Beni Gras-Thompson, Women’s Masters Triathlete of the Year
March 4, 2019 – Local area triathlete, Beni Gras-Thompson, was recently recognized by USA Triathlon as the women’s Masters Triathlete of the Year. She had a defining performance at the 2018 ITU Long Distance Triathlon Age Group World Championships in Fyn, Denmark. Gras-Thompson finished not only as the women’s 45-49 age-group winner, but also as […]
Origin of the Crazy 8
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The fog had lifted from Mirror Lake, the still surface reflecting dark storm clouds. On the beach, 2,500 men and women clad in black neoprene wet suits, fluorescent swim caps on their heads, herded toward the shoreline. For such a large group they were surprisingly quiet, a few laughing or talking […]