The Grizzly Triathlon is the Montana World Championships.  You’ve never seen a sprint triathlon like this.

It starts with the University of Montana Triathlon Team and Team Stampede.  The UM Triathlon Team has graduated amazing talent over the years. The tradition is for alumni to come back and race.  The UM Team has been successful because of the strong triathlon foundation that Team Stampede has started.

Let’s take a quick look at some of the story lines for the 2012 Edition:

– Corbo on Turbo –  Linsey Corbin has the course record of 1:03:41.  Last year was a bit windy as she was 31 seconds off the record.  Keep an eye on the clock when Corbin is on the run.

– Ladies Night – TCH Staffer Emily Kipp won’t read this anyways, so I’ll state the obvious…she’s a contender.  Any of you TCH campers that have ridden/swim/run with Kipp know she’s ripping.  Along with two time champ Jen Luebke these gals provide the biggest threat to Corbin.

– Year off vs Year on – Defending champ Adam Jensen is taking a lighter approach this season, meanwhile Griz legend and TCH Staffer Brendan Halpin, who will be styling on his new HED Stingers.

– Matt Lieto – Big time Pro making splash against the Montana all stars.

– Sleepers – Jesse Carnes, Jeff Cincoski, Julie Zickovich, Scarlet Kaplan