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Swiss Mrs.
Fiona Martin is ready to test her skills against world’s best triathletes in Switzerland
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SEVEN YEARS AFTER COMPETING in her first triathlon, Fiona Martin will find herself going head-to-head with the best triathletes in the world when she heads to Lausanne, Switzerland for the ITU Sprint and Standard Triathlon World Championships in August. (Photo courtesy of fionagmartin.com)
Fiona Martin never set out to be a triathlete. After all, when children are asked what athletic activity they might like to pursue it usually involves one of the traditional stick and ball sports. Hardly any youngster answers that they would like to ride a bike, jump into a lake or pond for a swim and then, cap things off with a run on the road all in the same competition.