Info for beginner multisport athletes • Race Attire The main thing to keep in mind when choosing racing attire is that most races do not provide a changing tent, and they frown on public nudity. So you should choose an outfit to race in that is reasonably comfortable and can be worn for all 3 events. Shirts can be anything from a T-shirt to high tech body hugging tank tops. In...
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We have always loved Boston Marathon Weekend.  We also love how the entire City of Boston shuts down on Monday to celebrate distance running.  The third Monday of every April is race day also know as Patriot's Day (or Patriots' Day) which commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord, which were fought near Boston in 1775. To celebrate this awesome day the...
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Check out the 2018 Musselman photo gallery by the Finger Lakes Times. Photo Gallery    
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NEW FOR 2019: DO THE MUSSEL DU! By popular request we'll be offering your favorite triathlon in duathlon format for 2019! It's true! Leave the googles behind and become a Musselman DUathlete!  # MusselDu   # miniMusselDu   # Musselman2019 Registration:  http://bit.ly/scorethismusseldu2019      
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We have been thinking about the multisport trend recently with races noticing that their numbers are not what they have been in recent years.  The though is mutlisport is currrnelty in the trougth of the downward trend right now.  We have been noticing that the 2018 Score This!!! Multisport Series races wereslitghly increase.  It has been a differnece of only 1 or 2...
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We have been thinking about the multisport trend recently with races noticing that their numbers are not what they have been in recent years.  The though is mutlisport is currrnelty in the trougth of the downward trend right now.  We have been noticing that the 2017 Score This!!! Multisport Series races are even to 2016 registrations or slitghly increase.  It has been a...
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MUSSEL MURAL In 2006, syndicated cartoonist Jef Mallett attended the Musselman as a participant in the Half and lent his talents to the race t-shirt and a strip mentioning Musselman. In 2010, Jef returned to Geneva with bigger plans: complete the DoubleMussel (both the sprint and the Half)  and  draw a large mural on a public space downtown. Jef would need to be quick,...
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Dear Musselman Fans , It appears the we just experienced spring in the northeast for a least a week.  The bees were stirring and the crocuses started to bloom.  Many of us took advantage of the roads and got out on our bikes.  This time we didn’t have to worry about frozen Gatorade Endurance or BOOM gel.  All we had to do was bundle up a little.  Some of us even...
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Trade A Tango For A Triathlon? Written by Christopher Henderson for the Musselman Triathlon, 2008 When race director Jeff Henderson walked into a Musselman Triathlon organizational committee meeting in early 2004, he brought with him the usual list of concerns to be dealt with and decided on: race course improvements... schedule adjustments... new volunteers. Only this time there was something...
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ATHLETE VILLAGE Our athlete village is starting to fill up for 2017. If you didn’t know that we had an athlete village you are in luck. We offer two or three night stays in the Hobart William Smith dorms. You choose the arrival date. There are numerous room offerings in several configurations. Single, double, triple rooms are still available, but the quad rooms have already been filled. Don’t...
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