Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who competes in a triathlon.
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- noun athletics An
athlete whocompetes in thetriathlon .
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Examples
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A triathlete is a cyclist provided he or she would still ride even if the cycling portion of triathlons was officially replaced with some other activity, such as rollerblading or curling while on mescaline.
Archive 2008-04-01 BikeSnobNYC 2008
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"Those last three miles are the ones that make or break a triathlete," Shields said.
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Loan a bike to a "triathlete" that has little to no actual riding experience!
Misinformation: Simple Bikes Can Do Amazing Things BikeSnobNYC 2009
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This is true in theory, but a lot of foods that are sold today are so bad for you that you'd have to live like some kind of triathlete monk to make up for them.
Naturally sweetened and sweetened and sweetened. bradamant 2007
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The summit is the brainchild of two gluten-free activists, John Forberger, 30, a triathlete who has been to the hospital 17 times due to accidental glutening, and Jules Shepard, 40, author of The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free.
Sasha Cagen: The Public Health Crisis No One Is Talking About Sasha Cagen 2011
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MC: Can you speak to being an athlete / triathlete yourself -- how does that inform "Frazz," and do you find athletics helps you mentally at the drawing board?
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The summit is the brainchild of two gluten-free activists, John Forberger, 30, a triathlete who has been to the hospital 17 times due to accidental glutening, and Jules Shepard, 40, author of The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free.
Sasha Cagen: The Public Health Crisis No One Is Talking About Sasha Cagen 2011
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And who might have jumped on this with the speed of a triathlete in Lycra shorts on a titanium framed racing bike?
Dar Williams: Time To Put The Pressure On For Small Hydro Dar Williams 2010
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The summit is the brainchild of two gluten-free activists, John Forberger, 30, a triathlete who has been to the hospital 17 times due to accidental glutening, and Jules Shepard, 40, author of The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free.
Sasha Cagen: The Public Health Crisis No One Is Talking About Sasha Cagen 2011
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The summit is the brainchild of two gluten-free activists, John Forberger, 30, a triathlete who has been to the hospital 17 times due to accidental glutening, and Jules Shepard, 40, author of The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free.
Sasha Cagen: The Public Health Crisis No One Is Talking About Sasha Cagen 2011
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