Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley completes Iron-distance triathlon

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Sen. Merkley: Triathlete.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

This past Saturday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley accomplished a major goal: He completed an Iron-distance triathlon. That's a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile run. That's major. He was so psyched about it, he tweeted a blurry photo of himself near the finish line [...]Sponsor BikePortland.org. Advertise here.

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