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She Found Her Confidence In Motion: 67-Year-Old Mass Athlete Heads To World Triathlon
Jane Carbone has swam, biked, and run her way through decades of races. And now, at 67, she’s taking her endurance global.
The Somerville resident will represent the U.S. at the World Triathlon Championships in Wollongong, Australia, on Oct. 17, competing in the 65-69 Sprint Triathlon division.
Carbone didn’t grow up an athlete.
“In school, I didn’t play sports,” she said. “But living in Boston, I always watched the marathon. In my 30s I decided to train for it.”
She started in 1992 as a bandit.
Hip and knee pain later led her to swimming and cycling, where she stumbled into the triathlo…
