We salute Beth Bragg on her retirement. Through her years of coverage of our race for the ADN, Beth brought the excitement each racer feels when she participates in the Gold Nugget Triathlon to the community where GNT lives and flourishes. Beth composed excellent interest stories leading up to race day each year, whether it was about a woman completing her 100th triathlon; the multi-generations of one family of grandmothers, mothers and daughters competing as a team in the race; or a woman moving beyond her incarceration to come back into the community by keeping her running front and center. Each story exemplified the mission of the GNT to empower women and girls to improve their lives through fitness.
On race day, Beth then pivoted and was there ready to interview the top finishers and hear their stories of fitness, challenges they surmounted, and the families cheering them all the way. We are forever grateful that Beth’s coverage of our race helped it evolve to be the beloved community event it is today. Congratulations Beth; you will be missed!
— Sheila Swanson
and the members of the Board of Directors of the Alaska Women’s Gold Nugget Triathlon
Anchorage
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