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Triathlons increasing in popularity on Long Island

"YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE!!!!!!!"

Written in capital letters and with no less than seven exclamation points, that was the exhortation on the bottom of the flyer for the Racing for Recovery Kids Sprint Triathlon in Eisenhower Park. There, on May 3, 55 local youngsters, ages 10-14, swam a quarter-mile in the Aqua Center pool, then biked six miles around the park, and concluded by running a mile....

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