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My boyfriend's family lives at Lake of the Forest, a private lake community outside of Lawrence. Every Fourth of July,the lake hosts an old-fashioned day of fun, complete with frog-jumping contests, a greased watermelon competition and the tin man race.
The tin man is a mini-triathlon. Some crazy people do it themselves, but most people get a team of three together and split up the legs of the race — swimming across the lake, biking around the lake and running around the lake. Children as young as 12 compete against 50-year-old men, and the entire lake community cheers on the competitors.
My best friend swam, my boyfriend ran, his dad biked, and I cheered them on from the sidelines as loudly as I could.
Carolyn Tharp, Editor
On the cover: Allison Kapsner, Minneapolis, Minn., junior, Lindsey Brooks, Chesterfield, Mo., senior, and Dustin Elliot, Olatie senior, participate in the three legs of a triathlon: running, swimming and biking.
I didn't race because I thought a triathlon — even a mini one — was more than I could handle. Erika Bentson's feature describes what it takes to compete in a real triathlon. Her tips can help anyone train for a race.
The iron man is the longest official triathlon, but the tin man remains the official race of Lake of the Forest. With the advice from page 8, maybe I'll compete in the tin man next year.
COVER PHOTOS/RYAN MCGEENEY
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EDITOR➤QUEEN OF THE CASTLE Carolyn Tharp
CLERK→GETS AROUND TOWN
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DESIGNERS ➤ MAKE IT PRETTY
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PHOTOGRAPHER ➔MCGUYVER STUFF
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BITE/HEALTH>GOOD FOR YOU
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PEOPLE ⇒ KNOW EVERYONE
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OUT➔HITTHE TOWN
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