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Multisport Features

Lou Dzierzak lists the benefits of triathlon wet suits


It’s 6 a.m. on a summer Saturday in late July and the kids are up.

Sounding The Alarm
• Minneapolis launches ‘Nice Ride’ bike share program
• Drunken driver gets 30 months for killing triathlete
• ATV’ers seek year-round access to Pine Line Trail
• Proposed ATV trail in Minn. debated
• Madison bike boxes irk state lawmaker
• Polaris to close Osceola plant
• Milw. polo players find legal place to play
• Paul Bunyan Trail segment complete
Upcoming Events
07/31
FORT ATKINSON YOUTH TRIATHLON
31 FORT ATKINSON YOUTH TRIATHLON, distances vary by age, 6:45 a.m., Fort Atkinson Aquatic Center, Fort Atkinson, WI; fortyouthtriathlon@hotmail.com; www .fortparksandrec.com; Active.com

07/31
FORT ATKINSON YOUTH TRIATHLON
31 FORT ATKINSON YOUTH TRIATHLON, distances vary by age, 6:45 a.m., Fort Atkinson Aquatic Center, 1200 Lillian St., Fort Atkinson, WI; $40 on race day, chip timing; fortyouthtriathlon@hotmail.com; www.fortparksandrec.com/FortYouthTriathlon

07/31
MISSISSIPPI ADVENTURE DAY
31 MISSISSIPPI ADVENTURE DAY, group led 7 mile kayak, 3 mile hike and 10 mile bike, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Galena, IL; $95, incl. rental gear & catered sack lunch, novice & experienced paddlers welcome. limited space avail., res. req.; www.feverriveroutfitters.com/events

07/31
ROOT BEER KIDS TRIATHLON
31 ROOT BEER KIDS TRIATHLON, Pike Lake, Duluth, MN; all finishers receive a root beer float, T-shirt, other goodies; Mike Scherer, 218/341-4166; conniemikekc@yahoo.com; www.brewhousetriathlon.com/rootbeerkids

07/31
PAUL BUNYAN TRIATHLON
31 PAUL BUNYAN TRIATHLON, short course: 0.50 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 3 mile run, long course: 1 mile swim, 20 mile bike, 5 mile run, Bemidji, MN; vacationsports.com/paulbunyontri.html

