Bates College triathlon training

: Debbie Morin-Ouellette, center, of Poland practices a mass start during the Bates Tri Camp on Taylor Pond in Auburn on Sunday. Participants of the three-day camp trained for triathlon races, which include the endurance disciplines of swimming, cycling and running. Bates College swim coach Peter Casares, two-time Ironman finisher David Baker and collegiate swimmer Kata Baker directed the first-year camp. “Having people from all abilities has made (Tri Camp) a lot of fun,” David Baker said. Visit www.batestricamp.com for more information.

: David Baker, a two-time Ironman finisher, works with Angela Doxsey of Gorham during the Bates Tri Camp open-water swim on Taylor Pond in Auburn on Sunday.

: Bates Tri Camp athletes, from left, Linda D’Alessandro of Lewiston, Debbie Morin-Ouellette of Poland, Angela Doxsey of Gorham and Brooke Hackett of Bangor take time to chat at Taylor Pond Yacht Club on Sunday.

: Peter Casares of Auburn practices a mass start exercise during Bates Tri Camp on Taylor Pond in Auburn on Sunday. Participants of the three-day camp trained for triathlon races, which include the endurance disciplines of swimming, cycling and running. Casares, who is Bates College’s swim coach, two-time Ironman finisher David Baker and collegiate swimmer Kata Baker directed the first-year camp. “Having people from all abilities has made (Tri Camp) a lot of fun,” David Baker said. Athletes, from left, are Angela Doxsey of Gorham, Debbie Morin-Ouellette of Poland, Brooke Hackett of Bangor, Casares and Linda D’Alessandro of Lewiston. Visit www.batestricamp.com for more information.

: Linda D’Alessandro of Lewiston exits Taylor Pond during a Bates Tri Camp transition exercise on Sunday. “It is really important that you can transition between all three,” co-director David Baker said. Triathlons involve swimming, biking and running with transitions between each discipline.

: Frederick Garneau of Glastonbury, Conn., swims across Taylor Pond during the Bates Tri Camp in Auburn on Sunday.

: Brooke Hackett of Bangor gives Peter Casares of Auburn a high five during Bates Tri Camp on Taylor Pond on Sunday.

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