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Triathlon and Women's Narratives of Bodies and Sport

Megan Kelly Cronan The University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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David Scott Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Pages 17-34 | Received 27 Feb 2006, Accepted 29 Nov 2006, Published online: 14 Jan 2008

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