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Posted onSeptember 22, 2016AuthorJoseph Sharp

2019 Outdoorsman Triathlon
Dear Outdoorsman Triathletes, Once again you have braved the raw elements of the Smoky Mountains to compete in the Nation’s Oldest Triathlon! As with most years, there is always something Read More …
Fall Outdoorsman Triathlon
Triathlon Today Magazine 12-89 Fall Outdoorsman By George Chalupa Bryson City, North Carolina (9/23-24) An innocent blue sky poised over the gorge on race morning. Little evidence remained of last Read More …
Gender Change at Outdoorsman Triathlon
In a remote corner of western North Carolina is a valley gorge where athletes have been gathering for more than a quarter century to compete in the nation’s oldest triathlon, Read More …
Albion High School graduate wins men’s individual event, part of runner-up relay team for triahtlon
Zane Havens, a 2008 Albion High School graduate, captured the men’s individual event and was part of the runner-up relay team for the Albion College Canoe Club at the Outdoorsman Read More …
Paddle, swim and run against the elements in Outdoorsman Triathlon
The Outdoorsman Triathlon is coming to the Little Tennessee River in Swain County this weekend, Sept. 25 and 26. The nation’s oldest continuous triathlon started in 1976, when outdoorsman Payson Read More …
2021 Outdoorsman Triathletes
Dear 2021 Outdoorsman Triathletes, Once again you have braved the raw elements of the Smoky Mountains to compete in the Nation’s Oldest Triathlon! As with most years, there is always something new Read More …
Triathletes In Training
Triathletes in training Athletes conquer intramurals By Emily Thompson, Staff Writer “I was thinking, when the hell is this gonna be over,” Matthew Baran, South Lyon sophomore. “I almost threw Read More …
ODL teams win
Students and faculty of Southwestern Community College’s Outdoor Leadership program placed in the 36th Annual Outdoorsman Triathlon held near Bryson City recently. The Outdoorsman Triathlon is the nation’s oldest continuous Read More …
The 2014 Outdoorsman Triathlon and a 3rd place finish.
It just so happens the starting line of the oldest continuously running triathlon in the United States is a few kilometers from the doors of our school. This race has Read More …
Canoe Club Dominates Outdoorsman Triathlon
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Zane Havens, ’12, paddles to the finish line of the relay event.BRYSON CITY, N.C. The Albion College Canoe Club dominated the Outdoorsman Triathlon contested Sept. 24-25 Read More …
SCC ODL team places in Outdoorsman Triathlon
Thursday, 13 October 2011 From left, Southwestern Community College Outdoor Leadership faculty team Jimmy Leithauser, Paul Wolf and Stephan Hart won the Men’s Master division in the 36th Annual Outdoorsman Read More …
2017 Outdoorsman Triathlon
Hi Outdoorman Triathletes! To those who braved the hurricanes, the results from the 42nd Outdoorsman Triathlon are now available at https://outdoorsmantriathlon.org/2017-race-results/. A couple notable events at this year’s race included two of Read More …
Race Founders Russ Callen, Payson Kennedy, & John Burton
Dear 2022 Outdoorsman Triathletes, Once again you have braved the raw elements of the Smoky Mountains to compete in the Nation’s Oldest Triathlon! This year was a milestone in that we had Read More …
Ex William and Mary Swimmer Wins N.C. Triathlon
Bruce Hartzler, a former William and Mary swimmer who now resides in Washington D.C., recently took first place in one of the oldest triathlons in the United States – the Read More …