Its almost that time of year again! WOWS (Wednesday Night Open Water Swim) will start on May 17th at 5:00 pm and go till 6:30 pm at Miller Park. The beach is located just behind the zoo and swimmers can enter the parking lot off of Morris St.  It is open to anyone who wants to join us, Reaper or not! So bring a friend (as long as they can swim). … [Read more...]

WEST CHESTER, Ohio – Grim Reaper Fitness’ first youth & junior team traveled to USAT Nationals and brought home a top-10 and two top-20 finishes. Lily Matthews finished 9th in the 15-year-old female division posting an overall time of 41:44.9. Her swim time of 3:53.41 was the division’s fastest. Athletes between the ages of 11 and 15 raced a … [Read more...]

CLEMSON, SC – The Illinois State University Tri-Birds competed against nearly 1300 athletes in the USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships Saturday. Michael Braun posted the best finish among the Tri-Birds, finishing the Olympic distance event in 2:27:23, which was good for 260th among over 750 men. Run times were higher than … [Read more...]

Fresh off its second straight USA Triathlon (USAT) Mideast Region championship, Grim Reaper Fitness is taking on a new challenge – the formation of a Youth and Junior Triathlon team. Coaches Erik Rankin and Tim Auth are certified USAT Youth and Junior coaches, who bring that education along with the past experience of coaching … [Read more...]