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AUGUST 2018
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RACE REPORT:
CHALLENGE ROTH
TRACY COHEN-PERANTEAU Event: Iron Distance Triahtlon Date: July 1, 2018 Location: Roth, Germany Distance: 140.6 miles
AUGUST TCSD EVENTS AQUATHLON Thursday, August 16th Location: La Jolla Shores see page 6 for details
AUGUST CLUB MEETING TBD
dents of Roth take pride in hosting this race every summer, for the past thirty-five years. As the largest triathlon of this When TCSD club member Chayito magnitude in Europe, over 250,000 spectators Velez called me last summer and announced, “I come to Roth to support Race Weekend. In 2018, know how to get us into Challenge Roth,” I was 71 countries were repreALL ears, as I know that the oldest 140.6 sented, and the staff/ mile triathlon in volunteers do everythe world (after thing they can to make Kona) sells out the 5,000 competitors within one minute feel welcome. of going on sale. Chayito and I flew RaceQuest is an into Munich a few amazing tour group days early so we that provided us could adjust to the transportation, race nine hour time difsupport, hotel accomference and spend modations, and a code some time sightseeto enter this triathlon, ing in Munich. After located east of resting our first Nuremberg, Germany, in day, we took the the city of Roth. city bus tour and Challenge Roth boasts saw the 18th century 1,000 female competiNymphenburg Palace, the and roll. ady to rock tors, 2,000 male comre , to yi a h C 1973 BMW museum/ headquarters, the acy and Tr petitors, 2,000 relay Allianz Arena where the Bayern soccer team competitors and a number of challenged athletes. plays, and Olympia Park home of the 1972 This event is like no other, and the 20,000 resicontinued on page 15