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'''Triathlon''' is a club sport started in the fall of [[2005]]. Triathletes are encouraged to compete in a variety of triathlons during the school year including several indoor triathlons during the winter. Most of the training is done individually but the team will usually meet insanely early at around nine every Friday and Saturday for group runs or bike rides. The season culminates in an [[Ivy League]] championship, the New York City Triathlon, that occurs annually every August. The Columbia Triathlon team has had huge success taking the Ivy League Championship for four straight years in 2007-2010. In 2009, Columbia destroyed second place [[Cornell]] in the Ivy league championship by nearly an entire hour. "The lowest combined time from the top five finishers from each school count toward the Championship. The top five must include at least one man and one woman. The name of the winning school goes on the perpetual trophy that stays in New York" [http://www.nyctri.com/Event_Information/Competition_Categories/The_Wall_Street_Journal_Ivy_Tri_Championship.htm]. The current Triathlon team president is Matt Moline.
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'''Triathlon''' is a club sport at Columbia and was started in the fall of [[2005]]. Triathletes are encouraged to compete in a variety of triathlons during the school year including several indoor triathlons during the winter. Most of the training is done individually but the team will usually meet early at around nine every Friday and Saturday for group runs or bike rides. The current Triathlon team president is Matt Moline.
  
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An [[Ivy League]] champion is determined each year on the basis of team results in the annual New York City Triathlon. The lowest combined time from the top five finishers from each school count toward the Championship. The top five must include at least one man and one woman. The name of the winning school goes on the perpetual trophy that stays in New York.<ref>[http://www.nyctri.com/Event_Information/Competition_Categories/The_Blooomberg_Businessweek_Ivy_Tri_Championship.htm The Bloomberg Businessweek Ivy Triathlon Championships]</ref>
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The Columbia Triathlon won the Ivy League Championship in 2008 and 2009. In 2009, Columbia defeated second place Cornell by nearly an entire hour.
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== External links ==
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[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/triathlon/ Columbia Triathlon Team Website]
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== References ==
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Revision as of 00:36, 19 July 2010

Triathlon is a club sport at Columbia and was started in the fall of 2005. Triathletes are encouraged to compete in a variety of triathlons during the school year including several indoor triathlons during the winter. Most of the training is done individually but the team will usually meet early at around nine every Friday and Saturday for group runs or bike rides. The current Triathlon team president is Matt Moline.

An Ivy League champion is determined each year on the basis of team results in the annual New York City Triathlon. The lowest combined time from the top five finishers from each school count toward the Championship. The top five must include at least one man and one woman. The name of the winning school goes on the perpetual trophy that stays in New York.[1]

The Columbia Triathlon won the Ivy League Championship in 2008 and 2009. In 2009, Columbia defeated second place Cornell by nearly an entire hour.

External links

Columbia Triathlon Team Website

References