VNR: VERMONT TRIATHLON / MEMORIAL DAY
MEMORIAL DAY FESTIVITIES KICK OFF IN VERMONT TODAY WITH A "SLIDE, RIDE AND STRIDE" TRIATHLON. COMPETITORS BEGIN THE EVENT BY SKIING DOWN A 2/3-MILE LONG ADVANCED-LEVEL RUN. NEXT, THEY RIDE A SIX MILE OFF-ROAD MOUNTAIN BIKE COURSE. THE EVENT WINDS UP WITH A 3.2 MILE CROSS-COUNTRY RUN. THE SNOW SKI/BIKE/RUN TRIATHLON TAKES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT...ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE U.S. TO STILL FIND SNOW.