Life's Too Short to DQ: The triathlon rules you NEED to know
Triathlon can feel like it's full of rules. There are water temperature cutoffs for wetsuits, drafting rules that can change based on federation and race group, and tiny details that...
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Life's Too Short to DQ: The triathlon rules you NEED to know
Triathlon can feel like it's full of rules. There are water temperature cutoffs for wetsuits, drafting rules that can change based on federation and race group, and tiny details that...
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