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Competitors begin the Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni Modified Triathlon with a one kilometer swim here Sunday.The swimming portion consisted of two laps out to a buoy and back. The buoy was placed 250 meters away, but with the current and the turn-around point forcing competitors to slow down. 200 participants came out to fight their way through a 1 kilometer swim, a 32k bike ride, and two 4k runs. Many of the participants came from off the station in order to compete in something unique. Many different athletic events occur off base as well as on base giving people an opportunity to compete in teams or relays. - Competitors begin the Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni Modified Triathlon with a one kilometer swim here Sunday.The swimming portion consisted of two laps out to a buoy and back. The buoy was placed 250 meters away, but with the current and the turn-around point forcing competitors to slow down. 200 participants came out to fight their way through a 1 kilometer swim, a 32k bike ride, and two 4k runs. Many of the participants came from off the station in order to compete in something unique. Many different athletic events occur off base as well as on base giving people an opportunity to compete in teams or relays.

Participants take off after the 10-second countdown for the start of the first Heat the Streets duathlon here Sunday. The race was the first run, bike, run duathlon, and service members, civilians and local competitors gathered in numbers twice the amount of last year’s Heat the Streets event. - Participants take off after the 10-second countdown for the start of the first Heat the Streets duathlon here Sunday. The race was the first run, bike, run duathlon, and service members, civilians and local competitors gathered in numbers twice the amount of last year’s Heat the Streets event.