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Mike Kloser of Vail won his second consecutive USA Triathlon Winter National Championship in Bend, Ore., last week, finishing the race in 1 hour, 9 minutes and 43 seconds to edge Brian Smith, 32, of Gunnison by 44 seconds.
Kloser, 48, has established himself in recent years as a stalwart on the team adventure-racing circuit, winning multiple international titles as captain of Team Nike. The 6K run/10K bike/6K ski format of the winter triathlon is a shorter distance than usual for the former mountain bike world champion.
