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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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Competitor Quotes

Most overall wins: Keith Havens, 11 - Most female wins: Karla Havens 12 - Most 19-39 wins: Bruce Hartzler, 8 Most Masters wins: Keith Havens, 9 - Most consecutive wins: Keith Havens 11 - Highest water level (individual race): 2550, 1979

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