Merrick to compete in Desert Classic Duathlon

By: Riptide Multisports

Josh Merrick of the Riptide Multisports Elite Team will compete this Sunday, February 22nd at the Desert Classic Duathlon in Phoenix, AZ.

This is Merrick’s 2nd year competing in this race. In 2008 Merrick was 5th overall, finishing only 0.6 seconds behind Simon Whitfield who went on to garner a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics.

Merrick will face off against 12 other male professionals including David Thompson who finished 3rd last year.

Watch for Merrick to race aggressively this weekend. He had the fastest first run split in 2008 and will likely try to do the same this year in hopes of gaining an edge on Thompson who is noted as a strong cyclist.