Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 77, December 2015 | Page 20

Ma

“When I got to the cycling section, I thought I was
going to be equally bad, but I actually made up a lot
of time. However, I was supposed to be done after
the bike leg and just jog around the corner from
transition to the finish line… but when I asked the
officials which way to go, they told me to continue
straight, because they thought I was doing the
duathlon. So they made me run the entire course
again! But I’m happy I did it, and it has spurred me
on to improve for the next one. I can’t deal with the
fact that I struggled so much with the run!”

Balancing Act

Double Shot of
ATHLETIC EXPRESSO
There were two very familiar faces in the biathlon