The Best in the West Triathlon races returned to Sweet Home for the 16th year last weekend, as a total of 825 competitors hit the water, the roads and the trails in a kaleidoscope of events. .
The festival includes 26 separate events, geared toward nearly every taste or ability, many of them single sections of the triathlon races.
Together, the Olympic (1,500-meter swim 40K (roughly 25 mile) and Sprint (500-meter swim, 12-mile bike, 3.1-mile…