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Duathlon versus Triathlon: which is easier?

When I got my road bike back in 2010 (my very first road bike and the one I still have today, by the way) I bought it with the purpose of being able to use it for duathlons. That is, events where you run, then bike, then run again. I did my first duathlon in... Read more »

By Erin Vandenberg,
June 30, 2015 at 9:02 am • 

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