When it comes to the world’s most athletic people, few can deny that triathletes are at the top of the list. Whether it’s running, biking or swimming, they do it all, and do it quickly.   The Triathlon Club, founded in 1999, serves to help students train to compete in triathlons as well as facilitates their competition in events.   According to club member and junior in aerospace engineering Zack Capets, the team’s primary goal during the school year is training because most triathlons occur during the summer.   “The trickiest thing about triathlon is that it‘s really more of a summer sport than anything else,” said Capets. “So right as we’re getting back to school, the triathlon season is pretty much ending. The vast majority of people compete from April through October.”    However, according to Capets, off-season training is imperative to success in races.   “Right now we’re getting in our base training and that’s what’s going to happen through the rest of the winter,” Capets said. “We’ll have our longer workouts until January of February. And once February rolls around, it’s time to start thinking about racing season.”   The club has recently gained popularity among new students, which has raised the level of competition according to Capets.   “The group has a lot more enthusiasm this year,” Capets said. “We have a lot of younger people that have a better background in the constituent sports of triathlon. We get a broad spectrum [of experience levels coming in,] but this year we’ve got an experienced crop. We’ve got people even with just a limited experience with triathlon that are much better than in year’s past.”   The younger students are also helping the club to ensure its continuation into the future according to vice-president and graduate student in mechanical engineering Nicole Lewis.   “We’re trying to get a lot more newer and younger members,” Lewis said. “For the past few years it has been a lot of grad students and seniors so we were kind of afraid the club would die out.”    The talent level and youth aren’t the only new features this year. The club plans to fund a trip to collegiate nationals in Tuscaloosa, Ala. according Lewis.   “Within club sports, anything that puts a club sport on a national level, they make sure that we get there,” Lewis said. “Anything national related, [club sports] will try to make sure we get there, but that‘s still in the works.”   While it only sent one member to collegiate nationals last year, Lewis and her fellow triatheletes aim to send a group this year.   “We‘re trying to send the whole team to collegiate nationals in April,” Lewis said. “It’s fun because it’s kind of an away trip, it’s not just in Wilmington or something like that.”   The team is also competing in other events throughout the year including a race this weekend at Jordan Lake Triathlon in Durham.   “The best part of triathlon club goes hand in hand with the races,” Lewis said. “Even though it is an individual sport, you still train together and support each other. The camaraderie of it all is the best part.”   The Jordan Lake event is the last local race of the triathlon season according to Capets.   “The biggest thing in triathlon is that you can train all you want, but competing is a lot of fun,” Capets said. “I feel like you have to go out there and compete.”   The men’s triathlon will be held Saturday while the women’s triathlon will be held Sunday.