INSIDE THIS ISSUE
OCTOBER 2012
Interview with Steve Pierce TCSD Events TCSD Contacts Board Members Volunteer Committee
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Weekly Workout Calendar New Members Free Clinic: Nutrition Member Profile TCSD Conversation
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Steve returned home from his tour in Vietnam
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that were buried in his brain and the effects of exposure to Agent Orange that was buried in his heart. Thus begins the saga of a triathlete’s journey that began over 40 years ago in the jungles of Southeast Asia. VIETNAM In the summer of 1968, Steve enlisted in the Marines hoping to serve as an aviation electronics technician, but the Marines assigned him to the infantry as a basic rifleman. He felt patriotic and wanted to serve his country in the footsteps of his grandfather (WWI infantry) and father (WWII pilot). Next stop for Steve was Vietnam at the height of the war. He prayed he’d return home safe and sound. The Marine Corps assigned him to Bravo Company, first battalion, third Marine division. His unit operated in the rugged jungles of the mountainous, northern region near the DMZ and the Laotian border. To the west in Laos, the Ho Chi Minh Trail, with numerous intersects within North and South Vietnam, served as a conduit for North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces. The job of Steve’s unit was to ferret out enemy
soldiers hiding in the dense jungles in a dangerous game of hit and run, cat and mouse. Their company commander, Capt. Sampson, was an exemplary leader. His specialty was reconnaissance—observe and report—and he treated Bravo Company like a recon unit. To avoid mines and ambush, they never went down established trails. They chopped through jungles with machetes, and waded through mud and streams, all the time carrying packs that weighed 50-70 pounds. Their operations usually lasted 3040 days, with each day in a different place. They carried water, but sometimes they ran out and drank from streams. Their water purification tablets killed microorganisms, but did nothing to eliminate chemicals such as Agent Orange. They saw denuded mountainsides, but thought those were the results of heavy U.S. bombardment, not from spraying defoliant. “We spent 99% of the time out in the jungle. We moved through it, dug through it, and
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OCTOBER TCSD MEETINGS, CLINICS, RACES & RIDES
TCSD SOCIAL Thursday October 4th, 6:30pm Come enjoy TCSD’s October social gathering, it’s your chance to meet and mingle with new (and old) members without having to work up a sweat. BarleyMash: The name, in fact, refers to the typical grain mixture used in the brewing and distillation process of both beer and bourbon. What results from this pairing is a uniquely American dining experience and aesthetic that remind all patrons of two simple ideas: life is meant to be sipped and savored, and good times should always be shared.
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REAL BEGINNERS’ BIKE RIDE
INTRO TO TCSD AND FRIENDS
Sunday October 21st, 8:00am
Tuesday October 9th, 6:00pm
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. Be ready for a few moderate climbs on the first half of the ride; beginners need hills too! Total distance for the ride is 18 miles. Scott and Mary Christensen will be your leader and are promising a fun-filled morning.
Are you interested in learning more about the Tri Club of San Diego, meeting new people, making new friends, and generally having an awesome time? If so, this is your event. This is a great opportunity to network, gain training partners, and learn the basics about the sport of triathlon! We will give you the inside scoop and answer all your questions about TCSD. Food and beverages will be offered. Non-members are welcome, no RSVP necessary!
Helmets are MANDATORY. Schedule of Events: Bike Q&A: 8:00am Wheels Roll: 8:30am Meet up Location: Parking lot of California Bank and Trust 11752 El Camino Real map: http://tiny.cc/75zgc Contact: Scott and Mary Christensen marychristensen@me.com
Location: Hi-Tech Bikes 7638 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92111 map: http://tiny.cc/am6ea Contact: Questions or comments can be sent to your beginner coaches, Paula Muonez and Jay Lewis, at coaches@triclubsandiego.org.
Contact: Amanda Scott, ascott@triclubsandiego.org or Brian Diaz, bryan.a.diaz@ml.com
TCSD TRI 101 Thursday October 25th, 6:00pm How fit do I have to be? How long do I have to train? What equipment do I need? What do I wear? Do I need a wetsuit? What kind of bike do I need? Can I do one on my mountain bike? How do I get started with my swim training? What are good first time races? How can the club help me? HOW DO I GET STARTED? Get the answers to these questions and more at the monthly TCSD Tri 101. All questions fair game. 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.’ NON-MEMBERS WELCOME! Bring that friend or relative!
Location: Moment Cycle Sport www.momentcyclesport.com 2816 Historic Decatur Rd. Ste 135 San Diego, CA 92106 (619) 523-BIKE (2453) map: http://tiny.cc/jfwf6 Contact: Questions or comments can be sent to your beginner coaches at coaches@triclubsandiego.org.
ALWAYS REFER TO THE TRI CLUB’S WEBSITE AND CALENDAR FOR THE LATEST EVENTS, UPDATES AND DETAILS. DATES, LOCATIONS, EVENTS, GUESTS ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
All dates and events subject to change. * Refer to the Club’s website/calendar for additional workouts and latest information.
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TCSD BOARD MEMBERS TCSD Board of Directors
CONTACTS 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, Steven Banister. Membership & Renewal $75/year, $60 active military (w/active ID). Additional years available at discount. Membership form available online www.triclubsandiego.org/club/join or fill out and mail application if included in this newsletter. 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
NEWSLETTER STAFF AND INFORMATION
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President
Steven Banister
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Vice President
Brian Wrona
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Treasurer
Mike Plumb
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Secretary
Brian Maiorano
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Independent Directors
John Hill
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Thomas Johnson
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Brian Long
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TCSD VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS Aquathlon Director
Brian Long
Beginner Coaches
Scott & Mary Christensen marychristensen@me.com
blong@triclubsandiego.org
Dean Rosenberg
coaches@triclubsandiego.org
Steve Tally
coaches@triclubsandiego.org
Bike Case Rentals
Bob Rosen
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Wednesday Night Bike Coach
Tanja Canter
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Club Historian
Ian Kelly
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Apparel: Zoca Gear
Hank Montrose
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Creative Team
Arch & Christy Fuston
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Expo Coordinator
Deborah Wittich
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GP Race Points (Aqua, Du & Triathlon)
Dean Sprague
Ironman Coaches
Mike Drury Liam Thier
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Membership Director
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Newsletter Editor
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Open Water Safety Officer
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Race Directors
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Social Directors
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Amanda Scott
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Sponsorship Director
Thomas Johnson
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Swim Director
Rachel Wills
Editor John Aspinall john.w.aspinall@gmail.com
Swim Director, Solana B & G Club
John Hill
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Swim Director, Open Water
Thomas Johnson
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Contributing Writers: Judi Carbary, Charles Howe, Barbara Javor, Deborah Jones, Steven & Susan Norman, and Craig Zelent
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TCSD Cares
Steve Tally
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Track Coach, UTC
Jim Vance
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Track Coach, North County
Mike Plumb
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Track Coach, Winter
Tom Piszkin
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Volunteer Director
Dawn Copenhaver
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Youth Team Coach
Andy Concors
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Web Administrators
John Hill
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Judi Carbary jhill@triclubsandiego.org
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TCSD OFFICIAL WEEKLY WORKOUT CALENDAR
WELCOME NEW TCSD MEMBERS
Monday 6:00 AM Ocean Swim, advanced/expert swimmers
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Location: La Jolla Cove.
5:45 PM
Ocean Swim in Carlsbad
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Location: Tamarack Beach.
6:00 PM
Ocean Swim in La Jolla
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Location: at La Jolla Shores. Location: Movin Shoes, Encinitas.
6:00 PM
Group Run, 4-6 miles, all paces welcome.
7:30 PM
JCC Swim Workout
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Location: Jewish Community Center (JCC) in University City
6:15 AM Pannikin Bike Ride
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Location: Pannikin - 7467 Girard Ave, La Jolla.
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Fee based.
Tuesday 6:30 AM Bike Workout in Point Loma, Group ride
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Location: Moment Cycle Sport, Liberty Station.
6:00 PM
Track Workout in Carlsbad/North County, Coached session Monroe Street and Chestnut Ave.
7:30 PM
Master’s Swim
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Solana Beach
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Location: Carlsbad High School,
Location: Solana Beach Boys & Girls Club, 533 Lomas Santa Fe Dr, •
Fee based.
Wednesday 6:00 AM Ocean Swim, advanced/expert swimmers
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Location: La Jolla Cove.
5:30 PM
Mountain Bike Ride (Advanced), Year round
5:45 PM
Ocean Swim in Carlsbad
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Location: Various, Penasquitos Canyon Side Park
(east parking lot). Contact: Dave Krosch, davekrosch@yahoo.com to be on mailing list. •
Location: Tamarack Beach. Location: varies, typically Fiesta Island.
6:00 PM
Bike Workout in Cental San Diego, Coached session
6:00 PM
Track Workout at UCSD track, Coached session
7:30 PM
JCC Swim Workout
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Location: Jewish Community Center (JCC) in University City
6:30 AM Pannikin Bike Ride
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Location: Pannikin - 7467 Girard Ave, La Jolla.
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Location: UCSD campus. •
Fee based.
Thursday 6:30 AM Bike Workout in Point Loma, Group ride
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Location: Moment Cycle Sport, Liberty Station.
Beginner Open Water Swim
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Location: Ventura or De Anza Cove in Mission Bay.
6:00 PM
Spin Workout in South Bay
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Location: Pulse Endurance Sports.
7:30 PM
Master’s Swim
5:45 PM
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Solana Beach
Location: Solana Beach Boys & Girls Club, 533 Lomas Santa Fe Dr, •
Fee based.
Friday 6:30 AM First Light Ocean Swim, advanced/expert swimmers 6:00 PM
Ocean Swim in La Jolla
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Location: La Jolla Cove.
Location: at La Jolla Cove.
Saturday 7:15 AM Bike Workout, Group ride
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Pulse Endurance Sports, Chula Vista.
8:00 AM Bike Workout, Group Ride
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Location: Meet at Starbucks in Del Mar, Hwy 101 & 15th st.
3:00 PM
Contact Judy Carbary, jcarbary@triclubsandiego.org or
Youth Triathlon Workout
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Andy Concors, aconcors@cox.net for details, Chula Vista.
Fernanda Aguiar Terri Asedo Wanda Bamberger Sara Bancroft Steven Beck John Braman Louis Britton Paul Britton Vincent Casiano Alisa Casiano Anne Chmilewski Brian Colsant Jeffery Davis Jason Dickey Dustin Engel Nathan Farish Joshua Fulks Daniel Galindo Cristina Garcia Carol Gasaway Cory Gasaway Jonathan Geller Lisa Gittleman Kim Harrington Yvonne Hernandez Jacklyn Jardel Jennifer Johnson Jennifer Khoe Larry Koski Kaiden Krenek James Levine Doug Lewis Cynthia Lingg Ann Marie Manfreda Jorge Marttinez Brian McGoldrick Marita McGoldrick Greg Monera Amberly Morgan Abigail O’Leary Jonna Pento Adrian Radulescu continued on page 24
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Age Group: M50-54 Status: Married to Jan Gloven (also a triathlete) for 24 years Occupation: Business litigation attorney When not training, I enjoy: Reading. Favorite Place to Eat: Los Olas, Cardiff, for the grilled fish tacos and Negro Modelo draft. Before I became a triathlete: Wrestler, lacrosse player and UFC participant (ok, the last one is not true)
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but recovery nutrition strategies, training nutrition, supplements, and special dietary needs. About Monique Ryan Monique is currently the sports dietitian for the professional cycling team, Team Type 1, a men’s professional cycling team that competes in Europe, Asia, and North America. She has extensive experience working with elite athletes and was a member of the Performance Enhancement Team for USA Triathlon, and USA Cycling (Women’s Road Team). She has consulted for several seasons with the Timex Multisport Team and was the nutritionist for the Saturn Cycling Team for the 1994 to 2000 racing seasons. She is currently on the Medical Advisory Board for the Chicago Area Runner’s Association (CARA). Monique’s articles have appeared in Inside Triathlon, VeloNews, Triathlete, Outside, Oxygen, and Men’s Journal.
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My first triathlon: Louisiana Crawfishman, 1985 or 1986, I can't remember which. Pre/Post event ritual: A well-timed “natural break” before the race, and a cold beer after. Favorite event/tri: Gulf Coast Triathlon, Panama City FL. Favorite segment (swim, bike or run): Thanks to excellent lessons from Trevor King, I am starting to enjoy swim the most. PR/Best race (or any split time): Thanks to excellent lessons from Trevor King, I am starting to enjoy swim the most. Can’t race without: A hat for the run. continued on page 7
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TCSD CONVERSATION WITH: By Craig Zelent
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I recently ran into TCSD member Gina Thomas at a party for a mutual triathlon friend who was celebrating the end of cancer treatments. Just like Gina was there to support her friend, she is there for so many others. Please join me in getting to know Gina who wears many hats – Race Director for Ironman California 70.3, wife, mother, daughter, friend and Christian. Craig: What was your athletic background before you got involved in triathlon?
Gina: Triathlons were never on my horizon. In fact, Ironman Canada is responsible for bumping up my wedding date due to my good friend, Jenn Santel, who was doing that race. I didn’t even know what an Ironman was at the time. A couple of years into marathon training, I met up with a gal from church (Wendi Koshley, now my BFF – best female friend) who said wouldn’t it be fun to do the half Ironman that was here. I interpreted that to mean “let’s do it!” so I signed up for it. When I told her the next week, she said that she meant one day, not next year, so she had to sign up too, out of guilt. This was June so I had time to get a bike and start swimming, both of which I hadn’t done in twenty years. My first tri was the 2005 Carlsbad Triathlon. Let’s just say that I backstroked the
Most embarrassing or disastrous moment: In the 1980's, walking down a rural highway in Mississippi after a point to point race, trying to hitch a ride back to T2, wearing nothing but a speedo, running shoes and Oakley glasses. Judging by the duration of the horn blasts, I think some of the locals driving by misunderstood my innocent intentions. Best advice: Try not to spend too much time comparing your performance to others, and instead focus on the joy of training and racing. My equipment: Wetsuit: ”brand X”, but it does say on the front that I am a "triathlete" (gosh, thanks to my wife, who bought it for me) Bike: Trek Pilot carbon road bike
Gina: My athletic background consisted of a variety of school sports (none that I really excelled in), working the restaurant industry swim for seventeen years in my twenties closing On course, IMAZ. under the guidance of my own down dance clubs three times a week (the ultipersonal lifeguard and had no issue findmate party girl) and then jumping right into the ing my bike as there were only five left in the distance of a marathon in 2001 while three whole transition. But it did not hold me back months pregnant with my second child. and now, many years later, Mike Reilly has said Craig: How did you evolve into a triathlete and what was your first triathlon?
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“I am an Ironman” and I have nothing to prove. Craig: What are your favorite benefits of TCSD membership? Gina: My favorite is the relationships and memories that have come out of being a member. It started very early with the Tamarack swim group. Steve Pierce, Chuck Pateros, Liz Olsen, Brian Long, Danny Hyte, etc. who were all so patient with my anxiety of swimming past the surf break and then we’d go have Mexican food afterwards! Then there are the beginner races, when we just started with timing chips. Volunteering because of Jim McCann inspiring me to give back for all the volunteers that were at the events that I participated in. Crashing on my bike during the inaugural Barely Legal 70.3 where everyone immediately got me triaged and off to the hos-
Running shoes: Saucony Equipment Wish List: 100% return to full health and fitness after back surgery in january 2012 (thankfully, in progress). Tri bike that would be suitable for my aging anatomy and more opportunities to participate in races with my wife and daughter, which is about as good as it gets. Favorite Thing(s) About TCSD: The summer TCSD Aquathlon series.
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CONVERSATION, continued pital. Our TCSD crew at Ironman Arizona 2008 that got me to the finish just to name a few! And not to mention all the wonderful members that have come alongside me as volunteers and volunteer captains for the various races I’ve worked. That says a lot to me. Though I can’t attend TCSD events the way I used to with my boys’ ever-increasing activities, those relationships are still intact. I even have the privilege of serving on the board for the Steve Pierce Veterans Athletes Fundraising. Our club is important to me so I aim to keep our integrity and reputation intact and make us well known. Craig: You are the Race Director for the California Ironman 70.3. That’s a huge, high profile race. How did this career begin for you? Gina: Remember earlier when I said triathlons were not on the horizon? Neither was getting a job! It started with volunteering for years at the run aid station with Michele Kuehner. I did the actual race in 2006. Right after that race, Jenn, who was the Volunteer Director since 2000, asked me to partner up with her. So I took my management skills from my restaurant years and put them into action. The most important thing for me to keep in mind is that EVERYONE is valuable and NOTHING is below me to
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do myself. That’s been my model ever since. A year later, I was on my own as Volunteer Director and worked the next few years side by side with Roch Frey and Paul Huddle at 70.3 Oceanside and various Multisports.com events. Then the Roch and Huddle were moving onward and training Race Directors to replace themselves. To my surprise, I got the call asking me if I was interested. I talked with our warehouse guy who I was close with to help me process this. He actually was the person who threw my name into the mix. I already could handle the fast paced, high stressed, decision demanding, emotional flying roller coaster that goes on with these races. I’m an Oceanside local and am passionate about my city and my race. I also have an amazing volunteer captains crew that I knew would support me as I would train up a new Volunteer Director and Roch would co-direct with me my first year. This meant I would renew the city contract, apply for the eight permits needed, put together safety manuals and communication procedures as well as contingency plans, ordering equipment, vehicles, & supplies, coordinating travel for staff, setting up a warehouse two weeks prior to race date, and a variety of meetings including town hall to just name a bit. That also meant I would fly to various races that next year or so and
work as a course guy, site guy, retail, athlete services, etc. I can sling a mean cone line if need be. And so, here I am directing my third race. Craig: What unique excuses have you heard from athletes who suddenly found they could not do the race and wanted a refund? Gina: Well, like with anything, everyone needs to read the small print. Our policy is a withdrawal request emailed by
Gina: Oh yes! These make me chuckle. I wish I could make them happen but I can’t. One gentleman wanted me to move his wave up in the chart because he was getting married later that day and wanted to be able to make it in time. I told him that wouldn’t happen and that he better go his fastest while out there. I prayed for his marriage.
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I’ve even had a request to get “rid” of the sea lions that hang out in the harbor. Craig: What have been some of the heart breaking decisions you have had to make as Race Director? Gina: I had one lady who was signed up for Oceanside tell me that she has MS, only one arm worked and she was very susceptible to shock in cold water. I don’t know why people put themselves in these situations that can set them up for failure but do they realize the extra stress they put on the Race Directors? I want everyone to overcome things but still within being relatively safe and not risking
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The toughest thing is when I have to let a participant know that they can’t proceed because they didn’t make a cutoff time. I hug them with tears in my eyes. But I can relate because I have DNF’d before. Another decision I had to make was to ban a person because they and their spouse tampered with the athlete wristband so the spouse could go in and out of transition once the athlete was in the water. They lied about it when caught which is sad because all the spouse had to do was sign up and work as a volunteer to be in transition to see their athlete. Craig: You have also been very involved at some of the IronKids races. What happened at the 2011 race in Alpharetta, GA that every triathlete should know? Gina: This is my favorite! First, the race has almost 1,500 kids with a pool swim! We send them off time trial style and have them zig zag in the pool. The transition is crazy fun because none of the kids outside of the age of 13 and older have a clue where their transition spot is. Anyhow, the highlight of the race that year was the unconditional love of a boy named Connor for his younger brother Cayden who has
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cerebral palsy. Connor towed Cayden in a raft for the swim portion, then he had Cayden put into the attachment onto his bike and rode off then to return and push him to the finish line during the run. Connor is seven years old and Cayden is five! And if that doesn’t tear you up, Connor’s reply to why he does this was “It’s the only sport Cayden and I can do together”. And they didn’t even know about the Hoyts at that time. I need to go get a tissue right now… Craig: What is the dumbest thing you have done as a triathlete? Gina: Driving into my garage with my bike up on the roof. Dumbest thing as a Race Director driving into the rented condos garage with my bike up on the roof. Don’t drive into garages with your bike on top of your car! Craig: Your faith is very important to you. How did you come to be a Christian? Gina: I became a Christian about a few months before I got into triathlons. It’s cool because they go hand in hand. Both call for endurance and perseverance. Both require time dedicated to them. Both have hard times and great moments. Both require accountability partners and a plan to follow. Both have passionate people. Growing up, my parents sent me to church on
the insistence of my grandmother. Once I reached sixteen, they said I could go do whatever I wanted. At this time, a number of things had happened to me and to compensate, I became the ultimate party girl and drowned my pain away. I checked out a number of philosophies and religions but nothing ever held up or dealt with what I was going through. It’s true that if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.
felt a yearning. My father-in-law was one of my rocks, firm in his Christian belief. Then we found out he had terminal cancer. When we heard his diagnosis, I knew I couldn’t go through another death without God. I also knew that I didn’t want this to be the only reason I would go back to church. I didn’t want to be a “cultural Christian”or a “judgmental born again”. I was either going to be the real deal by living it daily or not at all. But the question was would God even accept someone like me with the things I had experienced and the choices I had made in my life?
When I was twenty-six, my world was rocked. My brother ended up dying, at the age of 19, from leukemia after battling it for a year. Life became so dark for me, especially because my parents kept attempting suicide. I partied even harder to escape. I put The moment I was myself in danger a number of aware of God’s love, times as well as I inflicted Carlsbad Triathlon. I knew that He accepted pain on others. It was a downme, flawed and broken. I felt joy and peace that ward spiral. came without needing to understand. I felt grace and forgiveness for the things I had done and healing from the things that had been done to me. And I can reflect back and see how He was there during those dark times. I had just chosen to ignore Him. Over time some of those things that I did needed to be dealt with and God did it with grace because He is a just God who doesn’t ignore things. The things of the past no longer define me or have any hold on me. Talk about Fitness, it's all in the family. being freed from guilt! I experienced real hope for the first time. I am Enter my husband Steve who created a forever changed. calm, stable environment and the births of our two boys shortly after. Amidst the calmness, I
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reading the Bible was exciting because I was finding words like endurance, perseverance, running the race, finishing strong, etc. Another fellow TCSD member, Danny Hyte, sent me a list of verses that related to the athlete side of me and I was on a roll! God met me where I needed to be met. My faith is my way of life and I totally trust in it. Otherwise, it means nothing. The more I learn about God’s character, the more I try to reflect that in my life. Hard times test your faith to see if it is truly what you believe. More things will happen that will rock my world, but I will go through those times knowing God is my foundation which can never be shaken. Craig: How do you reconcile being the Christian woman with sometimes having to do the tough things in your life? Gina: Being a Christian doesn’t mean an easy life. Everything I do, I need to do in a way so that I have a clear conscience and nothing can be held against me. I am, by no means, perfect and I fail all the time. But I admit my mistakes, try to be humble and then strive not to do it again. I watch my language, my actions, try not to get caught up in gossip, and I aim to treat everyone with dignity whether I feel they deserve it or not, though, I may have to put in some boundaries at times. Work is probably the biggest barometer of my faith. One event, in particular, comes to mind. I got called last minute to assist with the merchant tent at Ironman Canada. Canada requires work permits and I wouldn’t have one approved in time. I wrestled with what I would say at the border as lying isn’t an option for me. I did have a number of friends doing the race and would be cheering them on at T1 and T2 so I told the Canadian border patrol that I was there as support. I still never felt right about that so when asked another year if I’d like to help out, I declined. When traveling, our hotel rooms usually become our offices. I don’t invite guys to my room. Nor do I go to theirs even if it’s just to get something because appearances are everything. I treasure my marriage so I take measures not to even give the opportunity for a rumor.
With the triathlon world, we have half naked bodies everywhere, some well-sculpted and others that are comfy. I don’t even want to see them, much less make comments, so I pray for God to put blinders on me out of respect to my husband as well as to keep me content with my own figure. And with all the equipment I see, the temptation to be envious is great so the more I am appreciative of what God had provided for me, the less I want other things. Even my choices in entertainment, I make with thought and purpose. I am a rocker chick through and through so I’m a happy camper that Christian rock has some great artists (Thousand Foot Krutch, Red, Disciple, Kutless). I can still throw up my rock fist! My boys like rap and pop music so TobyMac, KJ52, Group1Crew, are positive choices that I can get for them and know that the lyrics they are listening to will help sculpt them into respectful men. We don’t see a lot of movies because there’s too much violence and I don’t want the boys to become de-sensitive to that. I want them to be bothered by violence, know that it’s not okay and if they ever see something that is not right, that they would go and report it or step in to help someone even if it might cause them to get hurt. Doing the right thing no matter what is a motto in our household. Craig: What are your future goals in triathlon? Gina: Right now I like where I am at. With having trained for Ironman and 70.3 for about three years and a couple of years on the road working, I’m enjoying reconnecting with my family. We are doing races together (5Ks, 10Ks, half centuries, paddling) as well as cheering on the boys in their own activities. I also have parents with poor health. When I went to work at Ironman Arizona last year, my Dad had bypass surgery on his right leg and just before 70.3 Oceanside this year, my Mom went on kidney dialysis. Both have had complications. In fact, Dad was in the hyperbaric chamber every weekday during the summer. But this is my life and God is in control. So far as a goal, I’ve reached mine, being that I have done the full Ironman distance. Now I enjoy watching others achieve it as well. I like continued on page 28
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RACE REPORT: 2012 SoCal Youth Triathlon Series This was the inaugural year for the very first USA Triathlon Sanctioned SoCal Youth Triathlon Series for kids ages 7 to 15 years old. The five race series was sponsored by the Triathlon Club of San Diego and coordinated by its USAT Certified Youth Program Coaches, Andy Concors and Judi Carbary, to provide safe, age specific distance youth races in the Southern California region. Race directors agreed to add the youth race, with its own designated race course, transition area, wave starts, and chip timing, to an already existing adult triathlon. The youth series featured series points given for both participation in the open water swim, and pre-race clinics that were provided by the youth coaches before each race to prepare each child, as well as points for placing first through third in the child’s age group (7-8 years old, 9-10 years old,11-13 years old, and 14-15 years old. To be eligible for a series award, each child had to
participate in at least three out of the five races in the series. In addition, the youth coaches provided race day assistance with the youth event to ensure the kids knew where to go, what to do, and had sufficient volunteers on their race course to make it as smooth and safe as possible. Considering parents had to travel outside their local area to compete in races and clinics in the Southern California region, with over 300 kids participating in this years youth triathlons in the series, and over 130 kids participating in the pre-race and open water swim clinics that were offered, it was a huge success. The kids and parents were delighted with the medals and series awards provided by the Triathlon Club of San Diego. Many Race Directors, parents and kids are asking already about the next year’s series. So stay tuned, you might just get your wish….
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In any training program, certain concepts underlie the training prescription, no matter for whom it is prepared. Following are a list of the current trends in training. Individualization Training prescriptions must be shaped by the fact that different individuals may respond in significantly varying degrees, and have varying recovery needs, for a given workout or training load. Other factors to be taken into account are age, training status/history, individual characteristics (e.g.,strengths and weaknesses, as assessed with Power Profiling), weather, training opportunities (e.g., local availability of roads/trails, terrain, traffic), work schedule and other responsibilities, competitive priorities and preferences (which races you want to do well in, which you want to use for training, and which you enjoy the most, since motivation will determine how diligently you train), role within a team, etc. Periodization Training programs are organized by periods of time, each with a specific purpose and emphasis, the aim being to make performance consistent and predictable while preventing overtraining and injury, by applying the appropriate training stress, in the proper amount, at the proper time, thus avoiding excessive and
rapid changes in training load and its three variables (frequency, duration, and intensity). This process is often likened to the structure of a pyramid, perhaps Aztec or Mayan rather than Egyptian, since the targeted event or period of competition is more accurately represented by a plateau rather than a classic peak. Another analogy might be to higher education, where introductory courses that are broad in scope provide the basis for advanced courses where knowledge is applied more narrowly, as related to a particular area. Similarly, physical training proceeds from general (i.e., aerobic) to specific conditioning, while overall training stress must be increased gradually, consistently, and incrementally (see “Progression” below). Typical designations for the pre-season preparation period are “Base” (or “Foundation”), “Build,” and “Specialization,” followed by periods of competition and recuperation/rebuilding, then finally off-season phases of “Stabilization” and “Maintenance.”
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Progressive Overload The story of Milo of Croton from the 6th century B.C. illustrates this principle perfectly. Every morning, according to legend, this greatest of ancient Greek athletes of would lift a young calf overhead and carry it across a pasture. As it grew, Milo lifted a little more each day, until he could carry the full-grown bull. Similarly, training adaptation, and hence improved performance, is induced by stress loads that “challenge” the body (exceed existing fitness levels) and fatigue it to an appropriate degree (see Seth Hosmer’s fine summary of the workout/recovery cycle for more). As an old and fundamentally useful maxim runs, “Train where you are, or slightly beyond, not where you want to be.” In response, and after adequate rest/recuperation, the body’s plasticity allows it to “defend” itself, and “supercompensate” or rebound to reach a higher level of fitness. It is in quantifying the imposed stress load, especially at higher/variable intensities, that powermeasuring devices and analysis software are most useful. Balance “Variety” is often cited as a training principle, but it is often desirable for training composition to vary little for weeks on end (such as a period of aerobic conditioning), and while it is important to avoid boredom and remain motivated, variety simply for its own sake can produce sub-optimal training. Instead, it is better to strive for optimal balance in a training program, which depends on the event being prepared for as well as rider characteristics. For instance, if preparing simply for a long, flat, relatively “isopower” time trial, an appropriate training balance will include little anaerobic capacity training, if any at all. At the other extreme, competitors in the 4,000 meter team pursuit must strive for the most nearly “perfect” combination, or comprehensive balance, of anaerobic, maximal aerobic, and threshold capacities, plus adequate neuromuscular power – after a period of rather unvarying aerobic conditioning which is identical to that needed by road competitors. More generally, periods of competition must be balanced with structured training. Racing (especially criteriums) and group rides impose specific neuromuscular demands as well as wide, rapid variations of intensity that structured training does not normally replicate, leading some to place excessive emphasis on the notion that ‘the best training is racing,’ however, it is not as effective as 2-3 hour steady-state tempo rides or long (40-60 minute) intervals at lactate threshold in creating consistent aerobic demand and increasing muscle respiratory capacity. After a period of competition, aerobic endurance and lactate threshold need rebuilding through structured workouts. Specificity This exists in varying degrees; stated in the most general terms, to get better at a given activity, you must do that activity, e.g, riding the bike is more specific to cycling than running is, even though both have similar training effects. Thus, “supplemental” continued on page 20
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training activities (e.g., cross-country skiing, speed skating, running, etc.) should be limited to periods of injury and “active recuperation” during the off-season. Aerobic conditioning (base training) consisting of prolonged (90 minutes-4 hours), moderately intense, fairly steady-state rides is specific to all road competition, but to optimize performance in a given event, you must train (stress) the systems that underlie it in a way that more closely mimics event demands. Thus, after a sufficient period of base conditioning, training becomes more specific, i.e., narrowly focused or specialized in reference to the task (event) being prepared for as it draws near: to get ready for a longer (30+ minute) time trial, do long (~20 minute) repeats at threshold intensity on a course like the race route (the actual course is best, if possible); to be able to bridge gaps or prepare for prologue TTs, shorter (1 minute) intervals at ~150% threshold power are indicated; to improve at climbing, climb hills of similar grade and length to those you will encounter, etc. A broader concept may be simulation, which includes specificity but goes beyond it in attempting to duplicate race conditions, as well as physiological demands, as closely as possible. What is the general lay of the course,
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RACE REPORT: IM 70.3 World Championship SUSAN NORMAN Group: F70+ Date: September 9, 2012 Location: Henderson, NV I’m not sure what the race directors were thinking when they moved the World Championship 70.3 from Florida to Lake Las Vegas, which is located in Henderson, Nevada just east of the Vegas Strip by 17 miles, but if they wanted a more challenging course they got it. This triathlon was contested on September 9, 2012 and starts with a 1.2 mile wave start swim in the murky and warm water of the man made Lake Las Vegas. Since it is a no wet suit race due to the 84 degree water temperature it seems to be a very slow swim as the fresh (?) water of the lake is not particularly buoyant. The swim ends with a bleacher climb up several temporary stairs and into a quarter mile run to transition one and then a very big climb up a tall hill pushing your bike all the way to the mount area. Once on the bike the 56 mile ride takes you Thumbs-up and all smiles. east for 25 miles into the desert of Lake Mead National Park and then the turnaround and retrace your ride, passing by the swim start and another 12 miles into the suburbs of Henderson.
This is no easy bike leg as it starts uphill for the first 2 miles and then the hills keep coming. My GPS indicated 3400 feet of climbing on the very beautiful and scenic desert part of the race. I am not certain if the race directors ever visited Vegas in the summer but there is a major heat factor to deal with. In fact the temperatures ranged from 86 degrees at the start of the swim at 6:40 am and climbed steadily all day reaching highs of 107 degrees by noon. Needless to say, the bike portion of the race got harder with each mile as the temperatures climbed quickly and I felt I was biking in the Sahara Desert as it was so hot. I worried about over inflation of my tires and was concerned that they might explode on the hot pavement, short circuiting my race altogether. I was lucky and found out later that my husband and mentor, Steve, had anticipated this and deflated them in T1 to 95 lbs. I successfully completed the bike portion but it wasn't pretty or fast. In fact, I received a drafting ticket when another 75 year old male competitor passed me and decided to slow so he could flirt with me. Now just imagine; a 72 year old female (the oldest in the competition) biking at the back of the pack of 2000 athletes, traveling probably 13 mph, getting a drafting penalty in the middle of a desert. That’s one for the Ironman record book. After settling into the penalty tent to serve continued on page 22
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Rest, Recuperation, and Diet Maximum fitness gains are realized when training stress and recuperation, as well as energy production and intake, are kept in approximate equilibrium, i.e., there is sufficient time and rest between long/ intense workouts, plus adequate intake of proper nutrients both during and after each workout. From a broader perspective, training and competition need to be balanced with some time off altogether (complete rest), as well as periods of “active recuperation” where fitness is stabilized and maintained. Just as large increases in training load are to be avoided, neither should you let yourself fall too far out of condition. A friend recently remarked to me, “but I thought the off-season was the time to drink beer and smoke cigars.” NOT! Once again, consistency is truly the key. Article extracted and courtesy of Charles Howe’s booklet The Road Cyclist’s Guide to Training by Power Part I: An Introduction.
The Olympics and the Sport of Triathlon By Deborah Jones with Excerpt from Sex, Lies and Triathlon: Fool’s Gold Watching the men’s and women’s triathlon races during the London games was the highlight of my summer, a summer that started last May when many of these same athletes competed locally at the ITU race in Mission Bay. ITU winner Jonny Brownlee got Olympic bronze in Hyde Park and his brother, the amazing Alistair Brownlee, got gold, while Spain’s Javier Gomez brought home the silver. American Hunter Kemper, four time Olympian and one of the oldest athletes at 36 years old competing this year, came in the top fourteen just 2 minutes 21 seconds behind the winners for a very admirable performance. The course was very spectator friendly in the center of London, winding loops past Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Marble Arch and through Hyde Park where the crowds were 10 deep. The women’s race was just as riveting. From the crashes in the rain to sprint to the finish by Nicola Spirig of Switzerland and Lisa Norden of Sweden with a photo finish giving Nicola the gold. Australian Erin Densham, who finished second in San Diego, took the Olympic Bronze and American Sarah Groff came in a very close fourth. This is our sport and I couldn’t have been more proud and enthralled. But it made me remember a short story about the Olympics from one the funniest books on our sport, Sex, Lies and Triathlon by Leib Doddell. Get ready for a good laugh.
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Fools Gold, continued So I started making some phone calls. You think it’s tough trying to reach your local race director when you have a question a couple of days before the race? Try getting a call back from Juan Antonio Samaranch. I even sent a SASE to the International Olympic Committee. Nothing. I already had my ticket to Sydney, so I packed up my gear and headed there anyway. I figured I’d just get there early and do race-day registration - it would be a pain in the butt and probably cost a little more, but heck, this is the Olympics. I arrived the day before the race, and remember thinking, Boy, triathlon sure is a bigger deal here in Australia than it is in the States.” There was a whole lot of excitement about the race, and people seemed really impressed that I was competing. And let me tell you, those Opening Ceremonies beat the heck out of the usual pre-race pasta dinner. The next morning, I got to the race extra early, to make sure I had time to register and warm up. Things pretty much started going wrong from the beginning. Traffic was a nightmare, and when I finally got there I couldn’t find the registration table. And when I tried to wheel my bike into the transition area, suddenly there was quite a commotion. Some of the race officials (it turns out they call them “security” in Australia) came rushing over to grab me, and they were actually quite rude about it. “What’s going on?” I wondered. “Where’s the race-day registration table?” They said I wasn’t allowed to race, that only “Olympic” athletes were allowed to compete. I told them there must be some mistake - I’d ben racing Olympic distance for years. I could understand having an elite wave, that’s cool, but the whole essence of triathlon is that everyone gets to participate, that regular people like me get to rack our bikes and spit in our goggles right next to the fast guys. The argument didn’t go over so well, but at least I got to watch the race from the sidelines, albeit in handcuffs. And I have a couple of observations. First of all, if this was such an important, bigtime “Olympic” race, you’d think at least they could do a better job enforcing the drafting rules. One guy in the crowd tried telling me that drafting was actually legal in this race. “Yeah,” I scoffed. “And they also allow piggy-back riding on the run.” Sometimes spectators can be so misinformed. And then - what a gaffe this was - they made a huge fuss announcing the overall winners, but they completely forgot about the age-groupers. The bottom line is, for those people who get their first taste of triathlon from watching the Olympics, I’m not so sure they get the real sense of what the sport is really like. I have a suggestion for the Olympic Committee: If you want to see what a real triathlon is like, just stop by any local race on a Sunday morning next summer. Only don’t let me spot you - I might have to send some “race officials” over to have a little chat with you.
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Steve Pierce, continued chopped through it. We had no idea about Agent Orange.” AGENT ORANGE Agent Orange is a powerful herbicide that contains dioxin, a notorious toxin. It was used extensively in the Vietnam War as a defoliant. The U.S. sprayed nearly 20 million gallons of the herbicide over about 20% of Vietnam’s forests during the war. The peak spraying periods were 1966-1969, coinciding with Steve’s tour of duty. Dioxin may last for decades in the environment. It is easily absorbed, and has a half-life of around 11 to 15 years in humans where it accumulates in fat cells. AFTER VIETNAM Steve had always been an athlete. He was on the wrestling and tennis teams in high school, lifted weights, played football in the park, and bicycled. He had a pretty good cardiovascular system before he went to Vietnam, but something was odd when he returned in 1970. He had grown fitter and more muscular during his deployment—he couldn’t get his legs into his pants when he first returned because his quads had grown so much. In spite of that, he had no cardiovascular strength. He had breathing difficulties during exercise, and was tired a lot. He started playing handball in the evenings on the City College courts across the street from his
apartment, but lacked the stamina to play well. In Vietnam, he frequently experienced prickly heat reactions on his arms, shoulders, and back. It tingled, especially when chopping through the jungle. The problem never went away during his tour, and it recurred for about four years during exercise or in hot weather after he returned. He knew something was going on. Although the skin problems eventually disappeared, the breathing problems and fatigue didn’t go away. He continued to play tennis, bicycle, and surf. Around 1978 he took up running, and soon ran his first marathon. As time went on, the periods of fatigue increased in frequency, and he thought maybe he had chronic fatigue syndrome. He had check-ups every year, but the doctors didn’t find anything wrong except his LDL cholesterol went up over time even though he ate a healthy diet and exercised. In the 1980s, the public learned exposure to Agent Orange had adverse health effects, and the government agreed to compensate those exposed to it in Vietnam. Steve filed a claim to the VA around 1987. At that time, the only condition the VA recognized for exposure was chloracne, a skin condition. His service record book showed all the operations he was on, but the VA said he wasn’t in the areas that had been
sprayed, and they denied his claim. He wasn’t alone—by April, 1993, the Department of Veterans Affairs had only compensated 486 victims, although it had received disability claims from nearly 40,000 service members who had been exposed. It wasn’t until August 31, 2010, that the VA officially accepted ischemic heart disVietnam, Steve in a denu ded jungle.
ease (reduced blood flow to the heart, the eventual diagnosis of Steve’s condition) as a symptom of exposure to Agent Orange. Finally, on July 17, 2012, the VA agreed Steve was suffering the effects of exposure—42 years after he left Vietnam. In the meantime, his health worsened. Pumpkinman, conquering In 2001 Steve had two heart attacks that weakened his heart’s ability to pump blood (ejection fraction, or EF). After his first heart attack, his EF was 69%, still in the normal range. After his second heart attack, his EF dropped to 49%. Steve was determined to improve his condi-
tion and not play the role of victim. He was still running marathons, but grew tired easily. He’d see cyclists go by laughing and talking, looking like they were having fun. He decided to give triathlon a “tri,” and joined TCSD in 2002. In spite of the breathing issues, Steve has raced in 16 half-Ironman events, including the World Championships in 2006 and 2007. In September, 2001, Steve completed a run near Tamarack Beach, stopped in a bathroom, felt dizzy, and fainted on his way out. When he came to, a Good Samaritan drove Steve to his car where he called a friend to take him to the hospital. The doctor called the incident a micturition situational syncope, a triggered malfunction in the vagus nerve that regulates heart rate and blood pressure, which in turn caused fainting when his heart rate dropped. The really serious heart problems started after the second world triathlon championship in 2007. He had become quite lean at that time. Dioxin molecules can stay inactive in fat cells, but once someone burns the fat away, the chemicals can reenter the system. Starting in 2008, his heart rate would suddenly shoot up to 214 while out on a run. He thought something was wrong with his heart rate monitor because he didn’t feel like he was exerting himself that der City. hard. He had the hill up to Boul eight to ten of those incidents, and sometimes didn’t even know it until he checked the monitor. Since then he’s had two incidents of ventricular tachycardia when the heart rate shot up as high as 260 while cycling easily, cardiac arrest while swimming, two heart attacks, and one
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Steve Pierce, continued incident of atrial fibrillation while at rest. He’s been treated with drugs and electric shock (cardioversion procedure) to control the heart. Steve loves volunteering at races as a swim buddy. He thought it would be cool to pass the lifeguard exam and be around water all the time helping people. He participated in a lifeguard trial in San Clemente on March 17, 2010. He was already doing about four ocean swims each week. While swimming the 1000-yard course, he turned at the half-way buoy and told a lifeguard monitoring the trial that he felt dizzy. He didn’t remember the rest because he went into cardiac arrest—Steve died in the water. He learned later it was a textbook rescue. They threw him in the back of the watercraft, and they had him on the beach in less than a minute. They cut off his wetsuit and started CPR. He had no pulse. The audience on the beach thought they were watching a rescue demonstration until they saw him being shocked. They “defibbed” him four times on the beach and three times in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. The seventh time they finally got a rhythm going. If this incident had happened any other time or place, Steve would have been a goner. The day after Thanksgiving in 2011, while visiting friends in Arizona, Steve couldn’t breathe and felt like he was having a heart attack. He went to a hospital for overnight observation, and flew to San Diego the next day where doctors placed five stents in his coronary arteries. Only six months earlier, an angiogram indicated he needed three stents. The degenerative disease was speeding up. The atrial fibrillation incident occurred at home on January 17, 2012. At the hospital the cardiology team placed a tube down his throat (transesophageal electrocardiogram) to confirm there were no blood clots before shocking him again to regain a normal sinus rhythm. They prescribed a daily dose of blood thinner to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke. “I felt like I was dying. The effect of dioxin in the body is like coronary artery disease on steroids.” Since January, 2012, Steve has felt well for a few days followed by days he’s really under. Even a gentle-paced, three-mile walk became taxing. Now he’s barely able to walk more than a few blocks without having problems or needing help back to his car or home. Sometimes he wakes up early in the morning and feels like his heart is vibrating or beating too fast, out of his control.
THE NEXT STEP Steve hopes to restore function to his heart and arteries. He has learned that stem cell therapy is his best option. Because he has runaway coronary arterial disease and heart muscle cells that have effectively died, he needs two kinds of cells: mesenchymal stem cells in the arteries that will promote angiogenesis (growth of new blood vessels) and cardiomyocyte stem cells (heart muscle cells) that will replace heart-attack scar tissue and dead cells, and cause the heart to pump harder. Stem cell therapy has not cleared clinical trials yet in the U.S. Steve’s best chance is to undergo the procedure in Russia where they have been doing stem cell research and treatments for 35 years. They take stem cells from young adults, screen them for myriad diseases, purify and culture them to increase their numbers, put them in an IV solution, and infuse them. About 3% of the cells go directly to the target tissue, and the rest go to the lungs where the body recruits them in a time-release fashion to do their repair work. Because it’s considered experimental in the U.S., neither the VA nor private insurance will pay for the procedure. Steve scheduled his trip to Russia for stem cell treatment on September 19-26, 2012. THE FUTURE Steve’s goal is to get well and act as a spokesman for other vets exposed to Agent Orange. His non-profit organization is just getting off the ground—Steve Pierce Veterans and Athletes Fundraiser (www.spvaf.com). The organization’s focus will be to help all veterans nationwide who have diseases and illness that standard-of-care medicine and procedures won’t help. Near the end of our interview Steve opened his wallet and pulled out several items. “I’ve had so many incidents that I have to carry a copy of my EKG with me. It’s subnormal. One time in a hospital I showed them the EKG. I was hooked up to their machine which reported I was in cardiac arrest—while I was talking to them! I also carry a stents card.” He pulled out another card and smiled. “This is the most important card of all—my Tri Club membership.” Look for Steve at club meetings and races. He’ll be volunteering, that’s for sure. Headstrong and heart-strong, he might be back on the race course again.
CONVERSATION: continued encouraging everyone to do their best at any distance. It would be cool to go to World Championship 70.3 and cheer on specifically the athletes that qualified at 70.3 Oceanside. And I’d like to go to Kona one day, not working, not volunteering, just cheering the athletes on with a Mai Tai in hand… just one though! Mahalo, Craig!
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Craig: Gina, it has been an absolute pleasure hearing your story. Thank you for all you do. I am a better man for having had the opportunity to get to know you. Craig Zelent is a USA Triathlon Level 1 Certified Coach. Craig can be reached at 760-214-0055 or tricraigz@yahoo.com.
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