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TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO TriNews

TCSD Contacts 2Volunteer Members 2Board Members 2Event Calendar 2Race Discounts 5

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Weekly Workout Calendar 5REAL Beginners Bike Ride 6Ironman Conversation 9

At The Races 16Application 24

2008SEPTEMBER

Guest and date pending.Check TCSD website for updates.

SEPTEMBER CLUB MEETING

NEWSLETTER CONTENTNEEDED!

Please share your stories;favorite rides, your race/event

recap, a fictional story,anything related to

the sport of triathlon. Pictures are also welcomed.

Please submitstories/images digitally to the newlsetter editor Barbara Kase

(see volunteer list for email address)

Wednesday, September 17th at 6:00 pm

Pumpkinman (USAT Club Nationals)Course Preview and Network Meeting

Whether you are already signed up for thePumpkinman USAT Club Nationals, or justthinking about it, come out and join us atMoment Cycle Sport for our first Networkingand Course Talk meeting.

Course Previews: Using the large screen TV atMoment Cycle Sports, we will be covering thecourse for all three races (Sprint, Olympic, andHalf) with satellite course imagery.

Networking: We will be networking for suchthings as hotel accomodations, carpooling,and comparing notes for the last few weeks oftraining.

Last Minute Signup: This meeting will be heldon the last night open to sign up for the raceand race for TCSD (assuming the race does not

sell out beforethen). MomentCycle Sport willhave computersavailable to signup on the spot foryou, late deciders.

Where: Moment Cycle Sport, 1357 RosecransStreet #A, San Diego, 92106

Parking: On street parking is available aroundMoment Cycle Sport. Public parking is avail-able for a small fee at the US Bank onRosecrans and Emerson, or normally if you’rewilling to walk a block or two, it’s pretty easyto find a spot in the neighborhood on theNorth side of Rosecrans Street.

We need all abilities for this race! For more information about Pumpkinman,see the TCSD website:

www.triclubsandiego.org/featuredEvents/19017194.html

Triathlon Club of San DiegoP. O. Box 84211 San Diego, CA 92138www.triclubsandiego.orgSend correspondence to the addressabove or contact president BrianLong at [email protected]

Membership & RenewalSend a check made payable to TCSD to the address above. Rates forTCSD new memberships & renewals.

Newsletter ArticlesPlease send to Barbara Kase at [email protected]

Newsletter ClassifiedsPlease send to Raja Lahti at [email protected]

TCSD e-listsSubscribe to the TCSD e-mailing listsby sending a blank email with yourname in the body to:[email protected]

Beginner Coaches Steve Koci [email protected]

Farah Hedwig [email protected]

Dean Rosenberg [email protected]

Steve Tally [email protected]

Bike Case Rentals Bob Rosen [email protected] (619) 668-0066

Bike Coach Andy Concors [email protected]

Club Apparel Devin Reily [email protected] (619) 895-0687

Club Liaison & Sponsorship Director Raja Lahti [email protected]

Email Groups

Volunteer Committee Members Michele Kuehner [email protected]

Expo Coordinators Sherry Ashbaugh [email protected] (858) 337-8839

Anne Fleming [email protected]

Grand Prix (including Aqua & Duathlon) Kevin Davenport [email protected]

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

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

Membership Roster Dean Sprague [email protected] (858) 270-1605

New Members Michelle Panik O’Neill [email protected]

Newsletter Editor Barbara Kase [email protected] (760) 710-7730

Newsletter Design & Production Dean Sprague [email protected] (858) 270-1605

Publication Manager Madonna Bentz [email protected] (858) 349-5504

Social Director James Delliquanti [email protected]

Track Coach Bill Gibbs [email protected]

Track Coach, North County Mike Plumb [email protected]

Web Administrator John Hill [email protected]

Wetsuit Rental/Loaner Program Thomas Johnson

President Brian Long [email protected] (760) 415-3329

Vice President Dave Huff [email protected]

Treasurer Wendy Harp [email protected]

Secretary Farah [email protected]

Race DirectorCory Osth [email protected]

Club LiaisonRaja Lahti [email protected]

Monthly, 1st Thursday, 6pmBeginner and Newbie Meeting.Location: Hi-Tech Bikes,7638 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

September 4th, Thursday, 6pmTCSD Networking Meeting. Location: Hi-Tech Bikes,7638 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

September 18th, Thursday, 6pmSeptember Aquathlon.Location: La Jolla Shores.

September 13th, Saturday, 7amSeptember Club Race.Location: Coronado, Glorietta Bay.

September 26th, Friday, 6pmTheme: Check website for infoLocation: La Jolla Shores

BOARD MEMBERS

CONTACTSVOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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EVENT CALENDAR

Always refer to the Tri Club’s website calendar for latest events.

Monday5:45 PM Ocean Swim in Carlsbad • Location: Meet at Tamarack lower parking.

6.00 PM Ocean Swim at La Jolla Shores • Location: Meet by the south end bathrooms.

6:00 PM Computrainer Cycling and ErgVideo • Location: Coastal Sports and Wellness

7:30 PM Pool Swim (short course) in La Jolla/UTC • Location: JCC, 4126 Executive Dr.

Tuesday6:00 AM Bike Workout in Solana Beach, 27 miles, all levels. • Location: Front of B&L Bikes.

6:30 AM Bike Workout in Point Loma • Location: Moment Cycle Sports, 1357 Rosecrans.

5.45 PM Track Workout, a coached session • Location: University City H.S.

6:00 PM Track Workout in Carlsbad, a coached session • Location: Carlsbad H.S. Track.

Wednesday5:30 PM Advanced MTB Training • Location: Penasquitos Canyon Side Park (east pkg lot).

6:00 PM Bike Workout in Coronado. • Location: Starting at Holland’s Bicycles.

7:00 PM Winter Spin Class • Location: Rehab United PT & Sports Performance Center.

7:30 PM Pool Swim (long course) in La Jolla/UTC • Location: JCC, 4126 Executive Dr.

Thursday6:00 AM Bike Workout in Solana Beach, 27 miles, all levels. • Location: Front of B&L Bikes.

6:30 AM Bike Workout in Point Loma • Location: Starting at Moment Cycle Sports.

5:30 PM East County Trail Run, Contact: Florian Hedwig for more information (619) 820-2388,

[email protected] or [email protected].

6:00 PM Penasquitos Trail Run • Contact: Mark Kenny for more information (760) 271-2003

Friday6:30 AM Ocean Swim in Solana Beach. • Location: at Fletcher Cove (I-5, to Lomas Santa Fe west)

6:00 PM Ocean Swim at La Jolla Cove.

6:00 PM Ocean Swim in Encinitas. • Location: Moonlight Beach,

Contact: Thomas Johnson (619) 987-8822.

Saturday8:00 AM Bike Workout in Del Mar. All levels welcome. • Location: Meet at Starbucks

(Hwy 101 & 15th st.)

Sunday8:00 AM Ocean Swim and Run in Del Mar/Solana Beach. • Location: Meet at Powerhouse

Park, Run starts at 9am to Torrey Pines trails.

8:30 AM REAL Beginners Bike Ride (see following page or calendar on website for complete details)

TCSD WEEKLY WORKOUT CALENDAR

WWW.TRICLUBSANDIEGO.ORG5

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TCSD RACEDISCOUNTSTo get your club discount, youmust use a mail-in applicationand include a photocopy of yourTCSD membership card. No refundsof the discounted amount will begiven if you have already sent inyour name and application.Subtract the discounted amountfrom the total and be sure to alsowrite Triathlon Club of San Diegosomewhere on the application.

Auburn International Half-Ironman(World’s Toughest Half, Olympicand Long Course Duathlon Nat’lChampionships). TCSD members enjoy $10 off entry.

Big Kahuna Triathlon$15 off.

Elite Racing$10 off Rock & Roll Marathon. See website for additional racediscounts. www.EliteRacing.com

Kathy Loper Eventswww.kathyloperevents.com$3 off all events. At least a dozenlocal 5Ks, 10Ks and halfmarathons. For a complete list goto the website.

Klein and Clark SportsProductions10% off on both the April andNovember Desert Triathlon in PalmSprings.

Koz Enterprises$5 off all events. Spring SprintTriathlon, San Diego InternationalTriathlon, Solana Beach Triathlon,Imperial Beach Triathlon, MissionBay Triathlon, Silver Strand HalfMarathon.

Pacific Sports LLC$10 off all events. Los AngelesTriathlon, Newport BeachTriathlon, Long Beach Triathlon,Catalina Island Triathlon, CatalinaMarathon.

Sun., September 21st, at 8:30 am

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REAL BEGINNERS BIKE RIDE

The TCSD Real Beginner's Bike Ride takesplace on the 56 bike path and is a club ridewhere NOBODY gets left behind. If you canride comfortably for at least 60 minutes without stopping (total ride time 90-minutes)then this ride is for you. Please have at leastminimal cycling ability (can ride, shift, andcorner your bike adequately). Be ready for acouple moderate climbs on the first half ofthe ride, but beginners need hills too!

We will have a brief bike talk at 8:30am,and be rolling by 9am. Helmets are MANDATORY. We will help you change yourflats along the way, but please be equippedwith your own tubes to carry on the ride.

Questions? Contact Dean and ‘the Steve’s’at [email protected]

Schedule of Events:8:30–8:50: Bike Q&A 9:00 - ??: Bike Ride

Directions:I-5 to Carmel Valley Road.East on Carmel Valley Road to El Camino Real.South (RIGHT) on El Camino Real.In about 1/2 mile, RIGHT into the parking lotfor California Bank and Trust.

Monday, September 15th at 6:00 pm

BEGINNER’S MEETING & TRIATHLON 101

The first half of the talk is specificallydesigned to get you started in the sport oftriathlon, and our goal is to de-mystifytriathlon, and remove the ‘intimidation factor.’ We will cover triathlon basics from A to Z. All questions welcome!

For the second half of the talk, we willfocus on the upcoming Solana BeachTriathlon. We will provide a course previewand discuss the details of the race.

Contact:Questions or comments can be sent to yourbeginner coaches Steve T, Dean R, and/or Steve K at [email protected]

Where:B&L Bike & Sport - San Diego Store3603 Camino Del Rio West San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 294-9300

Directions:It’s right off Interstate 5 at Rosecrans acrossfrom Hampton Inn.

BIKE & WHEEL CASE RENTAL

REMINDER

TCSD has traveling bike and wheelcases for rent! We have hard-shellsingle and double bike cases andwheel cases that will hold threewheels. The single cases are shippable by UPS and FedEx.

Rates per week:Single case $25 Double case $40Wheel cases $25 Deduct $10 if renting both a bikecase and a wheel case.

To reserve a case or if you haveany questions, contact Bob Rosen [email protected]

Pelican Coast EventsMission Hills InternationalDuathlon, Pacific Coast Triathlonand Orange County Triathlon. Get$10 off each race or sign up forall three and get $40 off ($10less). Use code SDTC08.

Ventura Breath of Life Triathlon$10 off. www.triforlife.com

TCSD RACEDISCOUNTS


Welcome New Members!Olivia Barelmann

Sunny Bartholomew

Jean Becker

Emilia Bell

Tiffany Bibeau

Elizabeth Bledsoe

Elizabeth Bledsoe

Mary Boris

Glenn Buberl

Pete Burgos

Jerry Burke

Lisa Cherry

Nicole Conrad

Stanley Craig

Kim Marie Craig

Wesley Danskin

Amy Davenport

Todd Davis

Stephen Dill

Michael Divita

Rebecca Divita

Patrick Duplessis

Christine Eddy

Chris Elkins

Daley Ervin

Kevin Fayad

Mark Firger

William Fisher

Randy Fong

Eric Foster

Alexandre Gillet

Sara Gilman

Brian Gray

Miguel Guerra

Karen Hardy

Bristol Hartlage

Brannen Henn

Vanessa Hochreiter

Cory Hoffman

Ashley Hopwood

Jana Horowitz

Ann Hourigan

Mark Irace

Holly Irwin-Chase

Jordan Jacobs

Andrew Kirkpatrick

Andrew Kong

Suzan Korth

Jeremy Lai

Phil Lewis

Jonathan Lopez

Kevin MacDonald

Helena Machaj

Carlos McCray

Rosalie Michaud

Dara Neumann

Serenity Nichols

Kenneth Nuehs

Darin Paris

Greg Petree

Patrick Pierce

Daniel Pulsipher

Nancy Quiroga

John Rice

Kristen Richards

Kirk Riley

Gladys Rivero

Ed Roeters

Julia Ronlov

Bill Runyon

Wanda Sajtar

Gail Scott

Kara Smith

Dwaine Smith II

Katherine Smucler

Christopher Sprague

Michael Stange

Jennifer Stokes

Jeremy Stromsoe

Kalen Thompson

Kenneth Ulrich

Jonathan Umlor

James Wilson

Wiesia Zielinska

Christopher Zundel

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MIKE ORTIZMember since: 2002

MEMBER PROFILE

Age group: M45-49

Status: (S/M/NYOB) Married for 15years to my wonderful wife,Cindy. We have 3 incredibledaughters Julie-10 yrs old,Melanie-9 yrs old and Tracie-8yrs old. No messing around - 3kids in 31 months. They’re mybiggest (and only) fan club.

Before I became a triathlete Iwas: used to race in the CoorsLight Duathlon Series and didsome club racing for Chevrolet-LA Sheriff's CAT 3 cycling teamback in the day. Man, that doesseem like a long time ago.

Favorite Race/Tri Event: It has tobe IM Kona - nothing better inthe tri world... I've been luckyenough to race in Hawaii acouple of times. A very closesecond is the Everest Challenge.It's a 2 day stage race in theEastern Sierra’s. Day 1 consistsof 120 miles and 15,465' ofclimbing and day 2 is 90 mileswith 13,570' of climbing. It’s abrutal yet very cool race.Definitely, check this one out

Favorite local restaurant: Fridaysare a family tradition of order-ing take-out at Juanita’s inEncinitas. The other has to beStation Sushi in Solana Beach.Good stuff.

Congratulations go out to the following TCSD members who recently completed IronmanAustria, Ironman Switzerland and Ironman Lake Placid. Everyone had great performances andwe are proud of all of you!

Congratulations IM finishers!

IM Austria - July 13, 2008 Finish Time Rank Group Group Rank O’all

Chuck Reiter 10:48:59 120/194 M25-29 864/2,434Chris Millard 11:46:13 155/194 M25-29 1,427Andrea Gerken 12:19:16 32/61 F30-34 1,676

IM Switzerland - July 13, 2008 Finish Time Rank Group Group Rank O’allRaphael Tschopp 10:37:27 61/151 M25-29 426/2,116Katrin Szardenings 13:02:49 25/48 F40-44 1,539Mark Fackler 14:57:03 102/105 M50-54 1,889

IM Lake Placid - July 20, 2008 Finish Time Rank Group Group Rank O’all

Mac Brown 10:19:51 23/32 MPro 105/2,193Norm Smith 11:09:26 64/387 M35-39 322Brian Miller 11:54:55 146/387 M35-39 699Ryan Denner 12:10:18 66/127 M25-29 806DeeAnn Bonnell Smith 12:12:01 23/119 W35-39 818Julie Goodwin 12:38:40 36/111 F30-34 1,017Julia Van Cleave 13:16:55 2/11 F55-59 1,293Trevor Blair 14:39:34 203/238 M30-34 1,760

Vineman - August 2, 2008 Finish Time Rank Group Group Rank O’all

Brendan Wolters 11:09:06 4/32 M25-29 17/306Andi Ramer 11:23:21 1/22 F35-39 21Greg Sherman 12:09:06 10/37 M40-44 52Brandon Montoya 13:12:57 16/32 M25-29 118Kerry Kreczmer 13:20:02 22/39 M30-34 125Elizabeth Long 14:04:56 9/17 F25-29 176Claudia Flynn 14:14:41 5/14 F40-44 181Corinne Theile 14:44:16 12/17 F25-29 211Gus Atkins 14:51:50 31/37 M40-44 220

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Craig: What was your sports backgroundbefore triathlon?

Rachel: I was heavily involved in equestri-an sports from the age of 9 through grad-uate school. Sounds completely unrelatedto triathlon, I know, but I have stumbledupon other pros that also ride/rode horses(Michellie Jones and Sam McGlone, any-one?) so I guess it’s not that uncommon.There are some transferable skills, forinstance, overcoming your fears and hav-ing confidence on a large, potentially dan-gerous animal (not unlike riding a bike).Also, horses require getting really dirty,not unlike being covered in sweat, dirt,muddy water, and God knows what else bythe end of a triathlon. Ironically, I used togo running with my horse on dirt trails bythe barn before I rode. This always gener-ated several strange stares from other hik-ers but I would just joke that I didn’t havea dog to run with. It was a great workoutfor me (riding competitively actuallyrequires some fitness) and a good warm-upfor the horse. I actually competed in a“tetrathlon” for Pony Club when I was lit-tle; we had to shoot (air pistol), swim,run, and jump over a course of fences onthe horse. I could ride well and run okaybut the swim was a joke. Everyone else musthave been on a swim team or something. Icame in dead last. My arms were like spaghet-ti noodles flopping out of the water. My dadcaught the whole thing on tape.

Craig: How did you get started with triathlon?

Rachel: When my third horse retired in 2004,I was in graduate school and couldn’t affordthe time and money required to support a newhorse (believe it or not, there are things outthere more expensive and time-consumingthan triathlon). I began running but wasplagued with injuries. I was already crosstraining by swimming and doing weights when

my physical therapist pointed out that if I hada bike, I could do a triathlon. I bought myfirst road bike and signed up for my first sprinttriathlon, the St. Peters Rec Plex Triathlon,just north of St. Louis. I was terrified becausethe bike was 20 miles and that seemed like areally long way at the time. I trained formonths. When I crossed the finish line, I hadtwo thoughts: Where is the food? I’ve neverbeen so hungry! And, why did I wait so long todo this?

Craig: What was your Ironman Arizona experi-ence like?

IRONMAN CONVERSATION WITH CRAIG ZELENT


I had the pleasure recently of talking triathlon with TCSD memberRachel Richards. Rachel completed her first Ironman this April inArizona with a time of 14:40:47. Please join me as we get to knowa very special lady.

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MEMBER PROFILE,continued

Best event: Swim, Bike or Run:The bike portion is my bestevent. My PR is a 5:07 at IMCanada. Usual strategy: Gettingthrough the swim - catch up onthe bike - and hang on for dearlife on the run.

PR: race time or any split time(include race name and distance): I had a pretty goodday at IM Canada ’02 with a10:08 finish. At the EverestChallenge ’06 I had a combinedtime of 12:58 (which I thoughtwas a decent time for an “oldguy”).

Most Embarrassing or DisastrousMoment: At the ’04 IMCDA Icouldn’t keep anything down allday. I think I rode the wholebike portion with “remnants"on half of my face. Anyways, I finished in 11:23 and pro-ceeded to spend a couple ofhours in the medical tent andwas treated by the wonderfulstaff to a “3 bagger” (thatwould be 3 bags of IV fluid...)

Equipment wish list: -

Wetsuit brand: Desoto T1

Bike brand: Cervelo P3. Since ‘99Great bikes.

Shoe brand: Specialized

Can’t Race Without: At the bikeportion of an IM race in myspecial needs bag I absolutelyhave to have my can of flat-tened coke and two small cansof Pringles. I freeze the coke ina small plastic flask beforeturning it in and I’ll also addextra salt to the Pringles andput the lids back on.

Best advice: Perspective, perspective, perspective. Have a good time out there...

2008 Spring Sprint Triathlon.

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Ironman Conversation, continued

Rachel: It is difficult to capture how muchthis race meant for me in words. Even thoughI did absolutely everything I could possibly doto train for this race (and I mean everything),I was still completely petrified when I lined upin the lake on race morning. I had done all thetraining, and all of a sudden, in the lake, itjust hit me: What am I doing? This is absolute-

ly insane! Then, the cannon went off, and mymind was instantly cleared of thought, and agreat sense of calm and peace swept over me.I just started swimming.

It was a really tough day; the weather con-ditions were the most extreme they had everbeen for that race: 97-degree temps and 30mph headwinds. It felt like the 5th ring ofDante’s Inferno on Beeline Highway that day.I saw very, very fit athletes dropping like fliesall around me. Later, I learned that the DNFrate was the third highest in Ironman history.Of course, looking back, I wouldn’t change athing. It just made crossing the finish linethat much more special. I learned a lot abouthow to endure pain and overcome negativitythat day. I just wanted to cross that finishline; that was it. I focused on that one goal allday long. I forced down calories, salt pills, and

tons of water religiously. Relinquishing allpride and ego, I slowed my pace down to acrawl to allow my poor heart rate to slow andjust kept thinking about the marathon I stillhad to run. The aid stations were serving hotwater. Then, they started to run out of water.At one aid station, I had to stop, get off thebike, and dig through tossed water bottles to

find enough to drink. I knew if I didn’t, I was-n’t going to make it to the next aid station. Itwas no longer a race; it had become a matterof survival.

I reached the end of the bike and was justso happy to be done with the bike that I wasactually relieved to start the marathon. Iheaded out of T2 and felt great. I guess allfueling and hydrating worked. I noticed I wasone of the few with a smile still on my face.The afternoon shadows grew long, and the sunbegan to go down, and as the temps cooledoff, I felt better and better. My legs and feetwere deliciously numb, and I felt like I wasfloating over the ground. It was like having arunner’s high for 26.2 miles. Around mile 19, Ilooked up at the night sky and was over-whelmed by the millions of twinkling starsagainst the hazy backdrop of the Milky Way. Icontinued page 11

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The alternate Saturday bike ride crew. Rachel, center in red.

was completely unprepared for something sobrilliantly beautiful that late into an Ironman.I had never run a marathon before and hadbeen warned about hitting the wall at mile 20.Maybe it was the delicious chicken broth, orthe magical elixir that they call Coca Cola butI never hit the wall. Instead, I had a resur-gence of energy at mile 20 and began pickingup speed.

The final mile of the Ironman was bitter-sweet; I was shaking in anticipation of cross-ing the finish line but also overcome with adeep sadness that my first Ironman was com-ing to an end. I turned to go down the chuteand actually started sprinting; I was so excit-ed. Crossing the finish line was a blur of crack-ling loudspeakers, bright lights, and cheersbut I will always remember the intensemixture of emotions that surged throughme as I crossed: the exquisite, overwhelm-ing feelings of accomplishment, victory,euphoria, and relief. Seconds later, Ilooked around: Now what?

Craig: I know you were really looking for-ward to you IM. Once it was over, did youexperience any post race hangover?

Rachel: Most definitely. I had focused onthat one goal for so long that all of a sud-den, afterwards, it hit me: Oh, I have todeal with my life now. Plus, my body wastired so it was really easy to be overcomewith post-Ironman blues during my recov-ery month since I wasn’t allowing myselfto work out as much. I kept having thisrecurring dream that I was still out thererunning the 3rd lap by Tempe Towne Lake;that I was still doing the Ironman. I wasovercome with great sadness upon awak-ening to realize that I wasn’t. My Ironmanwas over. It was as if I had left a part ofmyself out there on the course in Tempe.

Once I started working out again andseeing all my tri-buddies, I started feelingbetter. I had heard the best way to recoverfrom a big race like that is to have anotherrace in the future to look forward to but it washard. I just couldn’t get pumped for SpringSprint and San Diego International afterIronman Arizona. However, I showed up at thestart completely relaxed with a “Let’s have

fun,” attitude, something I’ve never been ableto do before. I don’t get nearly as nervousbefore sprints and Olympics now. I had a majorPR at Spring Sprint, which injected me withrenewed confidence and motivation. It was agreat race to dust off the cobwebs and get meout of my funk.

Craig: What is your favorite part of being amember of TCSD?

Rachel: In a nutshell—the Aquathlons. Theyrepresent all my favorite things about TCSD. Iget to see all my friends, get in a tough, com-petitive speed workout and eat a ton of goodfood afterwards while watching the sunset inone of the most coveted spots in the U.S. (theShores). The Aquathlons always remind me ofhow lucky I am to be doing what I love along-

side great people in one of my favorite placesin the world. Plus, you never know who you’regoing to bump into—Emilio DeSoto, KateMajor, Normann Stadler; it’s a celebrityhotspot!

Craig: You have a regular ride that you lead



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2008 San Diego International Triathlon.

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and organize. I was really impressed that youtook that on as a fairly new member of theclub. What do you suggest for other new mem-bers to get involved?

Rachel: I was really tired of riding by myself,but the Saturday rides up the coast hadbecome monotonous. In addition, since I wastraining for a half-ironman, I wanted to ride abit longer but it seemed like everyone who wasriding long was really fast and way more expe-rienced than me so I kept getting dropped. Ireasoned I might not be the only one with thisproblem and sent out an email to the club tosee if others were interested. The response Igot back was overwhelming. I started organiz-ing the alternative Saturday bike rides, and it’sbeen such a rewarding experience, I’ve neverlooked back. I guess the planning involved isa bit of a time-suck (mapping out the route,typing out the directions, sending out theemail, and making maps and route slips) buthonestly, I have so much fun planning therides, it doesn’t feel like work. I love learningnew routes and meeting new people. I’ve madeso many friends through the rides and had somany fantastic experiences. There is absolute-ly no better way to spend a Saturday morningthan getting a good workout, socializing withfriends, and viewing the most scenic parts ofSan Diego atop a bicycle—all done simultane-ously (and of course, the great food at a localeatery afterwards)!

My advice to new members is: get involved.When I first joined TCSD, I was very intimidat-ed. I started showing up to workouts andsocial events and was amazed at how friendlyand down-to-earth everyone was. I realizedthere was no reason for me to be afraid; I wasway harder on myself than anyone else! Plus,the learning curve is steep. By training withmore experienced triathletes, I learned invalu-able tips and was always motivated to workout because I wanted to see my friends. I’vefound the most difficult decision I have ispicking which workout(s) to do because thereare so many! There is no better way to becomefamiliar with other club members than to par-ticipate in club workouts or races, or betterstill, volunteer for an event.

Craig: If you could wave a magic wand over

the sport of triathlon, what would you like tochange?

Rachel: I would make the sport less intimidat-ing and more inviting for the averageAmerican. Obesity has become such an epi-demic in our country, and most people thinkthey could never do a triathlon. They don’trealize that to finish a sprint triathlon, it’seasier than it seems. Plus, it’s more than justgoing to the gym and running on a treadmill.It’s a lot of fun too, which means people aremore likely to stick with it. Triathlon is verypopular in San Diego but the rest of the coun-try is not so fortunate. I would love to see thesport grow and have more racing opportunitiesaround the country, especially at the Ironmandistance.

Craig: How has triathlon changed your per-spective of your body?

Rachel: When I first started exercising, I wastrying to get toned and shed a few pounds. Mymotivation lay heavily in changing my physi-cal appearance. After I started doing triathlon,my goals started shifting to performance. Ibegan to eat better (i.e. more) because I real-ized I needed to fuel my body properly in orderto go faster and not break down. Now, I appre-ciate what my body can do and am less con-cerned with how it looks. Who cares if I don’thave a six-pack? I can do an Ironman! I amconstantly amazed at the limitless boundariesof how far I can push myself and have gaineda lot of respect and appreciation for my body.Because of this, I think triathlon can be agreat way to build confidence, especially forwomen.

Craig: Why do you race and train triathlons?

Rachel: Besides the obvious (competition,health, and social aspects), I consider myselfan experiential triathlete. I’m not particularlyfast; I’m not out there to win but I alwayshave a fantastic time. I have a triathlon blogso sometimes I joke that I race to blog(admittedly, I have done some cockamamieworkouts just for the blog). Sometimes I feellike a triathlon reporter out there, taking men-tal notes and pictures of everything I experi-ence so I can go home and document it onpaper. It makes each workout and race very


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special because I’m always searching for spec-tacular moments; I’m never disappointed. Inaddition, it’s a great exercise for the mind; Inever forget anything. I’m not just training mymuscles and heart; I’m also training my brainto remember every little detail. Because ofthis, I have captured every big race and work-out in writing (complete with photos) so I’llhave those memories forever. One of the rea-sons I love the Ironman distance so much isthat it’s much more of an experience and muchless of a race, at least for me. For the firsttime, I didn’t care about what mile I was on ormy speed. I simply stayed in the moment andenjoyed myself, with each swim stroke, eachpedal stroke, and each footfall, for 140.6miles. It was incredibly liberating. I’ve neverfelt so alive.

Craig: What is the funniest thing that’s hap-pened to you in a triathlon?

Rachel: During my first half-ironman, CA 70.32006, I dug myself into a deep hole by noteating and drinking enough. Needless to say, Igot very dehydrated and began to feel nau-seous, lightheaded, and delirious. I had beenusing the sponges at the aid stations to cooloff and wanted to throw away the used onebut I didn’t want to litter, and I was inbetween aid stations. I saw a mailbox andmistook it for a trash can, accidentally “mail-ing” my used sponge. I wonder what the mail-man thought the next day!

Craig: Hmmm, I hope that’s not why the USPSstopped sponsoring their cycling team. Whatis the most incredible thing that has hap-pened to you during a workout or race?

Rachel: On New Years’ Day 2006, I went for amid-day swim at La Jolla Shores. I swam par-allel to shore since I was alone, just past thebreakers. I was very cold, and the water waspretty choppy. I started feeling very lonelyand negative thoughts kept working their wayin. All of a sudden, I heard this very loudclacking noise under the water. Confused, Ilooked up to see what it was. A pod of 6 or 7dolphins had swam just a few meters awayfrom me and were checking me out. It was asif they were saying, “Hey there! Everythingokay? You look like you could use some com-pany.” They seemed so kind and peaceful; I

felt warm and protected. The current waspulling me towards them, and I was worried Iwould unwittingly invade their space. As soonas the thought passed through my mind, theybegan swimming out to sea and within sec-onds, they had disappeared. I realized howsilly my concern had been; they are suchincredible, graceful swimmers. Ever since then,my love for swimming in the ocean has deep-ened.

Craig: What races would you like to do in thefuture?

Rachel: Right now, I’m training for my firstreal marathon, the Nike Women’s San FranciscoMarathon, October 19th. In addition, I can’twait for my next Ironman. I am trying forIronman Canada in 2009 but those slots arehighly coveted so I’m trying to use some tricksup my sleeves to get in. Right now, I reallywant to focus on marathons and ironman-dis-tance races since those distances feel the eas-iest for my body—long and slow. In thefuture, I would really love to do an UltraMarathon. I absolutely love distance runningand feel a strange calling for a 50- or 100-milerun. But I realize this is not a rational desire.

Craig: What do you do for a living?

Rachel: I’m a research scientist in the cardio-vascular and obesity field. Right now, I’mdoing a postdoctoral fellowship at the ScrippsResearch Institute. I study the connectionbetween inflammation and immunity in heartdisease. Heart disease is the number onecause of death in men and women in the U.S.I wonder how many cases could be preventa-ble through healthy lifestyle changes, such asdiet and exercise. Since my career requires meto be acutely aware of how the rising trend ofobesity is impacting people in our country, Ihave been further motivated to adopt thetriathlon lifestyle.

Craig: What do you enjoy doing when you’renot working, training, or racing?

Rachel: I love animals and spend my free timewith my two pet bunnies, Babs and Taz.They’re great pets for recovery! I used to bemore active in animal rescue and would like toget more involved again in the future. I alsolove to paint and write. In addition, I love

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The Camp Pendleton Hard Corps race seriesfeatures some great events. There are ofcourse the two Mud Runs, running races ofvarious distances, a duathlon, internation-al distance tri and a bike race. But thebest race of all is the Camp Pendletonsprint triathlon held on the Navy basedhome of the Swift Intruders.

What makes this event so unique and Imean one of a kind unique, is that theevent is that the majority of the race takesplace with in the 'secret wall compund'that houses the hovercraft. When you trav-el on hwy 5, you can not help but noticethe towering cement walls and wonder justwhat the heck is going on in there.

The transtion area is set at the base ofthe landing ramp used by the craft CampPendleton triathlon transition areaforentering and exiting the ocean. This land-ing ramp also is the worst hill of the wholecourse and you climb it twice when leav-ing transition on the bike and run. So foryour first event, know it doesn't get any-more difficult than that.

The swim is an ocean swim and duringthe summer you should expect some surfas we see a predominant south swell andthis area of San Diego county is usually acouple feet larger than most areas south.This day the surf was 2–3 with an occa-sional 4 foot set waves. The only real chal-

lenge was a large 7–8 foot deep troughand then a sandbar again which is wherethe surf broke again. This caused somefunky current conditions. When the surfwas down, there was a bit of a north cur-rent, but once the waves came the currentturned and pushed north. Another thingyou can count on is a Camp Pendleton

sprint triathlon ocean swim start perfect68–70 water temperature.

The bike route is a very easy out andback with no real hills at all. Truly the only‘hills’ are an overpass to cross hwy 5 and arise out of a stormwash. Do they slowdown your effort? Yes,but they really are nota climb. When youmake your turn on toLas Pulgas, it doesseem as though it is aconstant elevationgain, so do not let yournecessary extra effortdiscourage you as onceyou make the turn it willbe time to drop down acouple gears and let the legs go!!

Coming back in to transition the prevail-ing thought for me was, “dang, now wehave to run up that ramp!!” It really isn'tthat bad. Just short quick turnover and getit over with. The run course is containedwithin the Intruders compound and you

run through and around numerous hover-craft as well as the hangars, cranes andother machinery used to maintain thefleet. It really is pretty cool to be thereamongst the workings. Additionally, withall the distractions and the windingunmarked course, you never really knowwhere you are, so you don‘t know if you

are hurting or not. What Imean by this is, if you see amile a marker, you gaugeyour effort and how your legsfeel towards what is left.Sometimes this a negativementally when you calculatethat if I feel this way now, Iam bummed with ‘x’ numberof miles left. I guess it couldbe surmised as ignorance isbliss!!!

Now that the run is wind-ing down, you come around

the corner of the last Camp Pendletonsprint triathlon finish resultshangar andthere is the finish line. What distinguishesit is not so much the balloons and ban-ners, it is the parked hovercraft that you

cross thorough with Marines waiting foryour bib and chip. That’s another thingabout any of the Hard Corp races. Being onthe base there are so many ‘voluntold’Marines out there helping to make all theevents GREAT. It makes these events a

AT THE RACES:Camp Pendleton Sprint Triathlon Not To Be Missed By: Brian Long

Oh the humaniity of the transitin zone.

Finish line on a US Marines hovercraft.

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only the best products in the business. Onceyou step inside this bustling shop, you realizeit’s true. Owner’s Skip and Kristie McDowellcarry th finest bikes, equipment, and clothingin their Encinitas based store. They are literal-ly chocked to the ceiling with a wide pricerange of bicycle from Cervelo, Felt, Kuota,Scott, Cannondale, Kestrel, QR, Pinarello,Colnago, Guru, and more. No wonder TriathleteMagazine calls Nytro “the Mecca of Triathlongear.” As a proud sponsor of TCSD, membersreceive a 10% discount on everything in theplace – from bikes wheels, and wetsuits toapparel, shoes, and nutrition.

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In addition to sponsoring TCSD and severallocal clubs, Nytro supports CAF (ChallengedAthletes Foundation) and Team Semper Fi(wounded warriors returning from battle,many of whom are amputees). Nytro alsosponsor’s several pro and amateur triathletesincluding 18 world champions since 1992.

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anything that gets me outdoors. There’s nothing better thana mellow hike on local trails on a recovery day.

Craig: Rachel, thank you so much for sharing your story. Youadd a lot to the Tri Club and our local community. We are luckyto have you on our team!

You can check out Rachel’s blog atwww.amateurtrigirl.blogspot.com.


great opportunity to thank those guys for what they do andthey really do appreciate it.

As for results, local Ironman Champion and Carlsbad resi-dent Michelie Jones rode her bike over to make sure she gotin her warm up and won the womens Triathlon club of sandiegofield in 1:17:15 only beating me by about 15 minutes.The Triathlon Club of San Diego had a great presence at therace and had two club members, Philippe Krebs and ShaneBuysse place 2nd and third overall. Funny thing, Phillipe beatShane by three seconds, but was in a later wave. Wonder howboth their times would have been if they were on the coursetogether?

I would have to say that this race in my opinion should sellout as fast as the Mud Runs and should certainly sell outbefore the International. As a sponsor of both of these racesmy inbox was flooded with requests for entries because theraces sold out. make sure you sign up early and if you can notrace, call it a donation to the guys who are out there support-ing our country everyday. The money from the races goestowards Marine Corps Community Services. It is a smallamount of money for what these guys are doing. Especiallygiven the current situation our military is involved in.

At The Races: Camp Pendelton, continued

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