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Ex-Averill Park Runner Thrives on Challenges
From: timesunion.com - October 13, 2005
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- This is what Suzie Snyder does: She swims half a mile, then runs up to 400 yards along a beach, then swims another half mile. Barely breaking stride, she sheds her wet suit and goggles, climbs on her mountain bike and rides 22 miles. She dismounts, changes shoes and runs the remainder of the trail, up to 6 miles.
This is why she does it: "Because," she says, "it's fun ... I think ... in a way."
Snyder runs Xterra triathlons, which are similar to standard triathlons, except she mountain bikes instead of road bikes and runs through wooded trails instead of paved highways. For this she trains six days a week between graduate school classes at Springfield (Mass.) College, where she also serves as an assistant track coach. full story 
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