The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

The Best in The West Triathlon series returns this weekend, Sept. 10-11, with a full array of competitions – literally something for everyone, at Lewis Creek Park.

Not counting the informal gathering of triathletes in 2020, who basically all did their own thing, this year’s event will be the 11th year of what started as a senior project for Race Director Blair Bronson at Oregon State University.

The race has grown steadily over the years and Bronson, who now co-directs the event with his wife Staci, though numbers have tapered off slightly following the COVID pandemic.

“The numbers...