Victoria endurance veteran placed as the third woman across in Ironman Coeur d’Alene in Idaho
Fifty is nifty. Age is just a number. You’re only as old as you feel. Melanie McQuaid has been hearing all the oldies-but-goldies adages for the past week. And rightfully so.
“This is validating. It shows what you can do at 50,” said the three-time former X-Terra world champion and two-time ITU cross-triathlon world champion. That outlook comes in handy in McQuaid’s occupation of coaching endurance athletes of all ages and abilities on the Island and off.
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