Winter triathlon in Montana

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Mike Wolfe and Rebecca Dussault won titles Sunday in USA Triathlon’s Winter Triathlon National Championship at Homestake Lodge.

Wolfe, from Helena, Mont., completed the 5-kilometer run, 10-kilometer mountain bike and 5-kilometer cross-country ski course in 1 hour, 10 minutes, 20 seconds.

Matt Seeley of Polson, Mont., was second in 1:13:31.

Dussault, from Gunnison, Colo., won the women’s title for the third time in four years, finishing in 1:16:10 — the fifth-fastest overall time Sunday. Defending champion Emma Garrard of Park City, Utah, was second in 1:21:22.

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Here’s an interesting story about the winter triathlon that ran in the Billings Gazette. I especially like the opening line: “Living out of a van with no immediate place to call home ...”

http://billingsgazette.com/sports/olympics/helena-attorney-wins-winter-triathlon-national-championship/article_8e5b0208-44f1-5dfe-8bc9-5544c7aa525c.html

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YouTube video from the 2011 event