Running has always been an important part of a very full life: I have a wonderful family with a husband Sandy, two daughters, and four grandchildren. Sandy and I have Ph.Ds in mathematics and retired from satisfying careers as college professors in math and computer science.
Training buddies Angi Klick and Sarah Hays are #friendgoals. When Sarah Hays entered a Charleston triathlon store in 2009, she just wanted to find a …
Charleston, SC (August 2, 2021). Looking for ways to beat the heat this summer? She Tris Sprint Triathlon is hosting the 3rd annual Crews Subaru She Tris Hamlin event on August 21 in the beautiful Hamlin Plantation neighborhood. Participants have the option for virtual or in person duathlon and triathlon events, with distances catering towards beginners, but fun for every level.
For some athletes, one sport isn’t enough. Samantha Duncan, who graduated from Wando High School in 2020, has always been a runner, but it wasn’t until this year that she decided to incorporate biking and swimming into her routine.
Training buddies Angi Klick and Sarah Hays are #friendgoals. When Sarah Hays entered a Charleston triathlon store in 2009, she just wanted to find a …
As a woman in her late 50s, Kathy Phleger didn’t expect to be training and completing triathlons on a regular basis. She also didn’t expect to finish her first triathlon with a broken hand. Nine days before the triathlon, she fell off her bike to prevent a collision with the cyclist in front of her. As a result, she landed…
Registration is now open for an women’s triathlon series, the She Tris Sprint Triathlon, as they return to hosting in-person events after being forced to “pivot” last year as an entire season of triathlon events were converted to virtual challenges and races.
The first She Tris event came to fruition in 2016. It became the obvious race for the training group to set as a goal. “Not everyone in the race is a part of the Tri it for Life training program,” said Klick. “We accept 80 athletes for Tri if for Life, and there are 65 mentors, some who also complete…
More than 220 girls and women finished the second She Tris, a beginner-level triathlon featuring a 200-meter swim, 9-mile bike and 2-mile run, at The I’On Club on Saturday.
Four years ago this month, 12-year-old Adarius Jenkins drowned in a pond on Johns Island. As a result of that tragic accident, one of his cousins made a vow. “I promised myself that my family was going to learn to swim,” says Latoyya Jones, now 40, of James Island.