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Athlete Interview Make-A-Wish Dream Team

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

Athlete Interview Paratriathlete/Chariot

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

Athlete Interview USAT Championship Event

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

Athlete Interview

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

Athlete Interview USAT Championship Event

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

Athlete Interview USAT Championship Event

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

Athlete Interview

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

Athlete Interview Paratriathlete/Chariot

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

Athlete Interview USAT Championship Event

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

Athlete Interview

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

Athlete Interview

Make-A-Wish Dream Team Participates in GR Tri Captained by Dan VanSkiver

Team Alex – Family Races Together for Red Wolf Boy

Interview: Clydesdale Athlete Andy VanDis

Interview: Athena Athlete Denise Cunill

Interview: TEAM RWB Member, Amy Weinstein – A Veteran and Triathlete

Interview: Scott Lacey, a Visually Impaired Athlete – “Impossible Doesn’t Exist”

Fourteen Michigan Athletes Head to Long Course Nationals in Motala, Sweden

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