Interview: Title Sponsor Huntington Bank Features Team RWB Athlete, Katy Stone
Another group of athletes you may recognize on the course this year are the members of Team RWB, known as Eagles. Our Title Sponsor Huntington...
Grand Rapids TriathlonJune 26, 2018
Interview: Mike Tyska, Make-A-Wish Dream Team Athlete
While on the Grand Rapids Tri course this year, you may notice a few dozen athletes wearing Dream Team gear as they race. These athletes...
Grand Rapids TriathlonJune 15, 2018
Interview: Eric Fernandez, Michigan High School State Championship Athlete
This year the Grand Rapids Triathlon was named the host of the USAT Michigan High School State Championship. High school athletes age 15-19 (as of...
Grand Rapids TriathlonJune 5, 2018
Interview: Team RWB Athlete Mike Morgan
One thing is certain about Mike Morgan, age 54, he’s a fighter. Mike retired from the Army back in December 2005, after serving the US for...
Grand Rapids TriathlonJanuary 9, 2018
Make-A-Wish Dream Team Participates in GR Tri Captained by Dan VanSkiver
This year the Grand Rapids Tri’s charity partner is Make-A-Wish Michigan®. Make-A-Wish Michigan grants about one wish per day for a child with a life-threatening...
Grand Rapids TriathlonDecember 17, 2017
Team Alex – Family Races Together for Red Wolf Boy
Alex Caliguri’s family has been participating in the GR Tri for several years now. Alex, age 30, had always been part of their post-race celebrations but...
Grand Rapids TriathlonNovember 21, 2017
Interview: Amway Employee and Team USA Member AJ Herbel
AJ Herbel, age 27, is a Chemical Quality Control Scientist who has worked at Amway for five year. He began as an athlete running cross...
Grand Rapids TriathlonJune 6, 2016
Interview: Huntington Athlete Sarah Herman
Forty year old, Sarah Herman is competing in her very first triathlon this year at the Grand Rapids Tri, thanks to her connection as a...
Grand Rapids TriathlonJune 6, 2016
Interview: Clydesdale Athlete Andy VanDis
Kalamazoo resident Andy Van Dis, 36, races as part of the Trikats team and talks about racing as a Clydesdale. Q: What does it mean...
Grand Rapids TriathlonJune 6, 2016
Interview: Athena Athlete Denise Cunill
In 2012, forty-four year old Denise Cunill’s father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Soon after this Denise and her wife, Claire became his primary...
Grand Rapids TriathlonJune 6, 2016
Interview: TEAM RWB Member, Amy Weinstein – A Veteran and Triathlete
Amy Weinstein, 47, of Middleville is just one of the few athletes you’ll find on our course this year representing Team RWB (Red, White, and...
Grand Rapids TriathlonMay 5, 2015
Interview: Scott Lacey, a Visually Impaired Athlete – “Impossible Doesn’t Exist”
If you talk to 31-year-old triathlete, Scott Lacey, about how he is training for his first triathlon he sounds a little more intense than your...
Grand Rapids TriathlonMay 5, 2015
Fourteen Michigan Athletes Head to Long Course Nationals in Motala, Sweden
The Grand Rapids Triathlon was honored by having its 2014 event chosen as the site of the USAT Long Course National Championships. Over 800 triathletes...
Grand Rapids TriathlonApril 29, 2015
Interview: Huntington Triathlete Jessica Popma
Jessica Popma, age 32, is a Huntington Bank employee who is competing in her third consecutive Grand Rapids Triathlon. Jessica works as a Teller Supervisor...
Grand Rapids TriathlonApril 29, 2015
Interview: Tanya Fowler – Five Time Grand Rapids Triathlete Participant and Amway Employee
Tanya Fowler, 53 years old (real years, 54 in triathlon years), works as a Software Tester and has been employed at Amway for the past...
Grand Rapids TriathlonApril 29, 2015
Interview: Michael Lindley, Triathlete & Senior VP of Marketing for Huntington Bank
Michael Lindley, Senior Vice President of Regional Marketing for Huntington Bank, was not a triathlete until Huntington Bank came on as a title sponsor for...
Grand Rapids TriathlonMay 15, 2014
Three Grandville Dads Take on the GR Tri to Support the Legacy of GHS Student Ryan Fischer
Scott Farney, Brian Groendyk, & Josh Brinks are three ordinary dads from Grandville, MI. By day they’re an engineer, a nurse practitioner, and a sales...
Grand Rapids TriathlonMay 15, 2014
Advice for Handling the Fourth Discipline of a Tri – Transition
Joe Deja shares some words of wisdom for effective and efficient ways of getting through transition during a triathlon. These come from his personal experiences...
Grand Rapids TriathlonApril 17, 2014
Interview: Dave Bishop – Coming Back from Serious Injury
David Bishop a 68 year-old resident of Schoolcraft, MI has been a triathlete for close to 25 years. His amazing wife has supported him through...
Grand Rapids TriathlonMarch 31, 2014
Interview: Joe Legatz, Amway Employee and Half Iron Triathlete
Joe Legatz is a Lead Instructional Design Consultant working in the Training & Education department at Amway North America. He has worked there since 2009,...
Grand Rapids TriathlonMarch 31, 2014
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