Greg Grinnell. (MARTY BASCH PHOTO)The day after completing the Norway Triathlon in western Maine earlier this month, Greg Grinnell was out on his mountain bike navigating the sinuous singletrack along North Conway's Moat trail network.
The number 180 was still visible on his thigh below his bike shorts.
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