Who said golfers aren't hardcore athletes?
Anne van Dam, one of the LPGA's and Ladies European Tour's longest drivers, always wanted to do a 70.3 — a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride, and a 13.1-mile run, also known as a half-iron.
The 27-year-old Netherlands native is a big cycler and runs "a lot" when she's out on tour. Many of her friends have done triathlons, so looking for something to do in the offseason, van Dam decided to take on a half-iron. She signed up for one in Indian Wells and La Quinta, California on December 4 — about a week after finishing 10th at the LET’s season-finale, the Andalucia Open de Espana.