September 13, 2012
by Andrea Misko Strle/Ohio Wesleyan University CONNECT2 OWU

It began as a shared vision among friends Bill Burnett '92 and Jamie Ranney '91, and in five years the Nantucket Triathlon has flourished into an event that attracts 1,000 athletes a year and has raised more than $35,000 to date for education.

 

July 25, 2012
by Sarah Teach / Yesterday's Island Today's Nantucket

Most of us think of Nantucket as a place where relaxation reigns; but on one July morning every year, the island becomes an epicenter of physical challenge and accomplishment. The first Nantucket Triathlon took place in 2009 with 400 participants, and it has grown exponentially since. This Saturday, July 21, 950 athletes will compete in a race that plunges them into the waters at Jetties Beach before biking halfway across the island and back, then running their way to the finish line.

 

June 2012
by Catherine Mallette / Triathlete Magazine

This sleepy playground for New England's well-heeled boasts a lively triathlon culture...

 

April 5, 2012
by Lindsay Pykosz / I&M Staff Writer

Hall of Fame triathlete Karen Smyers lives her life by the "Four P's:" passion, perseverance, positive attitude and perspective, words that she's become especially familiar with in over 20 years of competition. When the going got tough, Smyers found a way to fight back, and currently finds herself as a coach, motivational speaker and one of the few 50-and-over triathletes still competing professionally.

 

July 15, 2010
by Jason Graziadei / I&M Senior Writer

Back for its second year, the Nantucket Triathlon grew both in size and prestige in 2010, as more than 700 racers gathered at Jetties Beach Saturday for the opening leg of the event, surrounded by posters from new sponsors, and joined by Massachusetts' two U.S. Senators, John Kerry and Scott Brown, as well as Olympic swimmer and 12 time medalist Jenny Thompson, who helped kick off the race.

 

July 15, 2010
by Jason Graziadei / I&M Senior Writer

His famous pick-up truck didn't make it to Nantucket, but U.S. Sen. Scott Brown did.

Brown, who claimed the Senate seat of the late Ted Kennedy in a stunning upset in January and became a national Republican superstar in the process, paid a whirlwind visit to the island with his wife and daughter last weekend, his first summer trip to Nantucket in more than 20 years.

 

July 8, 2010
by Joshua Balling / I&M Assistant Editor

Logistically, the Nantucket Triathlon has to be one of the most challenging events on the island’s sporting calendar: More than 700 athletes running, cycling and swimming a stone’s throw from downtown Nantucket in the height of July.

 

July 5, 2010
From: Press Release

The Steamship Authority, the region’s largest transportation company of the Cape and Islands, is pleased to be the Official Sponsor of the 2010 Nantucket Triathlon. In its second year, the Nantucket Triathlon is the largest sporting event on the island bringing 750 athletes and their families to the island.

 

June 18, 2010
From: triathlonbusiness.com

Saucony has signed on as the official footwear and apparel sponsor of the 2010 Commonwealth Triathlon Series, a US sprint distance series in New England.

Saucony, a subsidiary of Collective Brands Inc, and a leading global supplier of performance athletic footwear and apparel, is ramping up its activities in triathlon and its support of the local triathlete community in New England.

 

July 30, 2009
From: PlumTV.com by First Annual Nantucket Triathlon

Gordon McGregor covers the first annual Nantucket Triathlon. Gordon interviews Bill Burnett and Jamie Ranney, the event's planners and follows Greg McKechnie from start to finish.

 

August 4, 2009
From: USA Triathlon by Jason Mucher

After an undetected heart condition claimed the life of 38-year-old Joe Lyons during the 2007 Cohasset Triathlon, no one would have blamed Joe's widow, Karen, if she distanced herself from the sport.

In fact, though she enjoyed an active lifestyle, Karen had never participated in a triathlon.

However, that tragedy two years ago actually drove Karen toward the sport, not only as a participant and active member of the multisport community, but also as an advocate for race safety. Ironically, in 2008 Karen, who resides in Newton, Mass., entered her first triathlon at Cohasset, where her husband had died just a year earlier. She has now completed five races, including the Cohasset Triathlon for a second time.

 

July 16, 2009
by Allison Goldsmith / I&M Sports Edito

In one of the largest and most expansive athletic events on Nantucket in recent memory, the inaugural Nantucket Triathlon went off without a hitch Saturday afternoon.

Professional triathlete Dave Dornaus of Hingham, Mass. won the sprint-style competition in one hour, three minutes and 42 seconds. John Fitzgerald of Missoula, Mont., a Sankaty Head Golf Club summer employee, finished hot on his heels in 1:04:59.

 

March 20, 2009
From: Press Release

The Founders of the 2009 Nantucket Triathlon are pleased to announce that in just three (3) weeks of registration over 200 people have signed up to compete in the inaugural race. On Saturday, July 11th, 600 people will compete in the sprint triathlon on Jetties Beach on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.