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Posted onSeptember 22, 2016AuthorJoseph Sharp

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 …
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 …
2018 Outdoorsman Triathlon
Hi Outdoorsman Triathletes, Thanks to all our volunteers (Sue Havens, Sue Dillery, Mary Garland, Paul Wolf, Jamie, Karla “Dog Whisperer” Havens, Scott Dillery, Keith Havens, Jim Ross, Kathleen “Dog Wrangler” McNamee, Zaak “Dog Mover” 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 …
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 …
2016 Outdoorsman
Hi all, To those who braved the gas shortage and low water on the Little Tennessee (3rd lowest level over the 41 year period), the results from the 41st Outdoorsman 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 …
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 …
Karla Havens Overall Champion
Outdoorsman Triathlon (29-30 Sept 2001) MAPA hosted the 26th Annual Outdoorsman Triathlon, the Nation’s oldest triathlon and considered one of the most grueling races for the distance, on September 29/30 Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Area Marine Scientist Finishes 5th In Smoky Mountains Triathlon
The Middle-Atlantic Paddlers Association, sparked by Gloucester County’s Lyle Varnell, dominated the competition at the nation’s oldest triathlon in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina recently. Varnell, a 32-year-old marine 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 …