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APRIL 2009
A Tale of Fiction TCSD Contacts Volunteer Members Board Members Event Calendar
TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
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Weekly Workout Calendar Member Profile New Members Ironman Conversation Race Discounts
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Friends Offering Discounts 9 Race Report 9 Coaches Corner 10
TriNews
THE CONSULTANT APRIL CLUB MEETING BBQ AND “POTTLUCK” April 5th, Sunday Coastal Sports and Wellness SPECIAL GUEST: ANDY POTTS Olympian, IM 70.3 World Champion and 3x winner of CA 70.3 Post race get together, share your recent race stories. Bring your favorite side dish or desert. Prizes for best dishes. Burgers, Brats and sodas provided by the Club.
A Tale of Fiction By Barbara Javor Rushing from the airport after an early Friday morning transcontinental flight, I was the last person to enter the meeting. I was also the youngest and the only woman. Normally that doesn’t bother me, but my women’s intuition registered the assemblage of four businessmen as T-Heads, a term one of my running friends uses to describe guys whose testosterone drives them to silly male behaviors. Mr. Eli Garrity, the president of the company, had called me two weeks earlier to inquire whether I would be interested in bidding for a contract to run a marketing campaign for a new product they were launching. I jumped at the opportunity, and prepared and sent a proposal outline immediately. Mr. Garrity called again, very enthusiastic, and essentially said the job was mine. I spent an unpaid week preparing a detailed marketing plan and flew across the country on my own dime, knowing the first payment of the contract would cover those expenses. All I had to do today was shake hands with everyone, present the campaign strategy, and sign papers. Mr. Garrity, a self-confident, pudgy man, introduced me to the vice-president and to two other consults. The other consultants made their presentations first on financial matters and software development, and I
breezed through mine. My stomach was still on East Coast time and growling for lunch by the time I finished. “Ms. Statham, this is an interesting campaign you’ve outlined,” Mr. Garrity said, waving the bound copy I had put on the conference table, “but we’re not certain that’s the tack the company should take. We’re used to more traditional strategies.” I froze. “What? You as much as said the marketing campaign was mine. That’s why I flew here this morning.” I could feel the heat of anger rising up my neck and face. “Maybe you misunderstood. You presented a proposal, not a done deal.” He laid the copy back on the table. “We’ll need to discuss it and get back to you.” I could barely control my voice. “Mr. Garrity, where I come from, a person’s word is as good as a contract.” I picked up the copy. “I didn’t need to spend forty hours preparing this and flying 3000 miles just for you to tell me you’re not interested.” I shoved the copy into my briefcase and picked up my small overnight bag. “This is not how I do business. Good day, gentlemen.” Without a glance back, I walked out of the continued on page 3
APRIL EVENT CALENDAR CONTACTS
RUNJunk.com April Duathlon April 18th, Saturday, 8am Location: Pine Valley Post Office See web site for complete details.
Triathlon Club of San Diego P. O. Box 504366 San Diego, CA 92150-4366 www.triclubsandiego.org Send correspondence to the address above or contact president Brian Long at blong@triclubsandiego.org Membership & Renewal Send a check made payable to TCSD to the address above. Rates for new memberships & renewals: $60/year, $45 military (w/active ID), $110 family (2 adults). Additional years available at discount, see website. TCSD e-lists Subscribe to the TCSD e-mailing lists by sending a blank email with your name in the body to: TCSD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Newbie/Networking Meeting Monthly, 1st Thursday, 6pm Location: Hi-Tech Bikes, 7638 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
April Club Race April 11th, Saturday, 7am Location: Fiesta Island Distance: S 800m/ B 12 mi/ R 4 mi
April Club Meeting April 5th, Saturday “PottLuck” and BBQ BBQ at 3:00, Speaker at 4:30 Location: Coastal Sports and Wellness Special Guest: Andy Potts See web site for complete details.
Always refer to the Tri Club’s website calendar for latest events and complete details. BOARD MEMBERS President
Brian Long
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Farah Hedwig
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Cory Osth
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The Consultant, continued conference room. The receptionist gave me a questioning look as I passed her desk and continued without a word to the elevator. I needed to get outside to seethe. I wasn’t planning to spend the night—I had a reservation for a red-eye flight home. My bag had some toiletries and running gear, as I was hoping to have the opportunity to work out after signing the contract later in the day. No contract now—I just burned that bridge. I had nearly nine hours to kill until my flight. I was going to take a long run to pound out the anger and frustration welling inside me. I slipped into the restroom in the lobby of the building, changed my clothes, and returned to the rental car to lock up my briefcase and bag. I carried my wallet, an energy bar, and a bottle of water in a waist pack as I took off jogging the streets of the business district. I headed in the direction of hills that didn’t appear to be very far away, figuring I’d find quiet residential streets. My feet pounded the pavement hard each time I replayed Garrity’s smug words in my head. Over and over, I mentally scrolled through scenes from the last two weeks, convinced that Garrity had promised me the contract. The streets began to climb sinuously into the hills, rising, falling, and winding past suburban yards with ranch-style homes. It was midday, and no one seemed to be home. I hadn’t eaten lunch, so I walked a short stretch while consuming the energy bar. I rehearsed over and over what I should have said to Garrity, and what I would say if I ever ran into him again. After about an hour, my level of anger began to diminish as I spent my energy reserves, and I was ready to return to my car. I had taken many turns, and as I looked around, nothing seemed familiar. Misty clouds had rolled in and I couldn’t see more than a quarter mile. I had no idea of the direction to downtown. My frustration turned to alarm—I was lost, and saw no one to ask for directions. I began backtracking, hoping to pick out the route I had followed, but stopped. Neighborhood dogs safely locked in yards had begun barking like crazy at a pack of four large canines parading with a purposeful gait down the middle of the road in my direction. They appeared unfriendly, so I quickly back-pedaled and turned on another street. A block later, it came to a dead end. I retraced my steps, took a turn in another direction, and felt relieved that the street descended for about half a mile. It crossed a road and entered a neighborhood I didn’t recognize. I heard music in a foreign language as I jogged past a small grocery, a dirty body shop, and a graffiti-riddled wall outside a liquor store. Three men in baggy pants and caps pulled low were smoking by the wall. I was about to ask them directions when they made some crude remarks to me. I turned and fled back up the hill. Mad dogs, dead end, and nasty men—there’s only one more direction I can go.
I turned left, and started an ascent that wasn’t in my run plan—no new uphill climbs. I was beginning to bonk and had no more water. After the first block, I slowed to a walk. The clouds had grown mistier and the ascent steeper. No longer thinking about Garrity, I just wanted to reach an intersection with another road that would let me return safely. About ten minutes later, I reached an intersection, and when I stopped to consider whether I should turn, a shrill, grating screech shattered the quiet of the residential street. I turned and saw a little old lady behind the wheel of a large, 1960s sedan in need of power steering lubrication. She was driving very slowly, only a few miles per hour down the hill. I was about to stop her to ask directions, but she didn’t even notice me standing a few feet away. As she passed me, I noticed her license plate frame read “Nana’s Tank”. She must be going somewhere. I quickly made up my mind, and started descending right behind Nana’s Tank. She was going so slowly that I could easily lope downhill in her wake for the first mile or two of turns on the curvy roads. As the road began to straighten and she picked up the pace to about ten miles per hour, I just followed the screeching noise of the Tank. I even found where she made a right turn a few hundred yards ahead of me out of my sight by listening to the Tank’s complaints. I took the turn, too, and came to an intersection with a traffic signal a mile later. I was back in town, still not knowing where I was, but I was safe. I turned onto the busy avenue and followed it until it crossed a boulevard with a gas station on the corner. I was about to enter the station’s mini-market to get a soda and directions when I heard someone call my name. “Ms. Statham?” the woman’s voice said. I turned and saw the receptionist from Garrity’s office paying for gas. “Ms. Statham, you ran out so fast this morning that you missed the lunch. Are you all right?” I nodded. “It just didn’t work out for me.” I didn’t want to badmouth her boss. She smiled. “You’re not the first contractor to get ticked at him, but you’re the first I’ve seen just walk out on him. You’ve got chutzpah.” At the moment, I needed a friend, so I took her comment as a kind gesture. I told her what had happened during my run, and that I wanted to return to my car. “Do you want to talk to him first? He and the others are on the golf course. I could take you over there—it’s only a few minutes from here.” I started to shake my head, but stopped. I had come up with continued on page 14
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TCSD WEEKLY WORKOUT CALENDAR
MEMBER PROFILE JOHN HOLMAN Nickname: Papa John Member since: 2000
Monday 6:00 PM
Computrainer Cycling and ErgVideo
6:00 PM
Group Run, 4-6 miles, all paces welcome.
7:30 PM
Pool Swim (long course) in La Jolla/UTC
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Location: Movin Shoes, Encinitas.
Location: JCC, 4126 Executive Dr.
Tuesday 6:00 AM
Bike Workout in Solana Beach, 27 miles, all levels.
6:30 AM
Bike Workout in Point Loma
5.45 PM
Track Workout, a coached session
6:00 PM
Track Workout in Carlsbad, a coached session
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Location: Front of B&L Bikes.
Location: Moment Cycle Sports, 1357 Rosecrans. •
Location: University City H.S. •
Location: Carlsbad H.S. Track. Age group: M 70-74
Wednesday 5:30 PM
Advanced MTB Training
6:00 PM
Bike Workout in Coronado
7:00 PM
Winter Spin Class
7:30 PM
Pool Swim (long course) in La Jolla/UTC
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Location: Penasquitos Canyon Side Park (east pkg lot). •
Location: Starting at Holland’s Bicycles.
Before I became a triathlete I was: A recreational cyclist.
Location: Rehab United PT & Sports Performance Center. •
Location: JCC, 4126 Executive Dr.
Thursday 6:00 AM
Bike Workout in Solana Beach, 27 miles, all levels.
6:30 AM
Bike Workout in Point Loma
5:30 PM
East County Trail Run, Contact: Florian Hedwig for more information (619) 820-2388,
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Location: Starting at Moment Cycle Sports.
florian.hedwig@sbbtral.com or surfingflo@gmail.com. Ocean Swim in Solana Beach, in the water at 7am. • Location: at Fletcher Cove (I-5, to Lomas Santa Fe west)
Saturday 8:00 AM
Bike Workout in Del Mar, all levels welcome. (Hwy 101 & 15th st.)
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Location: Meet at Starbucks
Sunday 7:30 AM
Penasquitos Trail Run
7:45 AM
Swim (starts at 8 sharp) and run follows towards Torrey Pines Park • Location: Meet at
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Contact: Mark Kenny for more information (760) 271-2003
Powerhouse Park in Del Mar. 8:30 AM
REAL Beginners Bike Ride (see following page or calendar on website for complete details)
** Starts after daylight saving time, but check TCSD website for complete details.
Favorite Race/Tri Event: IM Hawaii & IM Canada equally (for different reasons). Favorite local restaurant: Point Loma Seafood, I love their crab sandwich. Best Leg/Event: All about the same.
Friday 6:45 AM
Status: Married
PR: IM Canada 14:35 Most Embarrassing or Disastrous Moment: At my first Ironman, when standing in line to get body marked, I realized that my Special Needs bags were still in my room about six miles, south of Penticton, so I went back to get them. The two lessons learned were to put EVERYTHING into the car the night before the race, and to ALWAYS arrive at the race site early….just in case. My Equipment: Wetsuit: De Soto Bike: Guru Running Shoe: Asics & Newton continued on page 6
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MEMBER PROFILE, continued Equipment wish list: New pair of legs, as these are getting old. Can’t Race Without: Jesus. Best advice: Be thankful each day & look for the joy in every race you do in this great sport of triathlon.
NEW MEMBERS Nicol Akins Laurene Alt Darin Andersen Donald Asselin Allison Back Conrad Bangalan StephenBanister David Barold Lynne Bates Lau Lindsey Bennett Peter Blomgren Geoff Bohne Karl Bordine Stephanie Bridger Reilly Brittany Alma Bruce Josh Bubnis Jason Burrows Keith Butsko Andrew Callaway Roger Carlson Carol Jonsson-Chambers Tom Chapin Kelly Clark Sophie Coon Candice Creecy Erica Debenedetto Blair Dimond Michael Dobransky Kristin Donaldson Ttheresa Espinosa James Farrell Molly Fleming Ne`stor Florez continued page 7
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REAL BEGINNERS BIKE RIDE Sunday, April 19th, 8:30 am The TCSD Real Beginner’s Bike Ride takes place on the 56 bike path and is a club ride where NOBODY gets left behind. If you can ride comfortably for at least 60 minutes without stopping (total ride time 90-minutes) then this ride is for you. Please have at least minimal cycling ability (can ride, shift, and corner your bike adequately). Be ready for a couple moderate climbs on the first half of the 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 your flats along the way, but please be equipped with your own tubes to carry on the ride. Questions? Contact Dean and ’the Steve’s’ at coaches@triclubsandiego.org
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 lot for California Bank and Trust.
BEGINNER’S MEETING & TRIATHLON 101 Monday, April 13th, 6:00 pm The monthly talk is specifically designed to get you started in the sport of triathlon, and our goal is to de-mystify triathlon, and remove the ‘intimidation factor.’ We will cover triathlon basics from A to Z. All questions fair game! NON-MEMBERS WELCOME! Contact: Questions or comments can be sent to your beginner coaches Steve T, Dean R, and/or Steve K at coaches@triclubsandiego.com
Where: B&L Bike & Sport - San Diego Store 3603 Camino Del Rio West San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 294-9300 Directions: It’s right off Interstate 5 at Rosecrans across from Hampton Inn.
We’ve chosen what we believe are the highest quality and most flavorful coffee beans in the world – single origin Guatemalan coffee and single-origin 100% Kona, Single origin means consistency, which is the first step in producing a superior, “non-blended” coffee - harvested form the same farms each and every time. The high-altitude and volcanic soil in Guatemala and Kona make for some of the best coffee growing conditions in the world.
To order, go to www.mdotcoffee.com Use code TCSD to receive 25% off your order. (This discount does not apply to the KONA coffee.)
IRONMAN CONVERSATION WITH CRAIG ZELENT I had the pleasure recently to talk triathlon with long time TCSD member, JT Lyons. Many of you have gotten tremendous assistance on the bike from JT as he is the owner of Moment Cycle Sport. Please join me as we get to know this great guy who has made triathlon his career. Craig: How did you get started racing triathlons? JT: Thanks for the opportunity to talk with you, Craig. I’ve been reading your interviews for so long, it has always been one of my favorite parts of the TCSD newsletter. I never thought I would be one of the “interviewed”. My first race…hmmm. I grew up swimming and then played Water Polo at LMU in Los Angeles where I studied Mechanical Engineering. In my senior year (‘97), water polo got put aside while I started a program at our school to build a race car for a national engineering competition (FSAE) – the auto industry’s way of motivating engineering students to teach themselves about auto design. I basically didn’t sleep or exercise for the next 18 months while we turbocharged/fuel injected a 600cc motorcycle engine, designed and built a chassis and suspension system, and then raced the car in Detroit. This led to a dream job at Shelby American (you know, the ones that build that sweet Cobra). Going from 5+ hours a day in the pool to no form of exercise while maintaining a 4,500 calorie diet made me balloon from 150 to nearly 200 lbs! My roommate and co-worker Dan and I decided to cut out our bad eating habits (e.g. a gallon of Dr. Pepper per day) and started lifting and swimming at the gym. When we saw the ad for the “Pacific Coast Triathlon” 2 weeks out we thought “no problem” and, we laughed! Dan hurt his back the next week so he dropped out of it, but I resolved to do it on my own. I remember going to the expo to get my packet and seeing our own Gurujan Dourson of T.N.T. giving a course talk and a transition clinic—I listened to every word he said! (pay attention beginners!) I swam with a shorty surf wetsuit (can you say rash?!) and a speedo
JT racing aero at IMAZ 2008. underneath. I changed to running shorts and sneakers in transition, rode my old mountain bike with slick tires, and then ran in my sneakers. That last hill in the PCT is BRUTAL! I thought I was going to die. I finished in the bottom 1/3 of the race but I had a blast and was hooked. I still remember the buzz I had from that first one. I immediately went out and bought a road bike…so much faster!! Craig: The Pacific Coast Triathlon is up in Newport, right? How did you end up in San Diego and a member of TCSD? JT: I was actually born here (my Dad was a Naval officer stationed here at the time, he retired here also). Professionally, Shelby American was being run out of business by “savvy investors”, so I had to find myself a
NEW MEMBERS, cont. Scott Forrestall Jacob Gillen John Goulart Ofelia Gutierrez Hassan Hakki Julie Hansen Katie Hansen Brittany Harris Robin Hart Tammy Hermes Maria Herra Natalie Howard Linda Ingalls Suzanne Ives Carey Klinger Nate Kredich Erin Limonchi Tim Maides Stephen Mathis William Mayberry Lauren McCarthy Robert McCarthy Meredith Caccese McConvill Jake McLaughlin David Moran Alfonso Munoz Renee Nelson Jennifer Newton Manny Nuno Kawika Ohumukini Tracy Olander Melissa Paravati Laura Parmer-Loha Greg Petty Scott Rice William Rodriquez Jr. Christopher Roots Miles Rosemire Shereen Rossini Sean Russell Chris Salvatore Eric Schafer Michael Schweitzer Cheryl Shah continued on page 8
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Ironman Conversation, continued NEW MEMBERS, cont. Nickie Smith Stephanie Snaman Cathleen Stafford Cathleen Stafford Denise Suris Kristin Taddey Greg Thompson Jaclyn Trosper Taylor Turner Benjamin Urich Ken Wagner Jim Walsh Anna Weltman Jonathan Whitman Rebecca Whitmire Russell Williams Leslie Winchell Matthew Zuniga
TCSD RACE DISCOUNTS To get your club discount, some events require club members to use mail-in application and include a photocopy of TCSD membership card. No refunds of the discounted amount will be given if you have already sent in your name and application. Subtract the discounted amount from the total and be sure to also write Triathlon Club of San Diego somewhere on the application. Additionally, visit the clubs discount section on the web for additional details about discounts. Auburn International Half-Ironman (World’s Toughest Half, Olympic and Long Course Duathlon Nationall Championships). TCSD members enjoy $10 off entry. Big Kahuna Triathlon $15 off. Elite Racing $10 off Rock & Roll Marathon. See website for additional race discounts. www.EliteRacing.com continued page 9
new JOB. Having worked with aluminum, steel, carbon, and titanium at Shelby, I decided to build on my composites knowledge and joined a local defense contractor, SPARTA Inc. Their specialty was carbon fiber components for the military. I worked on several weapons systems projects before returning to my roots and running a development/production program for the Ford GT. Without going into too much detail, let’s just say this gig was interesting and everything was always “superlight/stiff/aero” That’s what we did…high performance “stuff”. I can’t recall exactly how, but I soon discovered TCSD. I went to a few meetings with notable speakers (like Tim Deboom and Peter Reid) and was impressed, intrigued and could tell everyone was having fun. I joined immediately and started showing up at events. I did a couple of Olympic distance races and convinced myself I could do a half, did it, then I got the idea to try an Ironman (Brazil). I dragged my friend Dan along for this one too…how could he refuse Brazil!?! So, now that I was training for an Ironman I had to get serious. I think I went to every TCSD workout for a 9 month period, every run, every club race (back when 25 people was a good showing), and even led a regular TCSD ride for a while there. The encouragement, and friends and food have always been a favorite. I trained a lot, overcame some obstacles, slacked off at work (almost too much), and managed to finish IM Brazil in a time of 11:45. Craig: Have you done other Ironman races? JT: I just completed IMAZ in November, which was a great experience for me. I didn’t get to train as much as I would have liked, but was still happy with my time. I think I was mostly happy that my legs didn’t cramp on the bike (thanks to my salt tablets!!) The swim was mellow, I tend to veer to the left when I swim, and (of course) the swim course had a slight bend to the right. So, I bounced off of every buoy in the water. But I got out with a solid 1 hour swim. I did the first loop of 3 for the bike on a 4:30 pace, and then decided I’d better slow down. I backed it off, and went easy for the second loop. In the third, I picked up the
effort a bit, I managed to pull off a 5:13 bike split. It was fun to see people I knew out on the “spectator friendly” course – I got to see my girlfriend Lynne twice on the bike and 5 times on the run!! TCSD had an amazing representation there. I went into transition and saw Philippe (my crazy fast Swiss friend) finishing his first lap of the run on his way to a course record…impressive! My run?..well let’s just say it hurt a bit! I finished with a time of 10:53. I wanted to break 11:00 so I met my goal and was happy to pull it off thanks to all of the TCSD people out there cheering. I couldn’t have done it without you! Craig: Of all the many races you have done, which was your best? Or which race performance made you the most proud? JT: I think my favorite is when I’m racing a friend or rival and I manage to pull out the win. I love to joke around with my friends about who’s faster. Cory and I have quite the smack sessions at the shop on occasion. I’m most proud when I’m able to hold off or pass someone working hard on the run (the run is my biggest weakness). One year, I was 6th in my age group at LA Olympic, placed at the Turtleman in MN, and got second in a couple of club races. I always give it what I can on that day and have fun. Craig: When/how did Moment Cycle Sport come about? How has your background helped create a unique experience for your customers? JT: Shortly after IM Brazil, I started getting tired of the status quo. I liked the work I was doing (design & manufacturing) but I wanted more control and freedom over the selection of projects. So I just had to figure out what I enjoyed that could pay my bills (my athletic ambitions are not on that list ;-)). I thought of starting a bike company but there was too much competition, and talk about HUGE marketing budgets! So, I decided to try my hand at designing bike components (bars, forks, cranks etc.). I saved up a bunch of money, quit my job and started designing. I put together some nice stuff, but I was burning a hole into my savings fast. Product development, testing, patent applications, etc are NOT continued on page 15
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Congratulations IM New Zealand Finishers! Congratulations to TCSD members Al Tarkington and Daemon Feuillet who completed Ironman New Zealand on 3/10/09. A special congrats to Al and Peter who qualified for IM Hawaii both men beating 2nd place by 90 minutes! You both had great performances and we are so proud! Ironman New Zealand - March 10, 2009 Peter Wood Daemon Feuillet Al Tarkington
Time
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Rank
Group
Swim
Bike
Run
11:33:56 12:35:22 12:37:55
466 748 759
1/8 120/167 1/5
M65-69 M35-39 M70-74
1:17 1:19 1:19
5:35 6:13 5:57
4:26 4:51 5:08
1,24 Participants. Seconds and transitions not included. If you are entered in an Ironman (or longer), please email Craig Zelent at tricraigz@yahoo.com. That's the only way to get listed in our TCSD results. Thanks!
Race Report: By Andy Bailey Indoor Triathlon Series
Date: Winter, 2009 Location: various
the stairs to the gym and onto Two years after my accident I the treadmill. I took a sip of received an email from Dean water and a gel and went off Sprague, TCSD club member and slowly at first to get my rythm. race director for the indoor tri I was trying to pick up the pace series, announcing a series of to break a 15 minute mile when indoor triathlons. It couldn't the whistle blew and I was not have come at a better time as I quite there. I didn’t go fast had just completed the Tinsel Tri enough at the start. Result with a paralyzed friend of mine. were in and we ad a decent He did the run and bike on his time. Everyone was happy and tricycle and I did the pool swim. off to breakfast. This would be my first attempt Andy and wife Jane. Events two and four at to do a tri by myself after receivPowerFitness and JCC were ing my ”new” leg. I had been about the same. Getting a bit swimming regularly and had faster and use to the bike and taken some spin classes. No treadmill. Even able to run a running yet, but I had been few minutes. walking on the treadmill with I was sorry to see the series my prosthesis. end. It was great to be with The WaveHouse in Pacific my fellow club mates again Beach seemed like a good meeting some newbees and place to start. I signed in, some veterans. picked up my goody bag and I cannot thank Dean and headed for the lockers. I the volunteers enough for warmed up and got ready. After making the events happen. having to stop many times to The goody bags just kept getclear my goggles, I was ready Getting ready to spin. ting better. to transition to the spin bikes. Looking forward to next year and perhaps It was a lot of fun trying to keep up the pace with the volunteers encouraging us to go improving on my times. faster. I thought the 20 minutes would never be over. A quick shuffle up
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COACHES CORNER: By Sergio Borges Triathlon is not Swim + Bike + Run, Part I Looking at the champions: Michael Phelps (swimmer) , Fabian Cancellara (cyclist) and Haile Gebrselassie (runner) - all great athletes with many gold medals and World Championships under their belts. These athletes are very skilled and efficient in their specific sports. Obviously, many years of training are necessary to reach their level. All three sports require a high level of skill, particularly swimming and running. Athletes like Michael Phelps, for example, have spent over 15 years developing their technique, training an average of 5 to 8 hours per day. All of this time and work is required to develop mastery in A SINGLE SPORT! Our sport includes all three: swim, bike, and run. Many athletes and some coaches see triathlon as three separate sports: Swim + Bike + Run. However, triathlon is ONE sport and should be seen as swimbikerun, in which every sport interferes or influences the others. When training for triathlon, athletes usually make the mistake of seeing it as 3 different sports. Triathletes think that they should train for swimming like swimmers, bike like cyclists and run like runners. Athletes should not seek individual sports’ PR’s but instead, an overall faster result. Saving energy on the swim, reducing aerobic taxing and neuromuscular fir-
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same reason explained on #2, the average triathlete can’t afford to spend half of his workout time doing drills, leaving aside important components like motor skills, strength and speed. 4 An unskilled swimmer uses way more energy to cover the same distance as a skilled swimmer, therefore they need to swim LESS volume but more frequently (usually the opposite happens, as we know) 5 An unskilled swimmer should not swim longer sets (i.e. 3 x 500yds) until they develop proper skills. Swimming longer sets will not be as productive to the unskilled athlete as their stroke will fall apart after 100yds or so. 6 An unskilled swimmer should use equipment like pull buoy and paddles to aid with body position and to reduce aerobic taxing, facilitating the athlete to develop a better stroke. 7 Triathletes usually over-use their aerobic system and under-train important components like skills, strength and speed. On top of all that, we know that open water swimming is very different from pool swimming. When racing with 1,000 other bodies hitting you, your stroke will have to be adapted to the situation that might also involve cur-
rents, waves and sighting. High elbow recovery, glide and other details that make you a faster pool swimmer, might not work in triathlon racing where your space is limited and conditions are usually rough. In Ironman races, you might be swimming with over 2,000 competitors and it won't be about a ”pretty swim stroke“ but a powerful, driven by momentum stroke. Another misconception is that triathletes don't need to train for swimming as it represents a small part of the race. A weaker swimmer will have a huge fatigue carryover effect. If you are fitter on the swim, you might not always have faster times, but you will definitely be fresher, setting you up for a good bike and run. Stay tuned for Part Two of this article where I'll explain the difference between the bike and run training as isolated sports vs for triathlon where conditions and characteristics of the races are totally unique. Happy Training! Sergio Borges is a Senior Coach with Ironguides, www.ironguides.net, formerly San Diego X Training. He is also a Level III USA Triathlon coach and Level II USA Cycling coach. He has spent over 15 years studying the science of triathlon training.
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a dozen things to say to Garrity if I had had the opportunity. Now was the time. If I was going to burn this bridge, I wanted to do it in style. She called Garrity, found out which hole they were playing, and dropped me off with directions how to find them. When I saw the foursome a few hundred feet away, I began to run toward them with a quick, purposeful stride. This would be all about appearances. Garrity looked surprised when I reached his group. “Ms. Statham. What a nice surprise. Would you like to join us?” “I don’t like to play with men who hit their little balls around to score a few points.” I realized as soon as I said the words that they had a double meaning. My face was already flushed with perspiration, so it would have been impossible to see me blush. But I wasn’t blushing. I had a speech to give. He raised his eyebrows at me. “I beg your pardon?” “I don’t play games, Mr. Garrity, especially when I’m doing business. I can tell you when, where, and how I will provide my services, and there’ll be no breaking my word. With me, what you see is what you get. That’s the way I run, and that’s the way I run my business.” I gave each of the other men a quick glance before I turned and ran along the path at a quick pace and with a high kick. It felt like the start of the run portion of a triathlon, leaving the transition area trying to look strong for the crowds. The receptionist was still waiting for me at the edge of the golf course, and she offered to buy me lunch since I missed the one earlier. I really needed to unwind, so I accepted her invitation. I told her the story and she laughed. As I sat in the plane later, I realized the run had largely displaced my anger at losing the contract that was apparently never mine. At least the run had done its job. “Ms. Statham? This is Stefan Halsberg,” a man with a Scandinavian accent said on the phone Monday morning. “We met at Mr. Garrity’s office on Friday.”
I recognized the voice of the tall, lean software consultant. Is he doing Garrity’s bidding? I was leery. “Yes?” “I called to say I really liked your presentation and your gutsy dialog with Mr. Garrity on the golf course. You stood by your word and wouldn’t kowtow to him. And I was quite impressed with your running. Are you a marathoner?” Again I was tentative. “Yes.” “Me too, but I’m sure you could run circles around me. I ran a 3:24 a few years back. I imagine you’ve run under three hours.” A runner. A kindred soul. I felt a barrier drop. “3:08 last year.” He chuckled. “With your determination, I’m sure you’ll break three hours next time. That brings me to the reason I called. For some contracts my firm goes after, it helps if a team of consultants comes in with a set of proposals to win bids. It’s one-stop shopping for the client. I liked what you had to say and your style. I know how hard you work because you’re a long-distance runner. Would you be interested in teaming with us for some of these bids? We’ve got a big one due in a few weeks.” My mouth dropped open. I had burned a big bridge. I had said some unprofessional words without apologizing. And now Stefan Halsberg was asking me to team with him after my failures a few days earlier. I flashed back to Friday’s long run, and how I ended it with a showy flair on the golf course. That’s what impressed him. “Ms. Statham?” “Yes,” I said as he interrupted my daydream. “And thank you.” I smiled at the memory of my run across the golf course that was meant for show. Isn’t that what marketing is about? “Yes, I think we could make a good run at it.”
Ironman Conversation, continued
JT and Cory, at the October 2008 Fiesta Island Individual Time Trial. cheap. I also wanted to make sure that my designs/products would be well received by the retailers or people who usually recommend them, so I went to bike fit school, (F.I.S.T. Serrotta), then to professional bike mechanic school at the Barnett Bicycle Institute. I learned a lot and generated many more ideas for products but there was still the issue of running out of money.
One day I was looking for office space for my business and I walked into the space that is now Moment Cycle Sport. I looked around, and it was certainly not a great office space, it was clearly retail. I left, went home, and happened to have a bike map on the table. It got me thinking. I started marking locations of the bike shops in San Diego and saw a gap (especially when you considered triathlon stores). This place was located on one of the more popular bike routes in San Diego (to the Cabrillo National monument) so I thought “maybe I can open a small bike shop.” I quickly learned you need to make serious commitments to bicycle vendors and so the “small” idea became a lot bigger. Using my personal experience as a triathlete, I modeled my business on what I wanted most out of a bike/multi-sport shop… customer service! Three years later, and a ton of work, I can say, that it hasn’t been easy but it’s been fun and rewarding. We don’t have the resources to carry every bike in every size (no shop does actually) but we always find the best solution to meet our customers, needs (even if that means a special order). Our strength lies in our knowledge and leveraging CAD (computer-aided-design tool). continued on page 16
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Ironman Conversation, continued Technical expertise I’ve gained from my cycling/triathlon lifestyle as a result of prior work experience has been invaluable this methodology. for Moment Cycle Sport. I knew that I With my professional design backcould “fit” someone (optimize their posiground, it was a no-brainer for Moment tion for riding a bicycle) on a “fit bike” Cycle Sport to specialize in custom (flexible geometry bicycle simulator), bikes. We design our custom frames inreproduce their position on the CAD syshouse using sophisticated CAD models tem, and use that with bicycle geometry and work as an advocate for our custables to determine exactly what bike is tomer with the manufacturer. This most suitable for each person. For me the ensures our customers get only the best “fit bike” is essential, because if you don’t designed and built custom bikes from use one, and instead you “fit” someone the manufacturers. The geometry will “to” a bicycle, assumptions have been give the customer the best bike hanmade about that person’s physiology or dling, and flexibility of fit over the life riding preferences, and each bicycle is It’s finally over! JT & Lynne at the finish of of the bike. only so adjustable. If your assumptions are November 2008 IMAZ. My manufacturing experience has less than perfect, so is the fit. In short, really helped in our service department. We have developed qualMoment Cycle Sport really fits bikes-to-cyclists, rather than ity control systems that ensure EVERY bike that leaves the store cyclists-to-bikes. It often takes us longer to fit and sell a bike is adjusted to the same high standards. It’s rare, but occasionalthan most, but I think Moment’s customers are more comfortable, ly I’ll even design custom adaptors or other such parts to help powerful, confident and likely to improve customers’ bikes performance. Custom colors for parts of continue enjoying the your bikeW we can do that also. Vintage Campagnolo…got it. We continued on page 18
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Ironman Conversation, continued enjoy the challenging projects. It keeps things interesting. When I first opened the store, to keep costs down, I actually lived in the storage room in the back. I built a “loft” for my bed up above the storage shelves and slept there. It wasn’t fun, but it allowed me to get the store up and running without paying rent at both the store and a separate apartment. (No, I don’t live there anymore!). My friends Cory Osth (now one of our key employee/mechanics/owners), Clay G., Lynne and Matt Sparks (of MHS Works fame) helped me remodel the space for the store. I couldn’t really pay them, but I tried to keep their bellies full with food and beer. I still remember Clayton holding me on a stool holding Cory on a ladder putting in screws over his head 12’ in the air, hoping no one was going to fall. It was a scene right out of the Three Stooges. I never could have done it without the help and encouragement from my friends and long time girlfriend Lynne Branchflower. Somehow I thought it would be less expensive to do it myself…WRONG!! What probably could have been a 2 month remodel became 8 and I paid the rent for all 8 months I wasn’t open…oops! Craig: With the current economic challenges everyone is facing, can you prioritize your recommendations for someone on a budget wanting to improve their triathlon performance?
JT: The economy is tough, and triathlon isn’t an inexpensive sport. It doesn’t have to break the bank though. A good bike, running shoes (and a speedo.. ;-)) can take you a long way. Depending on your budget or current equipment, the following is the order I’d recommend: 1) The first is absolutely positively a good bike fit. It can increase your power output, and comfort on the bike, make it easier to run after the bike, and is absolutely the most effective way to be more aerodynamic on a bike (aerodynamics DO matter a lot). I don’t believe that “aero” and “comfort” are mutually exclusive. There are certainly limits, but I’d say 90% of our customers leave the store in a more comfortable AND more aerodynamic position on the bike. If you calculate the amount of time you will spend on your bike training and racing, spending $150-400 on a bike fit is a pretty small number. In my opinion a good bike fit requires the use of a “fit bike” and then translating the new position to your bike. 2) A well fitting aero helmet. Get one suitable for your body type and position on the bike. It can make a huge difference in your aerodynamic drag. If you are a person with a curved back vs a very flat back, different aero helmets are going to give you better or worse results. For $150 -$250 you’ll get the same drag reduction of a $2,000 set of race wheels. 3) Transition 1-transition 2…work on it. It’s part of the race, free speed, and almost no-one practices this. You can make up minutes on your competitors! I really like elastic laces to speed up the run shoe swap, tri-bike shoes, and just being organized at your transition. Create a transition plan and follow it. ALWAYS pre-walk the transitions of your races. Your brain doesn’t work as well when all the blood is in your legs.
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4) Train smarter not harder…make your fast workouts faster, and your slow workouts slower. That is, you need long, slow workouts to build base, and you need fast high intensity workouts to build strength. If you need help, there are a bunch of great coaches available through TCSD. 5) New tires…A nice set of tires is a great addition before a race. Don’t get cheap on your tires for a race. New ones will be less susceptible to flats, roll smoother, corner better, and be lighter for going up hills, rolling weight is more important than static weight. Don’t buy the crazy super-lights or supergrippy tires, just a good solid all around race tire will do the trick, and actually give you more good training miles than you think. 6) An indoor trainer, and a good training video or two or three. I know, it’s San Diego, no-one wants to train inside, but solid high intensity workouts non-stop for an hour or more are hard to come by outside. It’s easy on a trainer. I really like the videos from Carmichael Training Systems, they are heart
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rate/cadence and or power based so as your fitness improves the intensity goes up with it. Always a great workout, when I’m training for a goal race, I find at least 1 (good intensity) trainer workout per week really makes a difference. 7) Race wheels. A good set of race wheels does more than improve your aerodynamics. They also can improve the ride quality of your bike, and lower its weight. All can lead to a better run. Less fatigue on the bike = faster run. Make sure to pick a wheel set that is appropriate for your race, body type, bike handling skills, and riding style. It matters, and not all race wheels are created equally. 8) A new bike. You may not need the most expensive bike out there, but one that fits YOU well can make a huge difference. Sometimes it’s the same size, but a different geometry. If you’re limited to riding in a position that’s less than ideal for you because your bike can’t accommodate it….maybe it’s time for a new frame. Geometries of bikes (especially tri bikes) from different manufacturers are NOT even close. Two bikes can have the same top tube length and fit TOTALLY different. It can make a HUGE difference. Craig: What would you like people to know about Moment that they are possibly unaware of? JT: Moment is employee owned. All of the full time employees at Moment are owners. Our team is 3.5 strong now and has over 36 years (cumulative) experience in cycling and triathlon and includes myself, Cory Osth, service manager, Lynne Branchflower, M.B.A operations manager, Daniel Wallis, continued on page 20
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