Photos: USA Triathlon Winter National Championships

Matt Seeley heads out on the mountain bike. Photo: Tom Robertson

Athletes line up at Homestake Lodge in Montana. Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Transition looks very similar to a traditional triathlon, just with a little snow added in. Photo: Tom Robertson

Running is the first leg of the race, leaving athletes with lots of equipment to store in transition. Photo: Tom Robertson

Athletes line up to start the 5K run through snow. Photo: Tom Robertson

Matt Seeley went on to finish second. Photo: Tom Robertson

The national championships were originally set to take place in Gilford, N.H., but lack of snow forced USA Triathlon to switch venues. Photo: Tom Robertson

Homestake Lodge is just outside of Butte, Mont. Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

The second leg of the race was a 10K mountain bike. Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Despite the amount of gear involved in a winter triathlon, transition times hovered at around a minute. Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Not the most comfortable way to transition. Photo: Tom Robertson

Julie Zickovich of Bozeman heads out for the final leg of the race. Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson

Photo: Tom Robertson