Boulder’s Laura Bennett Grabs First U.S. Triathlon Team Olympic Spot

Second alternate in 2000. First alternate in 2004. Olympian in 2008. The third time was the charm for American triathlete Laura Bennett of Boulder, CO (left, photo by Frank Wechsel/triathlon.org), who claimed the first spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team with a third-place finish at the ITU BG…

Boulder’s Laura Bennett takes Bronze at Triathlon Worlds

Laura Bennett (left, photo by Frank Wechsel/triathlon.org) had been so accustomed to medaling at the world triathlon championships that her eighth place finish last year in Lausanne, Switzerland was an unusual - and disappointing - experience.

Issue 25 (September/October 2007)

As runners, we get up early to exercise in the morning before going to work and often give up fun with friends and family to exercise in the evening. We set our sights on a goal, whether to run a fall marathon or improve our time in a 5K, and work endlessly to achieve it.