, Rachel Lenz and Bryn Morales.
Photo by Nils Nilsen
www.n2photoservices.com
Cover design by Andy Rohrback
8 USA TRIATHLON SUMMER 2013
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