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Annabelle groaned as she stepped on thescale and eyed the bad news in front ofher toes. ‘I’m overweight and totally out

of shape.’ She squeezed her bulging spare tire,trying to imagine herself as an athlete, svelteand lithe. She had seen triathlons on TV, and hadoften wished shecould achieve sucha goal. ‘I’ve noexcuses. I’m goingto be a triathlete too, slim andin shape—but not in the shapeof a whale’.

The next day she stopped at asporting goods store where aclerk named Bill, a seasonedtriathlete, recommended a bookabout the sport. “A former pro named Zekewrote it. If you follow his plan, and your firstrace is a failure, he’ll return the money youpaid for the book. There are lots of triathletes intown. Ask their opinions and advice.” Hethought she was kind of cute and he wouldn’tmind seeing her again. “Or you can stop by hereagain so we can talk.” He gave her a wink.

Annabelle handed Bill a twenty-dollar bill forthe book. After returning home, she startedtraining for her first race.

In the meantime, the twenty bucks started itsown triathlon journey. Bill gave it to Charlene ata bike shop for new tubes, a patch kit, and chainlubricant. Charlene gave the twenty dollars toDale at the health foods store to pay for supple-ments formulated for endurance athletes. Dale

handed thetwenty dollars to Elizabeth ata running store to buy a box of ener-gy bars. Elizabeth gave the bill to Felix atthe pharmacy for bandages and antiseptic oint-ment to help heal her road rash. Felix had his eye

on Elizabeth’s friend, Annabelle,who bought a jar of muscle balm tosoothe her aching legs from her newrunning program. He encouraged her

to return to see him if it didn’t work forher.

Later, Felix forked over the twenty dol-lars to Greta at the pool for lessons. Gretagave Howard the twenty dollars at the gymfor some sessions in the spin class. Howard

handed Ivan the twenty dollars ata triathlon store as part of the pay-ment for new cycling shorts. Hehad met a cute woman named

Annabelle at the spin class, and he thought thenew shorts might make him look good and spinfaster to impress her.

Ivan saved the twenty dollar bill, along withhis growing stash of greenbacks in his piggybank, until he emptied it and gave it all to Jamieat a bicycle shop for high-end cycling shoes hehad been drooling over. Jamie handed over the

twenty-dollar bill to Kennyat a sporting goods storeto pay for new runningsocks and elastic shoelaces. Kenny gave Laurie

Date:Wednesday, July 16th4:30pm check-in opens

6pm race start

Location: La Jolla Shores Beach.

Transition area is just south of Kellogg Park.

Format: 1,000 meter oceanswim & 3 mile beach run.

JULY CLUB AQUATHLON

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latest information.

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TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO

From A to Z 1TCSD Events 3TCSD Contacts 4

Board Members 4Weekly Workout Calendar 5New Members 5

Announcing Team Classic 6TCSD Conversation 7Coach’s Corner 20

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MondayJuly 7th, 6pm

This monthly talk is specificallydesigned to get you started in thesport of triathlon, and our goal isto de-mystify triathlon and removethe ‘intimidation factor.’ All questions fair game and NON-MEMBERS WELCOME! Bringthat friend or relative.

HOW DO I GET STARTED?Get the answers to these questionsand more at TCSD’s Tri 101! Andhave great pizza also. How fit doI have to be? How long do I haveto train? What equipment do Ineed? What do I wear? Do I needa wetsuit? What kind of bike do Ineed? Can I do one on my moun-tain bike? How do I get startedwith my swim training? What aregood first time races? How can theclub help me?

Location: Leucadia Pizzaria7748 Regents Rd.San Diego, CA 92122Patio Roommap: http://tiny.cc/tl00hx

Contact:Questions or comments can besent to your beginner coaches [email protected].

Sunday July 20th, 7am

Sunday July 20th, 7am

JULY TCSD MEETINGS, CLINICS, RACES & RIDES*

INTRO TO TCSDAND FRIENDS

MondayJuly 14th, 6pm

SPECIAL This meeting will doubleas the TEAM CLASSIC infomra-tional meeting . See page 6 foradditional infomation on TCSDCares’ 2014 TEAM CLASSIC.

TRI 101 and2014 TEAM CLASSIC

All dates and events subject to change.* Refer to the Club’s website/calendar for additional workouts and latest information.

Swim #2. This is for that crazyswimmer in you who complainsthat the IM swim is not longenough.

Event will have kayak and pad-dle board volunteers who will beguides during the event.

A recommended $20 donationwill be collected the morning ofthe event. 100% will benefit twoTCSD members who are currentlybattling cancer.

Route: La Jolla Cove–Pier–andback

Distance: 3 miles

Schedule:6:30am-7am Registration/head

count/instructions7am Toes in the water

Start Location: La Jolla Covemap: http://tiny.cc/pce8fx

Full Details:Refer to Facebook event page,http://tiny.cc/i8d8fx

SEA BEASTSWIM SERIES

Come find out what makes ourClub awesome!

Please join us for the latestand greatest on all things TCSD.This is a great opportunity tohear about all the Club has tooffer, learn the basics about thesport of triathlon, and gain training partners.

If you are new to the sport, or just new to the Club, thismeeting is for you! Non-membersare welcome. No RSVP necessary. Bring/Invite a friend!

Free food and drinks will be provided.

Location: Moment Cycle Sportwww.momentcyclesport.com2816 Historic Decatur Rd., Ste 135San Diego, CA 92106(619) 523-BIKE (2453)map: http://tiny.cc/jfwf6

Contact: Paula Munoz,[email protected] or Jay Lewis, [email protected]

The TCSD Real Beginners’ BikeRide takes on the 56 bike pathand is a club ride where nobodygets left behind. If you can ridecomfortably for at least 60 min-utes without stopping (total ridetime 90-minutes) then this ride isfor you.

Be ready for a few moderateclimbs on the first half of theride; beginners need hills too!Total distance for the ride is 18miles. Hybrids and Mt. Bikes willgo half the distance.

James will be your leader andis promising a fun-filled morning.Non-members are ALWAYS wel-come. Helmets are MANDATORY.

Option: 5K run after the ride.Bring your run gear if you plan to join.

Schedule of Events:8:30am Bike Q&A9:00am Wheels Roll

NEW Meet up Location:PARK & RIDE Location12791 Sorrento Valley RoadDel Mar, CA 92121map: http://tiny.cc/f0j8cx

Contact:Please contact James Ismailogluat [email protected] any questions/comments.

REAL BEGINNERS’ BIKE RIDE

ALWAYS REFER TO THE TRI CLUB’S WEBSITE AND CALENDAR FOR THE LATEST EVENTS, UPDATES AND

DETAILS. DATES, LOCATIONS, EVENTS, GUESTS. ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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Triathlon Club of San DiegoP.O. Box 504366 San Diego, CA 92150-4366www.triclubsandiego.orgSend correspondence to the address above or contact President, Stephen Banister.

Membership & Renewal$75/year, $60 active military(w/active ID). Additional years available at discount.

TCSD membership (online) athttp://tiny.cc/v3xypw

TCSD e-listsSubscribe to the TCSD e-mailing list by sending a blank email withyour name in the body to:[email protected]

Publisher & Design/ProductionSprague Design, Dean [email protected] (858) 270-1605

Editor Alexis [email protected] (718) 216-8555

Newsletter Articles and IdeasPlease send to Dean Sprague at [email protected]/or Alexis Barnes at [email protected]

Contributing Writers:Barbara Javor, Carrie Waymel andCraig Zelent

Apparel: Zoca Gear Hank Montrose [email protected] (908) 247-1145

Aquathlon Director Jay Lewis [email protected]

Beginner Coaches James Ismailoglu [email protected]

Dean Rosenberg [email protected]

Steve Tally [email protected]

Bike Case Rentals Bob Rosen [email protected]

Club Historian Ian Kelly [email protected]

Creative Team Arch & Christy Fuston [email protected]

Expo Director Deborah Jones [email protected]

Ironman Coaches Craig Zelent [email protected] (760) 214-0055

Membership Director James Ismailoglu [email protected]

Newsletter Editor Alexis Barnes [email protected] (718) 216-8555

Newsletter Publisher Dean Sprague [email protected] (858) 270-1605

Race Director Jim Johnson [email protected]

Social Directors Bryan Diaz [email protected]

Amanda Scott [email protected]

Social Media Manager Kat Gunsur [email protected]

Sponsorship Director Cory Gasaway [email protected]

Swim Director Chris Costales [email protected]

Swim Director, Open Water Trevor King [email protected] (858) 717-1114

TCSD Cares Steve Tally [email protected]

Track Coach, UTC (Spring/Summer) Bill Gleason [email protected]

Track Coach, North County Mike Plumb [email protected]

Volunteer Director Dawn Copenhaver [email protected] (619) 867-2784

Youth Team Coach Judi Carbary [email protected]

Web Administrators John Hill [email protected]

Richard Reilly [email protected]

Roger Leszczynski

President Stephen Banister [email protected]

Vice President Debbie Wittich [email protected]

Treasurer Mike Plumb [email protected]

Secretary Brian Maiorano [email protected]

Independent Directors John Hill [email protected]

Brian Long [email protected]

TCSD Board of Directors [email protected]

TCSD BOARD MEMBERS

TCSD VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS

CONTACTS

NEWSLETTER STAFF ANDINFORMATION

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Monday6:00 AM Ocean Swim, advanced/expert swimmers • Location: La Jolla Cove.

6:00 PM Ocean Swim in Carlsbad • Location: Tamarack Beach.

5:00 PM Ocean Swim in La Jolla • Location: La Jolla Shores.

7:30 PM JCC Swim Workout • Location: Jewish Community Center (JCC) in University City • Fee based.

Tuesday6:00 AM Pannikin Bike Ride • Location: Pannikin - 7467 Girard Ave., La Jolla.

6:00 AM Ocean Swim • Location: Carlsbad.

6:30 AM Bike Workout in Point Loma, Group ride • Location: Moment Cycle Sport, Liberty Station.

6:00 PM Track Workout in Carlsbad/North County, Coached session • Location: Carlsbad High School,Monroe St. and Chestnut Ave.

Wednesday6:00 AM Ocean Swim, advanced/expert swimmers • Location: La Jolla Cove.

6:00 PM Ocean Swim in Carlsbad • Location: Tamarack Beach.

6:00 PM Bike Workout in Central San Diego, Coached session • Location: varies, typically Fiesta Island.

7:30 PM JCC Swim Workout • Location: Jewish Community Center (JCC) in University City • Fee based.

Thursday6:00 AM Ocean Swim • Location: Carlsbad.

6:15 AM Pannikin Bike Ride • Location: Pannikin - 7467 Girard Ave., La Jolla.

6:30 AM Bike Workout in Point Loma, Group ride • Location: Moment Cycle Sport, Liberty Station.

Friday

6:30 AM First light ocean Swim • Location: La Jolla Cove.

12:00 PM Swim workout • Location: Ventura Cove.

5:30 PM Ocean Swim in La Jolla • Location: La Jolla Cove.

Saturday

8:00 AM Bike Workout, Group Ride • Location: Meet at Starbucks in Del Mar, Hwy. 101 & 15th St

8:00 AM Bike Workout, Group Ride • Location: Nytro Multisport, Encinitas.

Sunday2:30 PM Youth Triathlon Workout • Location: various • Contact coaches for details,

Judy Carbary, [email protected].

TCSD OFFICIAL WEEKLY WORKOUT CALENDAR

* Refer to the Club’s website/calendar for additional workouts and latest information. WWW.TRICLUBSANDIEGO.ORG

WELCOMENEW TCSDMEMBERSJason Anderson

Maggie Bellamy

Thomas Bloom

Jennifer Brady

Damon Brady

David Bredt

John Brumbaugh

Luis Castillo Rodriguez

Kaoru Collier

Mario Cordova

Darren Day

Hailey Eklund

Carrie Flintom

Jayson Fultz

Amelia Glaser

Katherine Godfrey

Parker Grubensky

Kevin Herrera Garcia

Leyla Jordan

Michael Kelly

Isabella King

Stephanie Lance

Cindy Larson

Branden Lee

Victor Lopez

Clare Lyons

Richelle Mancini

Marie McBride

Katie McGann

Katie Morin

Adrienne Nicodemus

Emily Osga

Randy Paddock

Dan Palmatier

Megan Pedersen

John Phillips

Jennifer Potter

Alexa Provancha


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Please join us for a longstanding Tri Club tradition ofthe Del Mar PowerhouseConcerts! Concerts start at6pm, but half the fun is thepicnicking that starts around4:30 or 5pm. A Tri Club flagwill be set up until 7pm soyou can easily find the group.The flag blocks the view ofother attendees, so we dohave to take it down prompt-ly before the headliners startat 7pm. An area will bereserved for us (unofficially)at lunch time, but the earlieryou can get there the better.It really fills up. Bring blan-kets, chairs (only short onesare allowed) picnics, wine, beer, etc., and comeout for a great time with your fellow members!Friends and family are welcome. This is a bringyour own picnic event.

Concerts at Powerhouse ParkBring your blankets, lawn chairs and picnic to

Del Mar Powerhouse Park to enjoy the Del MarSummer Twilight Concerts. The park is large but

gets packed, so get thereearly. The music venue has afriendly, comfortable atmos-phere, and is popular forbringing the family.

Event Overlooks OceanPowerhouse Park sits

along-side Del Mar CityBeach, giving a great view ofthe ocean and sunset. Thebeach is also within easyaccess to the park. Across thestreet is the Old Del Mar TrainStation, no longer in service.The Historic PowerhouseCommunity Center, with itstall smoke stack, stands justnorth of the band stand. Theconcert is a few blocks from

Del Mar Village.

ParkingParking, which also fills fast, is available

along Coast Blvd and its side streets, the paidpublic parking lot across the street, and up 15thStreet. If you can find a spot, you can park onCamino Del Mar, though limited to two hours.Del Mar Plaza also offers parking.

Schedule:

Tuesday, July 22nd, 5-8pm

Tuesday, August 12th, 5-8pm

Sunday, September 7th, 3-6pm

TCSD Summer Social Event Series: Concerts at Powerhouse Park

The Triathlon Clubof San Diego and

TCSD Cares are proud to announce San DiegoTriathlon Classic training team geared towardpreparing the first timeto intermediate leveltriathlete for the SanDiego Triathlon Classicon September 6th, 2014.

The training program contains too much tolist here but highlights include entry into theSan Diego Triathlon Classic Sprint, a team t-shirt, over 12 special clinics, team socials, andspecial equipment deals.

The program starts on July 9th with an infor-mation and mixer event at FunctionSmartPhysical Therapy in Sorrento Valley, at 6:00pm.Come out if you are interested!

For more details stay tuned to www.tcsd-cares.org, or look up the TCSD Cares Facebookpage.

Questions? Email us at [email protected].

ANNOUNCING THE TCSDTRIATHLON CLASSIC TRIATHLONTRAINING PROGRAM (Team Classic)

TO BENEFIT TCSD CARES!

Looking for coaching, camaraderie and fun whiletraining for your first or next triathlon?

If you were in Boston for the 2013 race, whatwas your experience?Laurie Kearney: We were on our way to meetmy parents at California Pizza Kitchen whenwe noticed an unusual number of ambu-lances screaming by. When we got to thePrudential Center, there was a cop in SWATgear preventing anyone from entering thebuilding. We ducked into the first opendoor, which happened to be 5 NapkinBurger, where we learned of the bomb-ings. We were able to meet up with myparents, and had lunch, while our cellphones were exploding with texts fromfriends & family asking if we were ok.

Steve Tally: Although I had finished aboutan hour before the bombs went off, we wereheading back over to just south of the finishline to watch people finish. We were closeenough to the second bomb to be pretty shookup in 2013. Got to see the smoke, panic, anduncertainty. Then while in lockdown in the gen-eral area for the next few hours, I got to see alot of the emotional aftermath.

Kim Weibel: Boston 2013 was my first Boston.After falling short twice, my third try was thecharm, and I was thrilled to have finally quali-fied.

A little too eager, over training resulted in aserious injury just two months before race day.Fortunately, the injury that kept me at a slowerpace also kept me safely behind the finish linewhen tragedy struck that afternoon. It was

almostsurreal to be stopped soclose to the Boylston Street finish line, but whatimpressed me most were the many spectatorsand fellow runners who offered their supportwhile we stood waiting to find out what hadhappened. One person offered his phone so thatI could call my family to tell them I was safe.People brought pitchers of water from theirhomes along streets where we were stopped,while others offered trash liners, and even jack-ets for warmth.

Despite the tragedy, the Boston I experiencedthat day was kind, courageous and strong. Myfriends and I flew home saddened by the horrorsof terrorism, but grateful for the good, the

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This month is a unique TCSD Conversation, as I posed three

different questions to our members who ran the 2014 Boston

Marathon. I have conducted well

since 2002 and this is one of

my favorites. I hope you agree

and enjoy their answers.

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Boston Marathon

Craig Zelent

“over 100 of these interviews

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heart, and the courage we saw in the people ofBoston.

Craig Zelent: The bombs went off at 2:50pmlocal time. We were in our hotel room 500meters from the finish line at the time and hadno idea anything had happened. We started ourwalk to meet up with Laurie’s parents at3:15pm. For 15 minutes we were really con-fused by all the sirensand ambulances out-side. Finally at 3:30pmwe ducked inside arestaurant and saw the“Breaking News –Boston MarathonBombing” on the tele-vision ticker. I’ll neverforget that moment

Why did you enterthe 2014 BostonMarathon?Bob Babbit: I didn’trun the 2013Boston Marathon,but it was impor-tant to me to breakout the Elvis outfit and be at the starting linefor the 2014 edition. Folks in the Tri Club mightnot realize it, but Dave McGillivray, the longtime Boston Marathon Race Director, did thethird ever Ironman Triathlon back in 1980 whenthere were only 108 of us on the starting lineat Ala Moana Beach in Oahu. Besides being anamazing athlete who was shooting for his 42ndconsecutive finish at Boston, he had the weightof the world on him as he and his team set outto put on what some in the media called ’The

most Important Marathon in history,’ since itwas coming on the heels of the 2013 event.

Tracy Cohen-Peranteau: When Deb Hoffmancontacted Lianne Chu and me about joining herto run the Boston Marathon in 2014, I knewthat was exactly what I needed to do, to sharein Boston’s healing, after the bombings. Weneeded to stand strong, to give Boston back to

the runners, to be united as a running

community. Deb creat-ed, “I Run For You” shirts for us to wear. Mynon-runner friends share "Girls’ Weekends” inVegas, in Palm Springs, at the spa. My girl-friends go to Boston and run a marathon.

Kye Gilder: After turning 40, the 2014 BostonMarathon was on my bucket list. I told myselftwo marathons (qualify for Boston and thenBoston) and I’d never run a marathon again.The marathon that I qualified at in 2013 wasjust four weeks after the bombing. I had been

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registered for this qualifier for 6 months, prior to the 2013 BostonMarathon tragedy. The incentive and motivation to run a solid qualify-ing time was significantly increased knowing how special and memo-rable the 2014 marathon would be.

Brannen Henn: After the bombing in 2013, I decided I needed to goback. I love to run, and I needed to go back to pay tribute to thosewho lost their lives, to those who were injured and to those who wereaffected by the events. I entered because I wanted to show that peo-ple cannot take away the experience the Boston Marathon gives us. Iwanted to show how strong the running community is and with tragicevents we just get stronger.

Laurie Kearney: That’s a no brainer. It is one of my main life goals torun Boston & RnR San Diego every year for the rest of my life. A littlebombing isn’t going to deter me! I was impressed with how manyfriends suddenly wanted to run to show support for the race & the city.

Bessy Leszynski: I wanted to achieve a challenging physical goalbefore I turned 30. When my husband qualified for the 2014 BostonMarathon in early 2013, he asked me if I would try to qualify for thesame year, and we could run it together. That motivated me to train/runmy first marathon in June 2013 and qualified with six minutes to spareon a very tough Rock n Roll San Diego course. We got to share the expe-rience together, and that was incredible.

Roger Leszynski: The difficulty to get in, but the bonus that me andBessy have an opportunity to visit family and friends. By chance themcheering in the crowd they participated with us.

Bruce Meister: I never had a desire to run Boston, nor do I think I evercould qualify, maybe the two are linked. Up until 2011, I had run fivemarathons, with my best time 3:54 and my average finish time 4:35 soI really had little chance to qualify. In 2011 I tried to qualify andmissed by five plus minutes the first time and 15+ minutes the secondtime. I felt Boston was out of my reach, but with Ironman training Iwas getting faster and learning how to train. I was becoming moreengaged in the running community. After the bombing I was glued tothe TV and Facebook as I had more than a dozen friends who were there.Most had finished well before the bombs went off, a couple had beenre-routed, but all were OK. After that bombing, something clicked. Itwas still a distant event, but it was somewhat more personal. If thiscould happen at Boston it could happen at New York, Chicago or anypublic event. At that point I decided to train and try for Boston. I wasworking with Mike Plumb training for IM Lake Placid and asked if wecould fit in a marathon to qualify for Boston. We targeted three races;Mtn2Beach, Newport Marathon, and Vancouver Marathon. In five weeks,we ramped up the mileage and luckily on the first try at Mtn2Beach Iqualified with room to spare.

Dean Sprague: I return to Boston every time I age up to the next fiveyear age group. 2014, just happened to be my year, so I‘ve been plan-ning for four years.

Laura Sasaki: It was important to me to honor the racers and specta-tors that were at the race in 2013. There were countless heroes thathelped the spectators who suffered horrific injuries. I had the opportu-



nity to see a few of the injured spectators atthe CAF Triathlon in October. They, alongwith the others who were injured, are alsoheroes for the steps they have taken andcontinue to take to recover, both physicallyand mentally.

I also felt it was important to honor thesport of running. The racing field and crowdswere overwhelming! The event truly showedthe running community and the world thatnothing can or will change our love for thesport!

Les Shibata: After what happened at the2013 Boston Marathon I knew I wanted to goback in 2014 and support the residents inBoston get back to their new normal and runthe Marathon as one.

Mike Stange: The easy answer to why Idecided to race is because I had earned aqualifier. I grew up in Western Massachusetts,and the race is an opportunity for me to visitfamily and run in my favorite road race. Thereason I had earned a qualifier was becauseof how I felt after the attack on the finishline last year. I felt that I needed to be there.

Within a week Ihad targeted aqualifying race(Foot Traffic Flatin Portland, OR)and startedbuilding mileage- first to 60miles-per-weekfor Foot Traffic,then 85+ forC a l i f o r n i aInternationalin December. Iran every dayfor the betterpart of 18 weeks(needless to say my swimming and bikingwere a little neglected).

After showing up unfit and flaming out inthe inferno of 2012, walking most of the wayfrom Wellesley to the Back Bay, I wasn’tabout to let that happen again this year. I

was going to do whatever I could to preparemyself to honor the victims and the City andrun Boston Strong this year. I raced local halfmarathons and 15K’s. I practiced Bikramyoga. I started a 30-day core challenge inMarch. I tapered. On the morning of April21st, I showed up at the starting line inHopkinton, ready to race.

Steve Tally: Kris and I had already decided bythe time we got on the plane to go home thatwe needed to go next year just to experiencewhat we knew was going to be a huge sym-bolic event. It would also serve as some niceclosure for us, but mostly we wanted to be apart of what we knew was going to be amomentous occasion.

Kim Weibel: Several months after the tragedyof the 2013 Boston Marathon, the BAA(Boston Athletic Administration) announcedthat runners not allowed to cross the finishline in 2013 were invited back to race in2014. Having been stopped just before cross-ing the finish line in 2013, I was thrilled tobe able to go back to race again. And what ayear it would be!

Craig Zelent: I was injured and missedparticipating inthe 2013 race. Ihad done the race11 times and sortof felt like thatmight be enough.But the night ofthe bombing Idecided I had to goback for 2014. If theBoston Marathonhad grown to be oldhat for me prior to2013, it is not any-more. The bombingshave rejuvenated my

resolve to do the race formany years to come. 2013 reminded me neverto take these things for granted.

What were some of your lasting memoriesfrom the 2014 race?Kosuke Amano: It’s hard to even begin to

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DAVID BLOXOMNickname: David T-BMember since: 2013Website: http://tiny.cc/e23xhx

MEMBER PROFILE

Age Group: M 55-59

Status: Married.

Occupation: Electrical & ControlSystems Engineer, Entrepreneur.

Favorite local restaurant: Delicias,Rancho Santa Fe.

When not training, I enjoy: Golf,spending time with my wife.

Before I became a triathlete I was:An avid skier (Washington state).

Who or what inspired you to starttriathlons? In 1987, I startedswimming again to get back intoshape. I have been a competitiveswimmer fom my youth thru col-lege. At that time I saw an ad forthe WillamaLane Triathlon (in OR)and noticed a relay category. Italked to two of my friends at workinto putting together a team. Theteam consisted of a rider pastcompetitive bike racer and our run-ner was a very fast Masters runnerand me. We won our category(100+) which qualified us for theUSTS Championships at HiltonHead, S. Carolina.

My first triathlon: Relay, 1987WillamaLane Oregon Triathlon.Individual: 1989 Silver Lake(Everett, WA) Triathalon.



Meb and Mike Stange at Meb Day Balboa Park.

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choose.Describing this experienceis like having to describe acolor in words. I don’tthink it can be done. It’sbeen close to a month andI still catch myself lookingback and thinking, "didthat really happen?" WhatI can say is that it issomething I will close myeyes and look back on50-60 years from nowand be taken back by theatmosphere, the energy,passion and emotionsthat surrounded thisevent.

It was something I will tell my kids and grandkids (if I end up having any) about. And I’ll tellthem how special the whole experience was,from the events leading up to the race, theplane ride, the expo, the day of the race to thepost race celebration. I will tell them aboutrunning past the cheering motorcyclists at themotorcycle bar, the Wellesley College girls, thepeople who lived along the course handing outwater cups and nutrition and the rows and rowsof people cheering for us runners throughout

the 26.2 miles. From the cheering (probablydrunk) college guys to the little kids holdingout their hands for a high five, I will tell themhow my arms got tired from all the love I gotfrom the crowd. For that one moment in time,runners, motorcyclists, college guys and gals,families and everyone else involved, we were alltogether. We were all there for the same rea-son.

I will tell them that when I was walkingback to the hotel after the race, on three sep-arate occasions, random people stopped meto say great job and “Thank you for running”.“Thank you for running”... We should bethanking YOU. You are the reason why we asrunners were able to run and do what wedo. It was the organizers, the volunteers,the police and security and everyone else

involved thatmade it possi-ble for us run-ners to go outthere and dowhat we love todo. This wasone race wherethe non-racers -the organizers,the supporters,the city ofBoston, and thesmall towns alongthe way gave asmuch and morefor the race thanthe runners did.

I will tell themabout Meb. Andhow he became the

first American male winner of theBoston marathon since 1983. I’ll tell themabout Rick and Dick Hoyt, coming back to fin-ish their last Boston marathon.

I will tell them about the friends I got toexperience this memory with and new friends Imet along the way. I’ll tell them about Brannenand her family taking me in as one of their ownfor the whole weekend and about the ride up tothe start with the Tri Club people. And as if thisexperience couldn’t be any more special, about


Pre and/or Post event ritual: Pre: Rest the day before, lots ofpasta with red sauce for dinnerthe night before. Morning of:Granola with yogurt, V-8 fusionjuice, one cup of coffee. G1 30min before race. Post: walk a lot!Celebrate with a steak dinner (Ialmost never eat red meat).

Favorite event/tri: Seafair Triathlonon Lake Washington, WA.

Favorite segment (swim, bike orrun): The swim.

PR/Best race (or any split time): 20:19 1500M ocean swim(Atlantic - no wet suit) 1987USTS HH National Championships.

This year’s athletic goal: Competeis as many tri’s as I can, and finish the season with an IM70.3 (Austin).

Can’t race without: Breathing! :-)Seriously - the support of mywife!

Most embarrassing or disastrousmoment: My last of a three in-a-row weekend races back in 1989;I was in the top 12 out of thewater, passed a couple of peopleon the bike and wasn’t passed,but finished 63rd. Can you say“hit the wall” on the run? Alsoforgot my glasses, so my eyeswere so dry by the end of the run I could hardly blink. And the second half was into a coldwind and I forgot to band aid my nipples so I finished with twobloody spots of the front of myrunning shirt.

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running the last few miles with my friend Fernand finishing the race together. I will tell themabout the good wishes, the emails and congrat-ulations notes I received from so many people.Even from friends I have not seen or talked toin years. This was an experience I will cherishfor the rest of my life.

Yep, years and years from now, while sittingon my anti-gravity rocking chair, I will tellthem a story

about April 21, 2014, the day we took backthat finish line.

Bob Babbit: What I noticed on race day wasthat the crowds along the way were bigger thanever, before and the bond between the runners,the spectators and the entire city of Bostonwas stronger than ever before. Terrorists hadtried to scare us away from living our lives tothe fullest and, as Dave McGillivray said so elo-

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sion, was at the finish line this yearwith two CAF supplied prostheticlegs so that she could run the lastfew yards with her sister.

Heather Abbott, who also lost aleg in the explosion and was at theCAF running clinics, as well, andjogged to the finish.

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Tracy Cohen-Peranteau: Everymoment of being in Boston thisyear was magical. I ran Boston in2006. My experience that yeardoesn’t even begin to compare tomy 2014 experience in Boston.

Monday morning. April 21st. RaceDay. Patriot’s Day. I have never feltanything else like it. Ever. From themoment I crossed the start line,this race was not about me. It wasabout Boston. Thousands and thou-sands of spectators, for the entire26.2 miles, were thanking us for“giving them their city back.”Thanking me? I’m “just a runner.”Thank YOU for supporting us -through thick and thin. Throughtragedy and adversity. For taking arisk to be here - for us! It’s the sup-port of the screaming and thecheering that keeps us running. Itwas a sea of blue and yellow BostonStrong shirts, and banners, andflags. Every moment of themarathon I felt like I was runningdown the red carpet in Hollywood.Not once did I fear for my safety.People wanted to spectate as muchas we wanted to run - to give

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CONVERSATION, continuedBoston their city back. And to give themarathon runners their race back.

As I neared the finish line, I stopped toacknowledge the two memorials that were setup at each of the two bombing spots onBoylston Street. Through my tears, I said aprayer for the four lives lost (please do not for-get the police officer who was shot), the 280+victims who were physical-ly injured, and the thou-sands of victims whoendured emotional andmental injury due to thistragedy.

Boston Marathon2014 wasn’t a race forme. It was a historicalevent in our runningcommunity, which Ifeel blessed and hon-ored to have experi-enced. Meb winningwas the icing on thecake. I couldn’t bemore proud.

Kye Gilder: Thespectators and therunners – theywere incredible!It was 26.2 milesof non-stopenergy, encouragement, andsportsmanship. A truly memorable day for run-ners, Boston, and United States! Despite notfeeling well during the race and having the sin-gle worse run of my life I’m tempted to runagain.

Brannen Henn I was there for five days withfriends and family, and the entire time was filledwith smiles and a “buzz“ that ran through me. Ienjoyed everything about the weekend andbeing able to be a part of it. I don’t think youcould ask for a better experience...surroundedby people who love me, racing one of the mosthistorical, elite marathons, paying tribute tothose who were affected by the tragic events of2013, being cheered on by over a million spec-tators, having an American win the race andcrossing the finish with a huge smile on my

face. I don’t think there is one specific lastingmemory since the entire five days was filledwith memories I will never forget.

Laurie Kearney: Boston is always an amazingexperience, from the flight from LAX (alwaysfilled with runners, usually a mention from thepilot) to the people on the T who always com-ment about our Boston jackets with all theyears we’ve run, to most of all the thousands of

spectators who line the coursegiving out everything from kiss-

es (Craig!) to hi-fives, toTwizzlers & Popsicles.Although my cousin who livesin a Boston suburb said she isafraid to bring her kids intothe city on Marathon weekend,thousands of other parentswere obviously more coura-geous, as I saw hundreds ofstrollers and little kids along theroute. The high point was Mebwinning the race. Being a SanDiegan, and “old” for an eliterunner, his winning felt like oneof our friends had won the race.

Dean Sprague: Boston is a specialrace any year. This year, I started ina later corral so I was able to seethe masses of runners way in frontof me. I usually start events close tothe starting line thus miss this per-spective. There was still plenty of

room to maneuver and run without tripping overpeople, but the sheer magnitude and volumewas a unique experience this time.

Bessy Lewinsky: Meeting with TCSD pre-race toexchange stories and motivate each other forthe event. The EXPO was disgustingly crowdedand the aisles weren’t ready for it, so I wasn’tmotivated to buy anything. The Athlete Village,since it was just for runners participating, wassuch a friendly place. On the buses, in theporta-potty line, and walking to the corrals, itwas easy to start conversations, and that helpedrelax me. Unfortunately, one of my memories isnot having a memory photo at the finish line.I’m incredibly disappointed that even at a tinywomen’s running event there’s huge photo ban-

Roger Leszynski finishing strong.

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ners and photographers afterwards, and therewere NONE at the Boston Marathon. Ridiculousto me. So Roger & I don’t have a finisher phototogether for our 2nd year married goal; I guessthe swag will have to do.

Roger Leszynski: The people, who come out forsuch a long and uneventful race, the supportthey give you is like no other. I am not sure Ihave even seen a soccer stadium so full of peo-ple. And, of course, thanks to your organizedsocial meet ups, I don’t think this experiencecould be any more perfect

Bruce Meister: I felt the race was incrediblywell organized; best organized race I have beeninvolved in. I got to watch the 1 mile memori-al event, that was pretty touching as some folkswho were injured in 2013 ran the last mile ofthe race. I passed the Hoyt’s at mile 11 andstopped to take their picture. The crowds weregreat. Shouting in their Boston accidents ”yougot this“, ”keep going”. It was just a really greatand well organized event.

Dan Powell: Over the top fantastic!! My bodytingled like listening to the National Anthem,but it tingled for three and one half hours. Iwatched the race from Brookline until a CAFathlete named Jeff stopped in front of me, bentover in obvious pain. I jumped in to help him

and ran the last 2.2 miles with him, keepinghim company, getting him water, leading thecrowd in cheers for him. It was fantastic! Somuch love from the crowd, one big lovefest!!

Laura Sasaki: The entire event will be foreverembedded in my mind. The energy from thebeginning to the end of the race was over thetop. The spectators and volunteers were unbe-lievable! The event was extremely emotional. Iam so grateful I had the opportunity to partic-ipate in the race.

I also had a wonderful time exploring Bostonwith Darrell. We loved the sightseeing! It trulywas a memorable trip!

Les Shibata: Lasting memories from the 2014race include waiting in those extra long lines atthe packet pick up and pre race pasta dinner.Getting a hand made scarf in Boston colors froma church in Boston. Watching the survivor onemile run. Going to the new Nike store andwatching people run on a treadmill to raisemoney for CAF. The 2013 Boston Marathonexhibit in the Boston library and reading all thestories of the 2013 bombing. Getting togetherwith other members of TCSD for lunch and tak-ing a shuttle to the start with them on race day.Seeing all the residents of Boston out there on


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CONVERSATION, continuedrace day supporting us as we ran the Marathon and being able toshare my passion with my wife.

Mike Stange: My takeaways from this year will be running the first15 miles with a friend and enjoying the energy of the crowd. Somuch of the race itself is a blur, but I’ll remember making it tothe top of Heartbreak Hill feeling surprisingly fresh (then feelingsurprisingly unfresh less than one mile later, running down thebackside of Heartbreak into Brookline). I’ll remember the under-pass at Mass. Ave with 1K to go. The right on Hereford. And, ofcourse, the left on Boylston. I’ll remember seeing my aunt anduncle on the right-hand side, in that last stretch, with their “GoMike!” sign that they drag around to races, year after year.Although there was still about a quarter of a mile left to run, thatreally felt like my finish line.

I was expecting this year to feel different - an emotional jour-ney, perhaps. But for me it wasn’t. Maybe it’s because I wasn’tthere last year, but for me it really just felt like a return to nor-malcy. Closure. It felt like running the Boston Marathon again -just bigger, better. Sure there was added security, but there’salways a police presence in Boston. This year, there just seemed

to be more of everything - runners, spectators, security. It all feltnatural. We were all there for a purpose. I know that there aremany still dealing with scars from the events of 2013, but I swearit was almost like we saw a city heal before our own eyes. Peoplewere happy, celebrating.

This race was for the victims and their families, our supportcrews and the City of Boston. It was for those who weren’t ableto finish what they started last year. I was just honored to beinvited back to do my small part and run the race. It is an expe-rience that I will remember for a very long time.

Steve Tally: We had so many memories from this year that it ishard to even choose just a few. The spirit and feel of the entirecity of Boston made the largest impact. They managed to makeover 30,000 marathoners all feel like celebrities. Having so manyfriends from TCSD to share it with also made it very special. Oneof the finest and most memorable parts about the entire day wasthe ride out to the start line on the special TCSD shuttle that youand Laurie arranged. What a great way to share the start of a greatday with friends. The race itself held so many memorablemoments. I have run Boston a couple times previously, and

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although thecheering alongthe route isalways special,this was a 26.2mile parade andparty. The supportand energy fromthe spectators wasincredible. When Icrossed the finish,for the first time inmy entire athleticcareer, I was actuallychoked up. And rightabout then I foundout from the announc-er that Meb won the men’s race. Could it getany better?

Tu Tran: Lasting memories from the race werethe people of Boston. They thanked us forcoming out this year to run. Their spirit, atti-tude, and hospitality I’ll never forget.

I remember making the observation that theextra security personnel wasn’t neededbecause the people of Boston displayed theattitude that nothing was going to happenthis year and that everyone was being vigi-lant. Truly inspiring.

Lastly, the amazing turnout of people andtheir cheering was truly epic. Nearly every sin-gle mile that could be spectated from wasfilled with people cheering the entire time.”Marathon Monday” is an event every runnershould experience.

Kim Weibel: An injury kept me from crossingthe finish line in 2013, and I was excited tobe able to return injury free, and ready torace. My experience there was so much morethan I expected. The streets of Boston wereoverflowing with people, They were full ofpositive energy and ready to celebrate victoryat the Boston Marathon 2014. Spectatorslined the race course chanting “BostonStrong” and “U-S-A!” They slapped my handswith such enthusiasm as I ran past them thatby mile 14, my arms and shoulders were sorefrom all their encouragement! When I reachedthe spot on the road where I was forced tostop last year when the bomb went off, Icouldn’t help but pick up my pace, just want-

ing to get past it andcloser to that finish line.

Crossing the finishline was incredible thatday, but the thing thatI will treasure most,even more than myfinishers medal, is ascarf that was givento me at The OldSouth Church duringthe “Blessing of theAthletes” the daybefore. The scarfwas one of thou-

sands hand made by peopleacross the country. They were knit out of blueand yellow yarn (the colors of Boston), andmade to be given to marathon runners affect-ed by the bombing of 2013. Each scarf had atag attached to it displaying the name andhome town of the person who made it. The tagread, “This scarf is interwoven with love andcourage.” Mine was made by Dawn Marshfield,of Massachusetts, USA. I thought of who shemight be and why she was inspired to knitthat scarf. Walking the streets of Boston, Isaw scarves adorning the necks of hundreds ofrunners, and every scarf still bore its tag. Eachone a symbol of community and strength andcourage.

Boston 2013 and 2014. Both, I will neverforget.

Craig Zelent: The 2014 race was one of thebest days of my life. I had a good race, but myexperience was never going to be about racingfast. We took back the finish line! Everyonefrom the spectators to the volunteers to therunners seemed to have a vested interest inmaking this race successful.

The race went by wicked fast. It seemed toend in the blink of an eye. It was an absolute-ly gorgeous day. God definitely shined Hislight on Boston on this day. Some of myfavorite memories include passing the Hoyt’sat mile eight – it’s always so good to seethem. I also had some favorite signs beingheld up by the Wellesley College women: “Kissme! I am Sweet Caroline!” and “Kiss me, I’mperformance enhancing!”

Pre-race sightseeing, Laura Sasaki and Darrell Steele.


a busy parent andtriathlete I am

always looking for ways tomaximize my time. Somedays I just can’t get to thegym or that coveted naptimeis just a time for me to get some peace andquite. I need to answer emails and get on face-book at some point, right? I know for me I des-perately need that workout time during the day.It helps me find my balance, but some days Ijust can’t away to get that workout in. Here aresome ways I have found to incorporate mydaughter into my workouts.

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Take a family walk! As parents we know thatsometimes taking a walk can be a little taxingespecially if you have a toddler, but you canmake it fun. Hop sidewalk lines. Have a fartlekwalk (who doesn’t love that word. I bet yourchild will think it’s hilarious) Take a breatherand just take a long walk. Who doesn’t need anactive recovery?

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Let them help you work out. If you’ve neverbeen in awe of the perfect squat or push up formthat your children have then you’ve been miss-

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It was great that Meb won the race. That seemed to be theicing on the cake. Meb was so eloquent in all his post race inter-views. He said all the right things. He understood the moment.But the best part for me was walking back to my hotel after therace. I just listened. It sounded like Boston should sound. Therewere no sirens. It was the best sound I’ve ever heard. We wereback to normal.

Craig Zelent is a USA Triathlon Level 1 Certified Coach. Craig can bereached at (760) 214-0055 or [email protected].

the twenty dollars to pay for his share of gas for driving to atriathlon out of town. Laurie gave Marco the twenty dollars fortuning her bike. Marco bet Nolan twenty dollars he could beathim as king of the mountain on a weekend ride—and lost thebet and the twenty-dollar bill Laurie had given him.

Nolan put the money in his drawer, waiting for the rightopportunity to spend his winnings. He had met someone new atthe pool named Annabelle. She was a little pudgy but cute, andshe seemed determined to swim laps although she struggled. Heworked up the nerve to ask her out for dinner. He gave the wait-er, Owen, the twenty-dollar bill to pay for the meal.

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Quentin handed over the twenty dollars to Roberta at atriathlon store to fix the broken zipper on his wet suit. Robertabought her daughter her first racing swim suit, handing theclerk, Sandy, the twenty-dollar bill. Sandy gave his wife, Tina,the twenty dollars to buy herself something nice. Tina took thebill, along with cash from the cookie jar, and bought a nice pairof running shoes at the shop of her friend, Ursula.

Ursula’s husband, Vern, wanted to make their shoe businessgrow. Ursula gave him the twenty bucks from the till and sug-gested he find signed pictures and posters of local pros to hangin the shop. Vern gave the twenty dollars to Willy, a youngtriathlete who wanted to turn pro, to track down the pictures.“Here’s your first pro income,” he told Willy.

A few weeks later Willy got his first real sponsorship contract.To celebrate, he gave the twenty dollars from Vern to his UncleXavier, a high school track coach who had spent untold hourshelping Willy. “Use this to help someone else.”

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problems with my left knee,no matter how much train-ing I did. But since I’vebeen doing yoga, I have nothad any knee problems. Myassumption is the standingand balancing posesstrengthen typically underworked muscles that supportgood posture and lower legposition strength.

Favorite Thing(s) About TCSD: The information I get fromthe e-mails and all of theevents. Because of myschedule, I don’t workoutwith TCSD members much.Hint: If there are any NorthCounty TCSD members outthere that would like to domid day/noon swims and/orrides, e-mail me.

MEMBER PROFILE,continued

expo after the race, Yolanda found a book abouttraining for triathlons. It was written by a formerpro named Zeke, who sat behind the table in thebooth.

“If you follow my program, you’ll have guaran-teed success or your money back,” Zeke toldYolanda.

“I’d like to buy it,” she said. Xavier opened his wallet and gave Yolanda the

twenty-dollar bill, which she handed it to Zeke.A moment after they walked away, Annabelle

approached the booth and picked up a copy of thebook. “I bought this book you wrote, but I didn’tdo very well at all in today’s race.”

Zeke extended his hand still holding the twen-ty-dollar bill. “Do you want your money back?”

She shook her head.“Did you follow the program?”“Well, I started to. But I guess I lost some

motivation. Everyone I’ve met is a lot faster andstronger than me.”

Zeke opened a copy of his book to the secondpage. “It says here to find others who run and rideat your pace and distance to help you maintainyour motivation.”

“I know, but I’m a slug, and it’s hard to findother slugs like me. Some of your goals in theworkouts are beyond my ability. You say to swima lap in under a minute, wait until the clock hitsthe minute mark, and then swim another lap.

Well, it takes me almost two minutes to swim onelap, so I never get to rest. I end up doing all mytraining by myself. Maybe I wasn’t cut out to be atriathlete.”

“Don’t say that. This town is full of triathletesof all speeds. You know, I need to rewrite thebook for slower athletes. I’ll tell you what. I’lltake you to lunch after the expo. You can describeto me your training so I can guide you better. I’llhelp you train, and you’ll help me with the nextedition.”

“Well, I don’t know….”“If you feel you failed today, then I failed to

teach you. The buck stops here.” He tapped hischest with his thumb. “My training program willhelp you learn everything you need from A to Z,like Annabelle to Zeke.” He placed the twenty dol-lars on the table. “This is yours for now. You canpay me when you’re satisfied with your next race.”

She picked up the limp bill. “This twenty-dollarbill has seen more mileage than me. Okay, I’llmeet you here in an hour for lunch.”

As she stepped away from the booth, a littleweight lifted from her mind. ‘None of those otherguys really regard me as an athlete, only as achick. Maybe Zeke is the real deal.’ She turnedaround to look back at him. ‘How did he know myname is Annabelle?’ She shook her head andsmiled. ‘A to Z, or Z to A?’

From A to Z, continued

e are always looking for race reports. Share your latest experience, your first or 500th

event. No two races are the same. Stories need not be just about triathlon, they can include

running, cycling, tri travels… etc., whatever you think other club members may find interest-

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