As we gather with loved ones this holiday week, the triathlon community offers its own gifts—stories that remind us what's possible when we refuse to accept limits. This week, we celebrate an 80-year-old woman crossing the Kona finish line, a blind athlete swimming the English Channel, and Olympic champion Georgia Taylor-Brown turning race suits into personal art. But we also pause to honor two cyclists lost from the Frisco Triathlon Club, turning grief into a call for safer roads. These stories—of courage, creativity, and community—are the perfect way to close out the year and fuel your dreams for the one ahead. Whether you're recovering from holiday feasts or quietly planning your 2026 goals, let these extraordinary age-group athletes prove that greatness truly lives within all of us.
