Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
COMPETITORS RACE toward a distant pontoon boat during the first leg of Sunday's Springstead Sprint triathlon.
SPRINGSTEAD, Wis - A decade after it began, the latest running of the Springstead Sprint triathlon was held Saturday.
A sprint-length event - meaning a shorter course - the race included a 400-meter swim, a 16.5-mile bike ride and 5K run.
Competitors could compete individually or divide the legs of the race between teammates.
Around 58 participants took part in this year's race, which is consistent with the turnout the last couple of years according to Brad Matson, one of the race's organizers.
"Some people come back year after year. There are families that do it. There's new people (every yea...
