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Pedal power • Caroline Gaynor and Randi Strunk compete in the bicycle portion of the Ironman 70.3 Texas 2017 race, a half-Ironman. The race was Strunk's first competition.
According to Nike, "The only one who can tell you 'you can't' is you. And you don't have to listen."
Taking that advice, Randi Strunk, 39, of Minneapolis, originally from Orchard, has overcome that mindset and will participate in her third full Ironman race, Sunday, Aug. 7.
The Ironman race will take place in Juneau, Alaska. The 140.6-mile race includes a 2.4-mile swim in Auke Lake, located near Mount McGinnis, a 112-mile bike ride along Glacier Highway to the final 26.2-mile run through the Mendenhall Valley. Participants will have 17 total hours to finish the race with a time restraint for e...
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