{"id":1758,"date":"2026-05-10T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T08:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2026-05-30T20:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T20:21:00","slug":"nice-tri-%f0%9f%8f%83-%f0%9f%9a%b4-%f0%9f%8f%8a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1758","title":{"rendered":"Nice Tri! \ud83c\udfc3 \ud83d\udeb4 \ud83c\udfca"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1dbf2583aa4&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1dbf2583aa4\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3451-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1759\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333401151553377;width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3451-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3451-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3451-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3451-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3451-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3451.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bigelow Laboratory Vice President for Education <strong>Ben Twining <\/strong>(far left) shared this great snap of senior research scientists<strong> Julia Brown<\/strong> (center left) and <strong>Cath Mitchell <\/strong>(far right) with <strong>Kevin Posman<\/strong>, assistant director of <strong>Bigelow Analytical Services<\/strong>, at the <strong>Polar Bear Triathlon and Duathlon<\/strong> in Brunswick last weekend. Ben, Julia, and Kevin competed in the race, while Cath cheered the group on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not surprising to us that exceptional ocean scientists also excel at athletic competitions that span the land and water: they&#8217;re accustomed to shifting gears! Congratulations to all the Bigelowians who competed and cheered at the event!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bigelow Laboratory Vice President for Education Ben Twining (far left) shared this great snap of senior research scientists Julia Brown (center left) and Cath Mitchell (far right) with Kevin Posman, assistant director of Bigelow Analytical Services, at the Polar Bear Triathlon and Duathlon in Brunswick last weekend. Ben, Julia, and Kevin competed in the race, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","css_class_manager_body_classes":"","css_class_manager_use_in_post_loop":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[17,18],"class_list":["post-1758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-events","tag-maine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1760,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758\/revisions\/1760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}