Mid(ish) Season Update
Summer Cook
by Summer Cook
4y ago
Its been a long time since I wrote a blog! This year has been busy with more travel than ever, wedding planning, and normal life stuff taking up all the time that I would have ordinarily used to write up some race reports! Since I have a little bit of time right now, I thought I’d share a quick update ... Read More ..read more
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Super Superlatives 2017
Summer Cook
by Summer Cook
4y ago
I did similar posts for the 2014, 2015 , and 2016 seasons, and it’s time for another edition. Its quite entertaining for me to look back on the year and reflect on some of my favorite parts and also laugh at some of the absurd things that happened. I see it as a way to tell some stories from the season that I ... Read More ..read more
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Tongyeong and Miyazaki World Cups
Summer Cook
by Summer Cook
4y ago
Tongyeong World Cup This was my second trip to Tongyeong. After last year’s win, I had fond memories of the town and the course and was excited to return to race. After my crazy September racing schedule, I felt pretty run down for most of my October training block. As my coach promised, I would come around and the first ... Read More ..read more
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Super League Triathlon: Jersey
Summer Cook
by Summer Cook
4y ago
After following the first Super League Triathlon event in Hamilton Island, Australia in March that was men’s only, I was hoping that I would get an invite when the female field was added and I was thrilled when it came through. The Super League Jersey event lived up to the hype!  SLT kept us busy before the races. We had ... Read More ..read more
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Rotterdam Grand Final
Summer Cook
by Summer Cook
4y ago
After a week and a half spent training in Tuscany, I headed to Rotterdam for the Grand Final. While there is no single day “worlds” event for the senior elite athletes, the Grand Final weekend includes world championships for age group athletes, juniors, and U23 athletes. For senior elites, the Grand Final is one of the most important races in ... Read More ..read more
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Karlovy Vary World Cup
Summer Cook
by Summer Cook
4y ago
My race in Karlovy Vary was my first time back in the Czech Republic since my study abroad trip to Prague in 2011. KV is one of the prettiest places I have ever visited. The main part of the city is a promenade along the thermal river in a valley. Once you got off the main promenade in any direction ... Read More ..read more
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Yucatan World Cup
Summer Cook
by Summer Cook
4y ago
Yucatan World Cup was one of the more logistically interesting races that I’ve done. The host hotel in Merida, where I and the rest of the USAT were staying, was located 35km up the freeway from Puerto Progreso. Due to extreme heat and humidity, which should have surprised exactly zero athletes when they signed up to race in Mexico in ... Read More ..read more
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WTS Edmonton
Summer Cook
by Summer Cook
4y ago
I was really frustrated coming off of WTS Hamburg. Part of my performance was of my own making, but circumstances outside of my control exacerbated my poor result. Without going into too much detail, it would probably surprise people that Edmonton was the worst I’ve felt on a start line all year. For reasons that later made sense, I found ... Read More ..read more
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Banyoles Camp and Altafulla European Cup
Summer Cook
by Summer Cook
4y ago
After my DNS in Leeds, I headed down to Banyoles, Spain for training camp. Banyoles is about 90 minutes north of Barcelona and 30 miles south of France. The town is pretty small, but is a paradise for cyclists with quiet roads that wind through the hills and a lake that is perfect for open water swimming. It took a ... Read More ..read more
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Yokohama WTS
Summer Cook
by Summer Cook
4y ago
Yokohama is one of my favorite races and I was thrilled to be headed back this year. Yokohama was my very first WTS race back in 2015, so the race is a little extra special for me as it always proves to be an opportunity to measure my progress and realize how far I’ve come in the last few years.  ... Read More ..read more
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