Mission possible
I finally gave in to Brad Ruszala and Shan Seman's numerous invitations to join the Enticer series and competed in my first triathlon race. It's not actually a triathlon but a duathlon, I skipped the swim portion and only completed the bike and run legs of the race. Brad and Shan are my fellow sports writers on Saipan, along with Mark Rabago, Roselyn Monroyo, and Bob Coldeen. Brad and Shan were veterans of various triathlon races with Shan being a former member of the CNMI national athletics team. I've been an Islander for more than four years on Saipan , the largest and most populous island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the beach is just across the office building where I work but I never had the chance to learn how to swim properly. I was hesitant at first and the thought of backing out before the start of the race even crossed my mind. I had the same feeling when I joined the 21st Annual Mt. Tapochao Turkey Trot Fun Run, a 4.2-mile...