by Katherine A. Roccasecca

The cool thing about working for a triathlon company is that I get to hang out with a lot of triathletes. The downside is that there is a lot of pressure to do triathlons, and triathlons are hard. So I am really happy that the local Hickory Grove Triathlon has started offering the Hickory Grove Aquabike.

All I would have to do is swim 500 yards, bike 15.5 miles, and stroll over to the finish line. Sounds great, except that spring can’t decide if it wants to come to Iowa this year or not…  and the water temp on race day was 59°F.

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by Bob Dittmann, Kyle’s Bikes 2014 Triathlon Team

Race Report #3
Hickory Grove Triathlon
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Colo, Iowa

The quick and short summary of the 11th annual running of the Hickory Grove Triathlon in Colo, Iowa could be “Cold Swim.” That seemed to be the theme that dominated my morning and anticipation leading up to the race.

You see this race offered me lots of firsts this year, including my first triathlon of the season, longest brick of the season, first open water swim of the season, and first cold water swim in a very many years!

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