Doubt most people even know what this is, but with 60,000 people showing up next Saturday and people like me coming from across the country I figured I would ask. I will eb in town early and am planning on doing a long trail run in Joshua Tree, on Thursday or Friday, or maybe both.

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"When I first had the opportunity to compete in triathlon, it was the chicks and their skimpy race clothing that drew me in. Everyone was so welcoming and the lifestyle so obviously narcissistic. I fed off of that vain energy. To me it is what the sport is all about."