(Courtesy/Chris Metz) Chris Metz is overtaken by a kayaker on the Chilkat River on May 26, 2025, as he competes in the Chilkat Triathlon in the Chilkat Valley. Metz is the first to due the triathlon on a paddleboard.

When Chris Metz showed up to the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon with an inflatable Costco paddleboard no one knew how the eight-mile journey across Mosquito Lake and down the Chilkat River would turn out. 

But, as it…

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