(Not Your Typical) Top-10 Triathlon Towns

Methodology

Our methodology for choosing this year’s top tri towns merged a mixed medley of techniques, including:

• Referrals from professional and age-group athletes, friends and various online forums

• First-hand familiarity

• Combing prior “best of” lists to avoid over-awarded spots and to find less famous neighboring locales

• Data from Sperling’s Best Places and various city websites

• Significant Google-sleuthing to find fitness facilities, clubs/teams, nearby races, retailers and training venues

• Old-fashioned phone calling to prime area contacts

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