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Local athlete will compete in his third Grand Columbianby Roger S. Lucas

Gary Martin, from Electric City and a 59-year-old forester with the Colville Tribes, plans on a great day this Saturday as he competes in the Olympic-distance race of the Grand Columbian Triathlon.

“I don’t pay too much attention to the time, I just like to compete,” Martin said Monday.

The Olympic distance is a 1.5-kilometer (0.9375-mile) swim, 45K (26.2-mile) bike ride and a 10K (6.2-mile) run.

This will be Martin’s third entry in the Grand Columbian.Martin said he trains year around, and since he can’t swim in the winter

he works on his endurance.Biking and running are his main interests. He gets a lot of leg work in his

job combing the woods.Martin has trained consistently since his high school days in Virginia, he

said, and he gets in a good run every two or three days.To Martin, it’s a good day when he can go out and compete and enjoy what

he is doing.Saturday should be a good day.

Weekend Schedule • Friday September 20th, 2013: Packet Pickup, Bike Check In & Carb Loading Day • 1:00 pm: Packet Pick-Up & Late Registration @ Spring Canyon Campground • 1:00 pm: T1 opens for Bike Check In @ Spring Canyon Campground • 5:15 pm: Athletes Meeting @ Spring Canyon Campground • 6:00 pm: Carb Loading Dinner @ Church of the Nazarene • 6:00 pm: Volunteer meeting @ Spring Canyon Campground • 7:00 pm: Packet Pick Up & T1 Closes for the day. • 8:00 pm: Carb Loading Dinner Ends • 8:00 pm: Sweet Dreams! Get some rest before the big day! • Saturday September 21st, 2013: Race Day • 5:00 am: Bus Shuttles start running from T2 ( Lower Vac Park ) to T1 ( Spring Canyon Campground ) • 5:00 am: Packet Pick-Up & Late Registration @ Spring Canyon Campground • 5:00 am: T1 OPENS FOR ALL EVENTS and Race Bag & Special Needs Bag Drop Off • 6:15 am: T1 Closes for Ultra (Iron) • 6:30 am: Mandatory Pre-Race Meeting at Swim Start for Ultra (Iron) • 6:45 am: Ultra (Iron) Swim Waves Start in 5 Minute Increments • 8:30 am: T1 Closes for Long Course (1/2 Iron) • 8:45 am: Mandatory Pre-Race Meeting at Swim Start for Long Course (1/2 Iron) • 9:00 am: Long Course (1/2 Iron) Swim Waves Start in 5 Minute In-crements • 9:30 am: T1 Closes for Olympic Distance • 9:45 am: Mandatory Pre-Race Meeting at Swim Start for Olympic Distance • 10:00 am: Olympic DistanceSwim Waves Start in 5 Minute Incre-ments • 11:30 am: Post Race Food Opens at T2! Bon Appetite! • 1:00 pm: Olympic Triathlon & Aquabike Awards Ceremony. • 4:00 pm: Long Course (1/2 Iron) Triathlon, Aquabike & Duathlon Awards Ceremony. • 1:00 am: Post Race Food Closes Sunday Morning

NOTE: The Lions Club will be serving Coffee at the parking lot leading down to the T1 transition area. Keep an eye for them if you’d like to get some. • Sunday, September 22nd, 2013: Post Race day at Eagles Lodge, Grand Coulee, WA • 10:00 am: Post Race Brunch Opens “Eagles Lodge” in Grand Coulee • 11:00 am: Awards Ceremony Begins for the Ultra • 12:30 pm: Post Race Brunch Closes

Gary Martin on the bike race in 2011. — file photo

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Not even cancer could keep her awayby Kaitlyn Spore

Editor’s note: Despite learning of her brain tumor last January, resil-ient athlete Kaitlyn Spore, 23, has trained for and intends to compete in the half-iron distance race this Satur-day. Her story, here in her own words, amplifies in extreme the triathlete’s mindset that makes each of them an inspiration.

I have asthma, and growing up, I hated being different, hated having to stop an activity be-

cause of an attack, and really hated having people think I wasn’t capable of something. Other than experienc-ing wheezing and chest tightening, I knew I wasn’t different and that I could still do everything I set my mind to. I decided early on that I wouldn’t let anything limit me and that quitting was never an option.

I trained for my first triathlon with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society when I was 18, but two weeks before the race I tore my Achilles. Not competing was never an option in my mind. I had fundraised and was racing for people who fought for their lives every day without quitting or giving up. I was not about to quit over an injury. If I could walk in a cast boot, then I could still complete the race. I didn’t think I was doing anything astonishing; I was just fin-ishing the goal I had set for myself and experiencing the sport from a different perspective.

My aunt and I both have the goal of completing an Ironman. Last year we were set to compete in the Florida Ironman, but plans changed when I broke my foot a month before the race. Breaking my foot was a physical limitation that was really hard for me to deal with. I couldn’t put much pressure on it, let alone run.

Being limited pushed me to work harder, and with the help of a tal-ented CrossFit coach, I was able to keep my sanity with modified work-outs. I quickly learned how true it is

that you appreciate certain things so much more after they are taken away. Seeing people in the gym doing things that I couldn’t was incredibly motivating and I knew that when I was out of the cast and healed, I would continue to push myself.

Two weeks before my cast came off, my aunt and I registered for the Grand Columbian Iron Distance race. It was our Christmas present to ourselves and we started training the first week of January when I got the official clear on my healed foot.

A week later I was diagnosed with a lymphoma brain tumor. The first thing that came to my mind was how ironic it was that the disease that first brought me to triathlons would come into my life as I was training for my biggest race yet.

I certainly didn’t want to be defined by cancer and more than anything I wanted to keep my life as normal as possible. I kept up my nor-mal life: teaching, training, CrossFit, and grad school. It wasn’t until my hair started falling out that I began telling people. Being bald is kind of hard to hide!

As my energy dwindled, I real-ized I had to give up the training in order to manage everything else. I promised myself I would pick up the training again as soon as my treat-ment was over.

I won’t lie; having cancer is defi-nitely not fun or easy. And keeping my life as ‘normal’ as possible was much more difficult than I thought. Losing your energy, your appetite, your hair, and your free time is hard.

But while I k n e w I c o u l d n ’ t control hav-ing cancer, I could control my attitude about it. And I realized that having a positive attitude was not a one-time decision, but instead a series of active choices. It’s the choice to wake up and smile as you begin your day; it’s the choice to let comments people make slide off of you; it’s the choice to see the positive in a frustrating situation; it’s the choice to be thankful for the people in your life; it’s the choice to find the learning in every experience; and it’s the choice to decide what kind of example you want to set. If there was any example I wanted to set for my students, it was that challenges can be conquered and staying positive makes the experience much more enjoyable.

More than anything, I learned that your attitude is constantly tested. Without a conscious choice to hold on to, it is easy to slip away from the at-titude you want to have. For me, that meant figuring out what defined me. And I decided that the word I wanted to define me was “resilience.” To me, resilience means not quitting or giv-

ing up no matter how hard something may seem. It means giving it your all even when you don’t have your all to give. It means loving yourself

and accept-ing that life throws you experiences that may not a l way s b e easy, but will always teach you impor-tant lessons a l o n g t h e way. M o s t importantly,

it means staying true to yourself, pushing through, and always keeping a smile on your face.

Having cancer helped me under-stand who I am. The majority of life really is about how you deal with the cards you are dealt. Your response to a situation is always a choice. It may not always be easy, but the dif-ficult times provide an opportunity for you to decide who you truly are. To quote a man that deeply inspires me, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

After finishing treatment in June I began to train again. Getting back in shape after seven months of treat-ment may just be harder than the treatment itself! But I now know who I am, and it is with resilience that I will continue to train, to never give up, and to not quit until I cross the finish line.

“Two weeks before my cast came off, my aunt and I registered for the Grand Colum-bian Iron Distance race. It was our Christmas present to ourselves and we started training the first week of January when I got the official clear on my healed foot.

A week later I was diagnosed with a lymphoma brain tumor.”

Kaitlyn Spore

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This overview shows the arrangement of the Spring Canyon start area and check-in.

The T2 (bike-to-run transition) and finish line is in the park below the Visi-tor Center at Grand Coulee Dam.

Most of this year’s run routes go back to the Down-river Trail along the Columbia River. Runners (except for

those in the duathlon) will start and end the

last leg of the race at the park below Visitor

Center at Grand Coulee Dam, crossing the bridge

over the Columbia on the sidewalks, then using the

Downriver Trail for most of the run. Each run — for the

Olympic, the half-iron, the iron, and the super tri differ only in length and

number of times repeated. Exact route directions are available online, along with complete course “flyover” movies at http://trifreaks.com/grand-columbian-super-tri/

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StateCategory Name Age Gen. City Prov

Ultra Duathlon Dougall, Scott 41 M Keizer OR

Ultra Distance Aquabike Morin, Kelly 45 F YellowkniF NT

Ultra Distance Aquabike Martinez, Nuria 47 F Coeur d'AleneID

Ultra Distance Aquabike OHern, David 30 M Seattle WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Morrison, J. 32 M Surrey BC

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Goethals, K. 48 F Valencia CA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Neighbor, Daniel 26 M Klamath FallsOR

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. VanderSchelden G 25 M Pullman WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Renne, David 40 M Snohomish WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. WAIN, TYLER 25 M SEATTLE WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Page, Jeremy 30 M Great Falls MT

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Stoltz, Brian 40 M Kirkland WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Froelich, Daniel 29 M Pullman WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Hampton, Clyde 37 M Forks WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Schulz, Thomas 42 M Olympia WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Townsend, Ariel 21 F Richland WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Acheson, Rusty 29 M Plano TX

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Kraus, Eric 48 M Seattle WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Henderson, Ray 43 M Aberdeen WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Granger, Brian 43 M San Diego CA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Darmer, Kevin 35 M Thornton CO

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Robison, Edward 51 M Gig Harbor WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. BaldwinGranger A 40 F San Diego CA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Nevin, Luke 33 M Renton WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Martin, Greg 36 M Anchorage AK

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Frris, David 27 M Silverdale WA

Ultra (Iron) Dist. Tri. Funge, Jaime 37 F Kent WA

Olympic Triathlon Littleworth, Jim 43 M Spokane WA

Olympic Triathlon Itterley, David 27 M East Wen. WA

Olympic Triathlon Heppe, mark 61 M plains MT

Olympic Triathlon Anglin, Jeremy 38 M Spokane Val. WA

Olympic Triathlon Russell, Phil 56 M Lake Tapps WA

Olympic Triathlon Russell, Phil 56 M Lake Tapps WA

Olympic Triathlon Lehmbecker, Lar. 55 M Chelan WA

Olympic Triathlon Schuster, Jeff 42 M Spokane WA

Olympic Triathlon May, Julie 52 F Vernon BC

Olympic Triathlon Weyhrauch, Thom 56 M Gig Harbor WA

Olympic Triathlon Combs , Jason 42 M Washougal WA

Olympic Triathlon Ament, Katherine 32 F Seattle WA

Olympic Triathlon Ballard, Jim 45 M Tualatin OR

Olympic Triathlon Baker, Stephen 60 M Missoula MT

Olympic Triathlon Hagen, Alisha 25 F Gig Harbor WA

Olympic Triathlon Cole, Emily 32 F Newcastle WA

Olympic Triathlon Richmond, Casey 40 M Tualatin OR

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Lake, Jamie 34 F Deer Park WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Hartley, Jenny 50 F Montesano WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Domes, Erika 33 F Seattle WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Morgan, Bruce 48 M Bellevue WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Achen, Kathy 48 F Otis OrchardsWA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon McMahon, Denise 56 F Vernon BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Attrill, Shannon 40 F Chilliwack BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Whitman, Jeff 35 M Longview WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Smith, Corrie 34 F Anchorage AK

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Wardian, Claire 17 F Coeur D AleneID

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Moore, Elizabeth 40 F Kent WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Leong, Ryan 29 M Spokane WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Enloe, Erika 43 F Leavenworth WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Moore, Timothy 15 M Kent WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Pohlman, Jared 37 M Oak Harbor WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Cortner, Michael 56 M Otis OrchardsWA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Robison, Lorilie 47 F Gig Harbor WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Titland, Colby 41 M Everett WA

Long (Half Iron) Course Aquabike Toland, Marv 52 M Kirkland WA

Long (Half Iron) Course Aquabike Mcdonald, Scott 55 M maple valley WA

Long (Half Iron) Course Aquabike Teichgraeber, Davis 36 F Portland OR

Long (Half Iron) Course Aquabike Hill, Jerry 56 M spokane WA

Olympic Triathlon Reich, Allyson 41 F Vernon BC

Olympic Triathlon Williams, Nath 27 M Seattle WA

Olympic Triathlon Popham, Katrina 43 F Clarkston WA

Olympic Triathlon Frost , Danielle 37 F Washougal WA

Olympic Triathlon Russell, Petria 14 F Lake Tapps WA

Olympic Triathlon Lehigh, John 34 M kirkland WA

Olympic Triathlon Gregson, Dean 49 M Tualatin OR

Olympic Triathlon Marshall, Patricia 50 F Coldstream BC

Olympic Triathlon Itterley, Shannen 29 F

Olympic Triathlon Maykuth, Amy 40 F Coeur d'AleneID

Olympic Triathlon CafFrty, Justin 34 M Meridian ID

Olympic Triathlon Silvernagel, Ma 24 F Seattle WA

Olympic Triathlon Panduro, Stig 40 M Kirkland WA

Olympic Triathlon Harttrup, Jon 36 M Shoreline WA

Olympic Triathlon Gahringer, Jen 29 F Wenatchee WA

Olympic Triathlon Martin, Gary 59 M Grand CouleeWA

Olympic Triathlon VanSant, Julie 32 F Prineville OR

Olympic Triathlon Breckenridge, K 57 M Loon Lake WA

Olympic Triathlon Lund, Nicole 39 F Spokane WA

Olympic Triathlon Brosious, Bryan 28 M Missoula MT

Olympic Triathlon Russell, Petria 14 F Lake Tapps WA

Olympic Aquabike Hanson-Redrup, T 50 F Strasse WA

Olympic Aquabike Souther, Paeca 43 F Mead WA

Olympic Aquabike Lynch, Matt 32 M

Olympic Aquabike Hecklinger, Nikole 44 F Seattle WA

Olympic Aquabike Poe, Shannan 35 F Bonney Lake WA

Olympic Aquabike LeBlanc, Wendy 48 F Seattle WA

Olympic Aquabike Lynch, John P. 66 M Spokane WA

Olympic Aquabike Carolyn, Donna 71 F Mead WA

Olympic Aquabike Maykuth, Mike 48 M Coeur d'AleneID

Olympic Aquabike Stevens, Kevin 56 F Spokane WA

Long Duathlon Lytle, Michelle 51 F Wenatchee WA

Long Duathlon Link, Gary 70 M Coldstream BC

Long Duathlon Shaw, Elgin 49 M

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Humphreys, Scott 29 M Puyallup WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Carter, Jackie 31 F Seattle WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Legault, Danielle 30 F Seattle WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Ruff, Gretchen 41 F San Diego CA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Pickering, John 42 M Sammamish WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Silverstein, Dalia 30 F Renton WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Redburg, Lisa 52 F Seattle WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Elliott, Stephanie 44 F East Wen WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Long, Rochelle 42 F Everett WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Brown, Eli 32 M Spokane WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Enkurs, Dennis 55 M Kelowna BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Gifford, Eva 21 F Victoria BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Weischedel, Biggi 42 F Kelowna BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Swinger, Arin 38 F Moses Lake WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Toland, Jack 17 M Kirkland WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Roth, Brian 33 M Vancouver BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Spore, Kaitlyn 23 F Seattle WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Brower, David 65 M Sammamish WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Morin, Steve 44 M YellowkniF NT

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon McGilliard, Anderson 27 M Richland WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Fleck, William 43 M Spokane WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Parks, Trena 54 F

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Pakootas, Joseph 56 M Inchelium WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Fzzey, Keri 39 F Coupeville WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Hobbs, Susan 42 F Great Falls MT

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Peoples, Spirit 40 M

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Pakootas, Chry 37 F

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Thompson, Alison 41 F Vancouver BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Wallace, Alex 57 M Vernon BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Darmer, Amy 37 F Thornton CO

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Gilbert, Victoria 25 F Vancouver BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon FRGUSON, KEITH 32 M Leavenworth WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Nelson, Mike 66 M Seattle WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Johnston, Katie 29 F

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Adams, Amie 28 F Seattle WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Robertson, Mike 43 M Chilliwack BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Foglesong Stabile, Jillian 31 F Spokane WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Adams, Bill 59 M Issaquah WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Proctor, James 48 M Spokane WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Corbett, Carol 54 FM Fruitvale BC

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Evans, Daniel 35 M Clarkston WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Wardian, Patrick 58 M Coeur D AleneID

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Lund, David 41 M Spokane WA

Long Course (Half Iron) Triathlon Graser, Zane 30 M Coeur d'AleneID

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About the coverA competitor in the 2012 Grand Co-lumbian leaves the water on the way to T1 to transition to the bike portion of the race. — Ralph Rise photo

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