In Alaska, Cotton Is the "Death Fabric"

An Alaskan triathlete talks to Endurance Radio about the triathlon scene in Alaska.

"The folks up in Fairbanks scoff at us here in Anchorage. They call us the ‘Banana Belt’ because they have ambient temperatures that are 20 and 30 below and they get out and train just like us.  The keys things that we use are technical fabric apparel. It’s pretty important to have non-cotton apparel. In fact up here in Alaska they called cotton ‘the death fabric’.” Hear that, Team-in-Training?

More info on multisports and endurance sports in Alaska.