Forgive me if you already know about this, but haven't seen any advertising and
just stumbled accross this the other day.

The WWU Triathlon club is having another early season Tri.
Here's the link:
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~wwutri/wwutri_2.html

Registration form:
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~wwutri/TriBrochure_2.pdf

Glenn

Local boy makes good.  Err...maybe Local Boy has everyone wondering "What is
he thinking?"


>From: "Jonathan Hoskins" <jonathanhoskins@...>
>To: jonathanhoskins@..., akibono50@...,
>SeaTri@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RE: [SeaTri] Thinking Iron in 2004?
>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 15:19:09 +0000
>MIME-Version: 1.0
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>
>THE GRAND COLUMBIAN IRON AND HALF IRON TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18TH 2004 AT
>GRAND COULEE DAM WASHINGTON
>
>
>On Saturday September 18th, 2004 the inaugural Grand Columbian Triathlon
>will take place at Grand Coulee/Coulee Dam  -- North Central Washington
>USA.  This new full iron (2.4/112/26.2) and half iron (1.2/56/13.1)
>distance race will soon enter the lore of great triathlons --  based on
>amazing community support, terrific venue, and a focus on celebrating the
>athletes’ achievements.  The venue is absolutely striking in its geologic
>starkness and involves the engineering marvel the Grand Coulee Dam – one of
>the top engineering achievements of the 20th century.  The swim is in the
>clear waters of Banks Lake.  The bike goes up and over the mesas and broad
>vistas of central Washington, crossing Gradn coulee Dam and finishing at
>the spill way of Grand Coulee Dam.  The run will be on protected trail
>along the mighty Columbia River.
>
>The town of Coulee Dam and the Grand Coulee Dam Chamber of Commerce are
>intending to pull out all of the stops to make the event succeed. Even in
>early planning stages volunteers have been stepping forward to find out
>ways they can contribute to the event success.  Mayor Quincy Snow of Coulee
>Dam states” We will do all we can to make sure this event is the absolute
>best imaginable and continues to grow over many years”.  Sue Miller of the
>Grand Coulee Dam Chamber of Commerce states “ We are thrilled to have this
>event come to our area.  The area is buzzing with excitement and
>anticipation”.  Jonathan Hoskins ofTtotal Health Events, Race Director “I
>am in absolute awe of the venue, the area and the community.  I cannot
>believe the extent to which the community is coming forward as I receive
>daily phone calls from community members who have heard through word of
>mouth and are seeking ways to become involved”.  “This is going to be an
>awesome experience for anyone coming here – as befits the iron distance
>challenge”.
>
>The Grand Columbian will be an international event with a likely heavy draw
>from interior and west coast British Columbia as well as the US.  Steve
>King “the voice of Ironman Canada” will announce the race and the event has
>reciprocal marketing agreements with a number of Canadian triathlon events
>in 2004.  The Grand Columbian is still sponsorships for products and
>support.  Contact Jonathan Hoskins @ info@...
>
>In order to ensure a high quality experience the participation will be
>limited to 300 Iron distance and 300 half-iron distance participants.
>Registration has just been opened.  All race information may be obtained at
>www.thegrandcolumbian.com .  The Grand Columbian will be a USAT sanctioned
>event.  All USAT rules will apply.
>

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BTC Members and Groupies,
	 Annual Winter Potluck and multi-sport enthusiast appreciation
meeting will be held Wednesday, January 7th at the WECU Community
Building on the corner of Holly St and High St at 7pm.
	 What should you bring to the potluck?  Anything you would like
to eat (it's the off season; we train hard so we can eat any damn thing
we want right?).  This is purely for fun and I encourage everyone to
come regardless of whether you are a member or not and please feel free
to bring anyone you like with you.  Please tell everyone you know!
	 This will be an opportunity for all BTC members that paid their
dues in 2003 to come and collect a free very nice technical tee printed
with the new BTC logo.  This is a one chance opportunity to get your tee
free, if you paid your dues in 2003 and are not able to show up for the
potluck you will be able to purchase a shirt after the 7th for $10.00
while supplies last.
	 The Northwest Tri video will be viewed and Awards will be given
as seen fit.  If you have anyone in mind that you would like to nominate
for an award please email me with the nominees name and what distinction
you would like to entitle them with.  I will gather nominations and
create appropriate awards per email feedback.
	 If you have any questions, comments or general complaints please
contact me directly by email jimmy@... or by phone
961-6549.

Thank you,
Jimmy Healey
RunningShoes.com
www.runningshoes.com

Is the club meeting tomorrow (Wednesday 10 December) ? If so, where and when and
what ?

Tjalling Ypma

Highest overall placing ?  Most spectacular implosion ? (that one's for Sharon);
Best volunteer service ? Crash of the year ? (that's Jimmy); Courage versus all
odds ? (Lisa) First IM / half-IM / Oly race completed... (Jim, Judy, ...)

Thanks for getting the event together, Jon.

Tjalling

Jimmy is trying to arrange for the Education Credit Union building.  we need
to get a DVD/TV for the video show (which is a do not miss deal). Plus we
are talking technical t's for all who attend.  What time would be a good
start?  6:00 PM?  NOminations for athlete of the year and special
acknowledgements shuld go to Jimmy at jimmy@....  We should
have some fun awards (gee I wonder who would be "best scribe?" - and what
would be an appropriate award?).

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>From: BhamTri@yahoogroups.com
>Reply-To: BhamTri@yahoogroups.com
>To: BhamTri@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [BhamTri] Digest Number 363
>Date: 24 Nov 2003 17:07:49 -0000
>
>
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>       1. Fwd: [TriathlonPNWRegion] Triathlon Annual Meeting in Seattle to
>feature Wendy Ingraham and Chris Lieto!!!
>            From: "Jonathan Hoskins" <jonathanhoskins@...>
>
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>________________________________________________________________________
>
>Message: 1
>    Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 22:49:01 +0000
>    From: "Jonathan Hoskins" <jonathanhoskins@...>
>Subject: Fwd: [TriathlonPNWRegion] Triathlon Annual Meeting in Seattle to
>feature Wendy Ingraham and Chris Lieto!!!
>
>
>Bellingham Tri will have a presence there.  This could be a lot of fun and
>a
>chance to connect with folks down in the Seattle area.  BTW don't forget
>B'ham tri potluck Wednesday December 10Th as well.
>
> >From: "Tim Becker" <tim@...>
> >Reply-To: TriathlonPNWRegion@yahoogroups.com
> >To: "Scott McMillan" <scott.mcmillan@...>,<impuskas@...>,
> ><Larry.c.clark@...>, <info@...>,<Larry.c.clark@...>,
> ><skyclmbr@...>,<scodrick@...>,
> ><swimlynn@...>,<geckotriclub@yahoogroups.com>,
> ><laurenalyne@...>,<Ryon.ottoman@...>,
> ><tri@...>,<TriathlonPNWRegion@yahoogroups.com>,
> ><BhamTri@yahoogroups.com>
> >CC: <erikn@...>, <max@...>,"Anne Jensen"
> ><ajpj@...>, "Bryant Howard" <bryanth@...>,"Carolyn Price"
> ><carolyn@...>,"Kevin Lynch" <Pro_MotionX5@...>,"Mark
> >Kendall" <coachedbymark@...>,"Pat Hughes"
> ><patriciahughes@...>,<Seamus_M_Burke@...>, "Tim Yount"
> ><tim@...>,<bryang@...>, <nwrunner@...>
> >Subject: [TriathlonPNWRegion] Triathlon Annual Meeting in Seattle to
> >feature Wendy Ingraham and Chris Lieto!!!
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> >
> >The 2003 USA Triathlon Annual Meetings will take place in Portland (Dec
> >6th)
> >and Seattle (Dec 8th). We just confirmed Wendy Ingraham and Chris Lieto
> >will
> >be the guests of honor at the Annual Meeting in Seattle. They will be
> >available for poster signing before the program starts so arrive early.
> >
> >Please pass this news along to your club members. Thanks for your support
> >of
> >our efforts- the regional organization is 100% staffed by volunteers and
> >provides grassroots services to the sport. See www.usat-pnw.com for more
> >info.
> >
> >2003 USA Triathlon PNW Region End of the Season Meetings and Awards Party
> >
> >Saturday December 6th Portland Oregon 6:00-9:00 PM
> >
> >11919 NE Halsey St, Portland Oregon (above Tri sports/Gateway Bikes)
> >
> >Premier video presentation 2003 season, 2003 Oregon USAT Athletes of the
> >Year Recognition, USAT-PNW Board Elections, raffles, schwag, then Ironman
> >Hawaii Viewing. Free
> >
> >Monday December 8th Seattle Washington 6:00-10:00 PM
> >
> >Seattle Town Hall 1119 8th Ave Seattle, WA 98101 www.townhallseattle.org
> >
> >Reception and Expo 6-7pm Refreshments, Beer and Wine
> >
> >Awards 7-8pm Celebrate with the Top Athletes of the PNW
> >
> >Video 8pm Northwest Triathlon Video Premier!
> >Expo continues until 10pm. Cost: $3 at the door
> >
> >See www.usat-pnw.com for more information and a list of award winners!
> >
> >DECEMBER 8, 2003 PREMIER SHOW- NORTHWEST TRIATHLON VIDEO
> >
> >"The concept is like a cosmic RPM", says PMX5 Executive Producer Kevin
> >
> >Lynch, "in as much as the more you give the faster you get." That idea is
> >
> >the theme of this year’s video release of Northwest Triathlon 2003: Tips.
> >
> >the fifth film solely devoted to the three-phase sport from Seattle area
> >
> >producers PMX5.
> >
> >A total of seventeen triathlon events were documented from May through
> >
> >October, including races in California, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Canada
> >
> >and Hawaii. Last year’s release "One Perfect Race" followed two Seattle
> >
> >Triathlon Club members who won lottery slots to the Triathlon World
> >
> >Championship in Hawaii. The standing room only premier at REI was the
>start
> >
> >of a six city screening tour and much critical acclaim from an audience
> >that
> >
> >is mostly overlooked by the major sports promoters. "Despite our growth
>in
> >
> >recent years we are still fairly small when compared to, say,
>recreational
> >
> >runners, skiers or mountain bikers", says USAT Board Director Tim Becker,
> >
> >"to have somebody like PMX5 devoting an entire year to the documentation
>of
> >
> >our region’s events is providing a great service to the sport and
>community
> >
> >by showcasing these events on film."
> >
> >This years highlight film is wrapped around the story of a triathlete who
> >is
> >
> >searching for balance. He has a mortgage, a seven-month pregnant wife,
> >bills
> >
> >to pay, and a slot at the Triathlon World Championships in Kona. How he
> >
> >juggles these responsibilities is the conflict that shapes his character
> >and
> >
> >sharpens his perspective as he rides full speed across several
>metaphorical
> >
> >bridges.
> >
> >"I always like to think that there is a higher power at work, and this
> >
> >ancient tale with a modern twist of noble deeds, irony and reward
>contains
> >a
> >
> >hint of magic. Wrapped around all the drama and raw energy of triathlon,
>we
> >
> >think it’s a very entertaining synergy," adds Lynch.
> >
> >Musical contributors for this year’s film include The Trouble Boys, The
> >
> >Erectile Orchestra, Billy Hale, Jim Chase, Tim Mcgovern, Sarah Pinzon,
>the
> >
> >Scottish band Kinship, Solarcade from Los Angeles and Jim Major from
> >
> >Hawaii’s Big Island. The 50-minute video is sponsored in part by
> >
> >CompuTrainer, Baker’s Breakfast Cookies, Speedy Reedy Multi Sport, Tri
> >
> >Newbies.com, AA Sports/Race Center NW, The Gym at the Pavilion, Classic
> >
> >Cycles and USA Triathlon Pacific Northwest Region.
> >
> >Northwest Triathlon ’03: Tips will debut the 8th of December in Seattle
>at
> >
> >the Town Hall located in Downtown Seattle at 8th and Seneca St.
>Additional
> >
> >regional screenings are planned for Portland, Bellingham, Vancouver BC,
> >
> >Bend, OR, and Missoula, MT. DVDs will be available for single
> >
> >copy sales Dec. 5.
> >
> >Other triathlon films by PMX5 can be found at www.PMX5.com or by calling
> >
> >206.842.1099.
>
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Bellingham Tri will have a presence there.  This could be a lot of fun and a
chance to connect with folks down in the Seattle area.  BTW don't forget
B'ham tri potluck Wednesday December 10Th as well.

>From: "Tim Becker" <tim@...>
>Reply-To: TriathlonPNWRegion@yahoogroups.com
>To: "Scott McMillan" <scott.mcmillan@...>,<impuskas@...>,
><Larry.c.clark@...>, <info@...>,<Larry.c.clark@...>,
><skyclmbr@...>,<scodrick@...>,
><swimlynn@...>,<geckotriclub@yahoogroups.com>,
><laurenalyne@...>,<Ryon.ottoman@...>,
><tri@...>,<TriathlonPNWRegion@yahoogroups.com>,
><BhamTri@yahoogroups.com>
>CC: <erikn@...>, <max@...>,"Anne Jensen"
><ajpj@...>, "Bryant Howard" <bryanth@...>,"Carolyn Price"
><carolyn@...>,"Kevin Lynch" <Pro_MotionX5@...>,"Mark
>Kendall" <coachedbymark@...>,"Pat Hughes"
><patriciahughes@...>,<Seamus_M_Burke@...>, "Tim Yount"
><tim@...>,<bryang@...>, <nwrunner@...>
>Subject: [TriathlonPNWRegion] Triathlon Annual Meeting in Seattle to
>feature Wendy Ingraham and Chris Lieto!!!
>Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 18:44:33 -0800
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>
>The 2003 USA Triathlon Annual Meetings will take place in Portland (Dec
>6th)
>and Seattle (Dec 8th). We just confirmed Wendy Ingraham and Chris Lieto
>will
>be the guests of honor at the Annual Meeting in Seattle. They will be
>available for poster signing before the program starts so arrive early.
>
>Please pass this news along to your club members. Thanks for your support
>of
>our efforts- the regional organization is 100% staffed by volunteers and
>provides grassroots services to the sport. See www.usat-pnw.com for more
>info.
>
>2003 USA Triathlon PNW Region End of the Season Meetings and Awards Party
>
>Saturday December 6th Portland Oregon 6:00-9:00 PM
>
>11919 NE Halsey St, Portland Oregon (above Tri sports/Gateway Bikes)
>
>Premier video presentation 2003 season, 2003 Oregon USAT Athletes of the
>Year Recognition, USAT-PNW Board Elections, raffles, schwag, then Ironman
>Hawaii Viewing. Free
>
>Monday December 8th Seattle Washington 6:00-10:00 PM
>
>Seattle Town Hall 1119 8th Ave Seattle, WA 98101 www.townhallseattle.org
>
>Reception and Expo 6-7pm Refreshments, Beer and Wine
>
>Awards 7-8pm Celebrate with the Top Athletes of the PNW
>
>Video 8pm Northwest Triathlon Video Premier!
>Expo continues until 10pm. Cost: $3 at the door
>
>See www.usat-pnw.com for more information and a list of award winners!
>
>DECEMBER 8, 2003 PREMIER SHOW- NORTHWEST TRIATHLON VIDEO
>
>"The concept is like a cosmic RPM", says PMX5 Executive Producer Kevin
>
>Lynch, "in as much as the more you give the faster you get." That idea is
>
>the theme of this year’s video release of Northwest Triathlon 2003: Tips.
>
>the fifth film solely devoted to the three-phase sport from Seattle area
>
>producers PMX5.
>
>A total of seventeen triathlon events were documented from May through
>
>October, including races in California, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Canada
>
>and Hawaii. Last year’s release "One Perfect Race" followed two Seattle
>
>Triathlon Club members who won lottery slots to the Triathlon World
>
>Championship in Hawaii. The standing room only premier at REI was the start
>
>of a six city screening tour and much critical acclaim from an audience
>that
>
>is mostly overlooked by the major sports promoters. "Despite our growth in
>
>recent years we are still fairly small when compared to, say, recreational
>
>runners, skiers or mountain bikers", says USAT Board Director Tim Becker,
>
>"to have somebody like PMX5 devoting an entire year to the documentation of
>
>our region’s events is providing a great service to the sport and community
>
>by showcasing these events on film."
>
>This years highlight film is wrapped around the story of a triathlete who
>is
>
>searching for balance. He has a mortgage, a seven-month pregnant wife,
>bills
>
>to pay, and a slot at the Triathlon World Championships in Kona. How he
>
>juggles these responsibilities is the conflict that shapes his character
>and
>
>sharpens his perspective as he rides full speed across several metaphorical
>
>bridges.
>
>"I always like to think that there is a higher power at work, and this
>
>ancient tale with a modern twist of noble deeds, irony and reward contains
>a
>
>hint of magic. Wrapped around all the drama and raw energy of triathlon, we
>
>think it’s a very entertaining synergy," adds Lynch.
>
>Musical contributors for this year’s film include The Trouble Boys, The
>
>Erectile Orchestra, Billy Hale, Jim Chase, Tim Mcgovern, Sarah Pinzon, the
>
>Scottish band Kinship, Solarcade from Los Angeles and Jim Major from
>
>Hawaii’s Big Island. The 50-minute video is sponsored in part by
>
>CompuTrainer, Baker’s Breakfast Cookies, Speedy Reedy Multi Sport, Tri
>
>Newbies.com, AA Sports/Race Center NW, The Gym at the Pavilion, Classic
>
>Cycles and USA Triathlon Pacific Northwest Region.
>
>Northwest Triathlon ’03: Tips will debut the 8th of December in Seattle at
>
>the Town Hall located in Downtown Seattle at 8th and Seneca St. Additional
>
>regional screenings are planned for Portland, Bellingham, Vancouver BC,
>
>Bend, OR, and Missoula, MT. DVDs will be available for single
>
>copy sales Dec. 5.
>
>Other triathlon films by PMX5 can be found at www.PMX5.com or by calling
>
>206.842.1099.

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See www.usat-pnw.com for more information and a list of award winners!

Other triathlon films by PMX5 can be found at www.PMX5.com or by calling

Session three in the afternoon, presented by Eric Moen, will cover biomechanical considerations in bike fit and aerodynamics of cycling. Eric will also be demonstrating a new motion analysis system to examine motion and power. The seminar will cover bike postioning, including muscular and skeletal considerations that come from a comprehensive strength and flexibility evaluation. The use of CompuTrainer Spin Scan and Varicrank for position analysis will be covered as well. We will also discuss the use of CompuTrainer for designing a year-round training and conditioning program that is based on power or watts and time measure. This seminar is designed to teach you how to get the most out of the CompuTrainer and Coaching Software. For more information about CompuTrainer see www.computrainer.com If you are a CompuTrainer owner or user you will not want to miss this seminar!

See www.proclub.com for directions, www.proclub.com/index.php?nav=Services&code=Dining

Calvin Zaryski "Coach Cal" of Critical Speed www.criticalspeed.com

Richard P. Wharton, USA Cycling Elite Coach www.onlinebikecoach.com

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about.

Sean


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>"Off the Back" November 2003 - The Birth Of A Nation? Not Really
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>On Monday December 8th SeaTri is joining with USAT and several other
>triathlon clubs to have a big Pacific Northwest Triathlon
>party/movie/awards/expo in Seattle.  Here is the info, see you all
>there!
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>2003 USA Triathlon PNW Region End of the Season Meeting and Awards Party
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>Seattle Town Hall
>1119 8th Ave
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>Reception and Expo 6-7pm  Refreshments, Beer and Wine
>Awards 7-8pm  Celebrate with the Top Athletes of the PNW
>Video 8pm  Northwest Triathlon Video Premier!
>Expo continues until 10pm.
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>Cost: $3 at the door
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>see www.usat-pnw.com for more information and a list of award winners!
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>DECEMBER 8, 2003 PREMIER SHOW- NORTHWEST TRIATHLON VIDEO
>
>"The concept is like a cosmic RPM", says PMX5 Executive Producer Kevin
>Lynch, "in as much as the more you give the faster you get." That idea
>is the theme of this year's video release of Northwest Triathlon 2003:
>Tips. the fifth film solely devoted to the three-phase sport from
>Seattle area producers PMX5.
>
>A total of seventeen triathlon events were documented from May through
>October, including races in California, Oregon, Idaho, Washington,
>Canada and Hawaii. Last year's release "One Perfect Race" followed two
>Seattle Triathlon Club members who won lottery slots to the Triathlon
>World Championship in Hawaii. The standing room only premier at REI was
>the start of a six city screening tour and much critical acclaim from an
>audience that is mostly overlooked by the major sports promoters.
>"Despite our growth in recent years we are still fairly small when
>compared to, say, recreational runners, skiers or mountain bikers", says
>USAT Regional Director Tim Becker, "to have somebody like PMX5 devoting
>an entire year to the documentation of our region's events is providing
>a great service to the sport and community by showcasing these events on
>film."
>
>This years highlight film is wrapped around the story of a triathlete
>who is searching for balance. He has a mortgage, a seven-month pregnant
>wife, bills to pay, and a slot at the Triathlon World Championships in
>Kona. How he juggles these responsibilities is the conflict that shapes
>his character and sharpens his perspective as he rides full speed across
>several metaphorical bridges.
>
>"I always like to think that there is a higher power at work, and this
>ancient tale with a modern twist of noble deeds, irony and reward
>contains a hint of magic. Wrapped around all the drama and raw energy of
>triathlon, we think it's a very entertaining synergy," adds Lynch.
>
>Musical contributors for this year's film include The Trouble Boys, The
>Erectile Orchestra, Billy Hale, Jim Chase, Tim Mcgovern, Sarah Pinzon,
>the Scottish band Kinship, Solarcade from Los Angeles and Jim Major from
>Hawaii's Big Island. The 50-minute video is sponsored in part by
>CompuTrainer, Baker's Breakfast Cookies, Speedy Reedy Multi Sport, Tri
>Newbies.com, AA Sports/Race Center NW, The Gym at the Pavilion, Classic
>Cycles and USA Triathlon Pacific Northwest Region.
>
>Northwest Triathlon '03: Tips will debut the 8th of December in Seattle
>at the Town Hall located in Downtown Seattle at 8th and Seneca St.
>Additional regional screenings are planned for Portland, Bellingham,
>Vancouver BC, Bend, OR, and Missoula, MT. DVDs will be available for
>single copy sales Dec. 5.
>
>Other triathlon films by PMX5 can be found at PMX5.com, or by calling
>206.842.1099.
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I thought I'd pass on a couple real good tri websites I've stumbled on
lately.

www.gordoworld.com   ---Gordon Byrne recently wrote Going Long (great read
for Iron distance)

www.michiganoutlaws.com  ---great site, especially if you own a CompuTrainer
they've provided many free courses

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> Race Report: The Chase 2003
>
> If I were a sensible guy instead of a stubborn jackass I would have DNFed this
race. About three miles into the mountain bike leg it looked as though I might
have no choice. Mud with the consistency of congealed oatmeal caked everything
so thickly that the wheels would not turn anymore, so that even dragging the
bike through the otherwise impassable quagmire became impossible. I should have
quit right there. But I didn> '> t.
>
> I had done this race twice before, so I am quite familiar with its format: 5k
trail run, 15 mile mountain bike, 5 mile kayak, 22 mile road bike, 5k trail run.
But this year it took me almost two hours longer than last year, and the splits
tell the sorry tale: 0:25 / 2:30 / 1:10 / 1:30 / 0:45. Yes folks, that> '> s an
average road bike speed below 14.5 mph, and 45 minutes for a 5k run. What did me
in, of course, was the endless struggle on the mountain bike, which took so much
out of me that I had to get off my road bike to push it up the hills on the
second loop of the bike course. My legs, body and mind had been totally trashed.
I hasten to confess that much of this disaster was due to my personal
incompetence.
>
> The race takes place at Hagg Lake, just west of Portland, Oregon. The mountain
bike leg is one clockwise loop of the single-track around the lake, while the
road bike leg is two anti-clockwise laps of the hilly, paved road encircling the
lake. The kayak course varies a bit, depending on the water levels in the
reservoir; this year it was a simple to-and-fro the full length of the lake. The
wild card in the event is the state of the mountain bike course. I had done it
once when it was wet and slippery but fun, while last year it was a dry dusty
rutted track. This year it rained heavily both before and during the race,
turning parts of the course into a slimy sticky mudpit that swallowed up bikes,
riders and willpower.
>
> It all began innocuously enough. The rain that had poured down the preceding
days and overnight mercifully held off as we set up transition - a complicated
affair in view of the many different legs of the race. It was still dry as we
set off on the first run, though we soon got a taste of the challenges to come
as we skidded along the slick trail and hopped across the many mud puddles. The
creek was in spate so I got my feet wet while wading across on the way back to
the bike racks. There were about 40 soloists and 40 teams, and I was comfortably
in the second half of the pack as we set out on the mountain bike leg.
>
> The fun began all too soon as everybody discovered how little traction was to
be had on the course. Muddy bodies and bikes littered the trail as people failed
to negotiate corners, hills or the sides of the rounded ditch that passed for
the route, and found themselves sprawled in the mud or tangled in the brambles.
I soon regretted not using a new back tire, since the one I was using had worn
knobbies. But the clinging mud clogged the tread so heavily that having
different tires would probably not have helped. Dropping the tire pressure might
have been helpful, and failing to do that was the first strike against me.
>
> Many of the uphills were quite unrideable, and even walking up them was
difficult since there was nothing for your shoes to grip. There was much cursing
as people dragged themselves up the slippery slopes, their feet and bikes
sliding in all directions, with loud thumps as bodies hit the ground. Hands,
clothing and bikes were soon covered in mud, and I had to remove my spectacles
because it was impossible to see through them anymore. For the rest of the race
I was semi-blind, squinting into the wind and rain.
>
> It did not take much longer to discover one disadvantage of riding an elderly
bike: my ancient steed has twistgrips, and when your hands as well as the grips
are covered in sloppy mud you cannot twist those grips because there is nothing
to grip. From that point on you can> '> t change gears. Thus it was that after
the first mile or so I rode the rest of the race in a single mid-range gear,
with disastrous consequences for my legs. Well, I guess that is one way to
discover why everybody uses rapid-fire shifters these days.
>
> Although I found myself walking about as much as I was riding, things still
seemed to be going tolerably well and I was rather enjoying the novelty of the
circumstances. It was an interesting situation for a middle-aged academic to be
in, covered from top to toe in mud, bleeding liberally from the loving embrace
of the brambles while pushing a bike through the bog. But the fun stopped when
the wheels stopped turning, with huge clumps of heavy mud stuck between the
brake pads and caught up on the chainstays. It was a particularly glutinous,
sticky kind of mud, liberally mixed with grass and sticks, and it jammed up
everything. The mud could be scraped off by the handful, but it only took a few
turns of the cleaned wheels before a new accumulation blocked progress once
more. I could not even roll the bike forward to get out of the mess. It seemed
hopeless.
>
> After a few minutes of frustration it dawned on me that I could carry the
bike. Though it now weighed twice as much as usual, thanks to its load of
congealed mud, I was able to shoulder it out of the worst of the mire. I was
going to have to do something radical to be able to continue, so I undid the
front brake so that the wheel could spin free of the brake pads. For the rest of
the ride I had no front brake, an interesting situation on a mountain bike since
virtually all your control comes from the front wheel. It would probably have
been smarter to disconnect the rear brake. I began to see the virtues of disc
brakes.
>
> It did not take long to establish that the rear brakes were of even less use
than normal, since the goo clogged them up and there was little direct contact
between the pads and the wheelrim. It didn> '> t help that my wheelrims are so
old that the pads have worn grooves in them. Thus I found myself riding the rest
of the way on an essentially brakeless bike with a single gear. This involved a
great deal of walking uphill, fruitless windmilling on the flats, and totally
out of control freewheel downhill plunges using my left leg as an outrigger cum
emergency brake. There were many inadvertent excursions into the bushes and a
great deal of rolling in the mud. I didn> '> t break anything, though one fall
was so hard that it twisted my seatpost and left me with a bruised pelvis,
causing discomfort for days afterward. Several times I tried to reconnect the
front brake, but there was so much mud obscuring the components and my hands
that it was impossible to get the job done.
>
> The annoying thing about my next mistake is that I was perfectly aware that I
was making it. I knew that I should be eating and drinking, but the fact that
everything was covered in mud made this a very unattractive proposition. I
should have stopped to clean up and take care of nutrition, and I did so
eventually, but I delayed far too long. This error was undoubtedly a major
contributing factor in my subsequent struggles.
> I was about halfway round the lake when I heard the sound of a flat tire. It
took me a surprisingly long time to figure out that it was my front tire. Not
realizing quite how far I still had to ride, I decided to just continue riding
on the rim. This did not, of course, help very much in establishing control of
the bike or easing the strain of uphill pedaling. On the bright side, without
brakes, gears or a front tire there was less and less to worry about.
>
> Somehow I made it back to transition, having to push my bike over the last
little hump. I must have been quite a sight; the spectators, cowering under
umbrellas in the lashing rain, seemed somewhat stunned by the mud-covered
apparition dragging the wreckage of a bike that suddenly appeared out of the
bushes before them. I was only too happy to hang the bike on the rack, drop my
helmet, and start jogging down to the water for the ka> yak leg. I didn't even
bother to take off my bike shoes or gloves, since they were so wet and covered
in mud that a little bath in the lake would only do them good.
>
> The kayak was much the most pleasant part of the race even though the wind
suddenly came up, kicking up a lot of chop, and the rain continued to pour down.
For a while I regretted not having donned a lifejacket or brought a sprayskirt,
since I shipped a fair amount of water amongst the waves. Fortunately I am very
familiar with this borrowed boat and never felt in any real danger, the biggest
challenge being to fight the kayak> '> s tendency to broach in a following sea.
It was the kind of strong chop that makes for an entertaining and wet paddle
without being really threatening. This was probably the only leg of the race in
which I actually passed a few people, even though I was just cruising. I was
feeling quite relaxed when I got back to shore, although standing up on shaky,
totally depleted and thoroughly seized-up legs once I had beached was not easy.
>
> I was really cold by this point, with the wind and the rain beating sideways
onto my wet body. I knew I would have to dress more warmly for the next leg, the
road bike, so ran over to my car to fetch a windproof jacket. Then it was back
to the racks, slapping the wet muddy helmet back on my head, and off up the road
just as the race winner finished.
>
> The road bike, usually my strength, was a total embarrassment. My legs had
almost nothing left in them, and I hardly got out of the small chainring. It was
a pathetic grind. I tried to eat as much as I could, but it was undoubtedly a
case of too little too late. The hills and the headwind were a struggle, the
rain whipped at my body, and I could not find the strength to stand up on the
pedals and crank on the harder climbs. I made it around the first loop in
reasonable shape, but on the second loop I twice had to get off and push the
bike to the top of a hill. True to the maxim > '>  If you are going to hit the
wall, do it with your foot pressing on the pedal> '>  I was experiencing a full
speed head-on collision.
>
> Back in the pits I swapped soggy bike shoes for equally soggy running shoes
and set off for the last run. I was surprised to find that I could still muster
the semblance of a jog; in fact, my shuffling gait was just the thing for the
slick muddy track we were negotiating yet again. Scrabbling up the slimy hills
soon forced me back to walking pace, which was all I could sustain for the last
miles. I could not even raise a sprint for the last downhill to the finish,
where the awards ceremony was in progress as I finally crossed the line. I had
only one more aim: get to that hot barbecued chicken on the food table as fast
as possible.
>

> Race Report: The Big Hurt 2003
>
> For those who subscribe to the > '> no pain no gain> '>  philosophy, this race
offers many opportunities for personal growth. You don> '> t just get in touch
with your inner self, you find that inner self making its unhappy presence
clearly known from the moment the starting gun fires. This race starts with a
mass mountain bike dash up two miles of relentlessly steep and loosely graveled
fire road, immediately converting muscular legs into quivering jelly and
eliciting multiple cases of cardiac arrest as you grind to the top. I know of no
other race with quite so cruel a start; fire road H-1000 is a sadist> '> s
dream.
>
> The only virtue of fire road H-1000 is that by the time the competitors hit
the top, pop-eyed and gasping apoplectically, the field is so strung out that
access to the subsequent single-track is not a problem. I wish I had been in
better shape when I got to that point, because the next six miles of winding,
rolling forest trail are technically straightforward and invite high speeds.
However, the horrendous climb had made it quite clear that I had not yet fully
recovered from Ironman Wisconsin two weeks before; I had to walk some of that
climb in order to get my heart-rate out of the red zone, and my legs felt like
wet noodles as I embarked on the trail proper. I was, frankly, not a happy man
as I pedaled my mountain bike over the scree and into the darkness of the woods.
>
> Even though I fell off a couple of times, that pretty forest trail made me
feel a lot better. The track is for the most part moderately wide and firm, ever
full of interest as it swings between the trees and through muddy gullies, but
never intimidating and devoid of nasty surprises. With greater familiarity with
the trail and more strength in my legs I would have been able to go a lot faster
than I did, but my body had already announced that this race would be all about
keeping the pieces together to the finish, so I just took it easy. Even though
lots of riders passed me I had fun, and I was a bit disappointed when I got back
onto nasty old H-1000, though in the more desirable downhill direction this
time.
>
> I don> '> t really like flying down gravel roads. The speed is tempting, but
the loose stones and corrugations in the curves form a stressful combination. I
was glad to blast out onto the hardtop and begin the last eight miles of the
ride, down through the town of Port Angeles and out onto the three-mile long
spit that forms Ediz Hook, jutting out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, with
transition located right at the end. The route does a strange dog-leg through
town, with the jog being an impressively long and steep drop straight down the
side of a canyon. Last time I did this race I chickened out and walked that
drop, but this time it seemed less intimidating and I stayed aboard. All went
well, though the garbage cans at the bottom only just escaped destruction, and
with some pride restored I hammered out onto the spit, ready to join the long
line of kayakers heading into the bay.
>
> It didn> '> t take long for my arms to remind me that it had been four months
since I had last done any serious paddling. My familiar kayak felt like a
tombstone, and I was trying to drag it through a sea of concrete. The race had
already revealed to me that I am not a mountain biker, and I now learnt that I
am not a kayaker either. Fortunately everything went numb after a while, and I
was able to maintain a reasonable pace around the 5 mile long triangle we
paddled in the sheltered waters of the bay. We were lucky in that it was a
gloriously sunny, windless day, the water surface was glassy, and the views
towards the Olympics on the one hand and the distant mountains of Vancouver
Island on the other were spectacular. The waterfront location of this race is
truly superb.
>
> All triathletes know it is hard to run after you get off the bike, but few
know how hard it is to run after you get out of a kayak. The latter is much,
much worse; your legs have been hammered on the bike and the mus> cles stiffened
and the blood circulation cut after sitting in the kayak for an hour, and those
legs are not interested in doing anything at all. I could only manage a pathetic
little shuffle as I made my way from the beach to the grassy transition area,
got some food down the hatch, and prepared for the 43 mile road bike leg.
>
> My arms were so beat from the kayak that I had a hard time staying under
control in the aero position as I flew back down the spit into town. The first
of the two big climbs on the bike course goes a mile or two straight up from the
base of the spit, curving up onto the coastal shelf, and I was pleasantly
surprised to find that I was able to spin up it with relative ease. But it was
obvious that there was not a lot to spare in my legs, so I settled down to ride
the course in efficient but conservative fashion. Though I passed quite a few
other riders on the rolling smooth roads, the 18.5 mph average pace was not one
that this hammerhead would normally aspire to. Still, the legs did not lock up,
and after a few miles of rough chip-sealed road I found myself cruising next to
the ocean once more, facing the very steep winding climb out of Crescent Beach
back to the interior.
>
> I don> '> t think it is possible to do that climb without getting out of the
saddle. It is just a hard slog in granny gear, the kind of grind that makes you
think about changing gear ratios and getting lighter wheels for next time.
Fortunately my 650c Xaeros climb like mountain goats, and I felt quite decent as
I hit the top where I was disappointed not to find the traditional sign chalked
on the road: > '> Hurting Yet?> '>   Though I didn> '> t feel like dancing I
still had enough zip left to pass another handful of riders on the way back into
town, blessing the fact that the wind that had come up was, miraculously, not a
headwind.
>
> The clock was showing about 4:40 when I left transition for the last time,
setting off on the 10km run out and back the length of the spit. Though to call
what I did  > '> running> '>  is putting far too nice a gloss on it. A generous
description would be a jog-walk, which in this case took the form of telling
myself > "> Jog to that lightpost / sign / pothole / shadow and then you can
walk for a bit> "> , repeated endlessly. I am quite proud of the fact that I
managed to maintain this pattern, with about 100 meters of shuffle to every 10
meters of walking, all the way to the end; most of the time I even lied to
myself and jogged further than I had told myself I would. It was not a pretty
thing, but the friendly encouragement of the many runners who passed me made it
far less unpleasant than it might have been. I felt like a pathetic tail-ender
as I dragged myself over the line, just going under 5:45. But I am glad I did
it, not least because the scenic setting of this race is so spectacular.
>
> This race is a nice variation on standard triathlons, verging on being an
adventure race. The atmosphere is very pleasant, with many of the participants
being less experienced folk racing on relay teams. AA Sports are the organizers
and their post-race feeds are amongst the best I have ever encountered.
All-in-all, an event to return to next year.
>

> Race Report: Ironman Wisconsin 2003
>
> Last year I told my sons that I am famous. They waxed regrettably sceptical,
so I had to prove it to them. > ">  Here is my picture in a magazine,> ">  I
said, waving the latest issue of TriMag at them. Sure enough, there was a big
spread of the mass swim start of Ironman Wisconsin 2002, and there was no
denying the fact that one of the 1600 little green blobs dotting the water
surface in that picture was very probably me. My sons rolled their eyes at one
another as they added this latest insanity to their long record of parental
madness.
>
> There was thus a sense of déjà vu as I floated around in the water of Lake
Monona in Madison, Wisconsin at the start of IMOO 2003. Same magical soft pink
sunrise, same mass of spectators crowding the lakeshore and the gleaming white
parapet of Frank Lloyd Wright> '> s splendidly sprawling Monona Terrace
Convention Center, and same intense flood of nervous energy saturating the
still, warm waters as 1800 athletes waited for the starting cannon. The big
difference was that this year the swim caps were red instead of green, and that
instead of this being my first ironman race it was my third. That prior
experience certainly instilled some calm and confidence.
>
> Things had started well when the airline didn> '> t charge me for my bike case
on the flight into Minneapolis. Then the car hire folks, having no compact cars
on hand when I showed up, gave me a minivan for the same price. Some of that
good fortune continued through the return journey, when the airline employees at
the e-ticket counter tried to charge me extra for my bike but couldn> '> t
figure out how to do it - there is something to be said for incompetence. That
good luck was offset by the impressive feat of some baggage handler gorilla who
ripped the handle right off my bike case on its way home.
>
> There were also some less positive signs. The bean soup I consumed the day
before the race was a spectacular mistake, while the race soundtrack, usually a
pounding melange of classic rock anthems, featured an excessive number of
Celine> '> s less fortunate artistic effusions. Celine> '> s wails and mindless
backup rhythm section assaulted my brain for days, reverberating endlessly. The
beans at least had the virtue of providing additional flotation in the wetsuit
during the swim and forward propulsion on the bike.
>
> On site race preparations were fairly routine. Exercise was limited to a loop
of the swim course and a ride around the bike course. The latter was enlivened
by a constant stream of passing SUVs filled with rubbernecking triathletes
checking out the route, and was also my first experience of riding with guys who
took calls on their cell-phones while cycling. Cash hemorrhaged from my pockets
at the race expo, where the long lines once more offered ample proof of the fact
that triathletes constitute a very desirable slice of the socio-economic pie.
The various pre-race meetings conformed to type, featuring amateurs nearly
coming to grief on the shoals of the nation> '> s unsingable anthem, a showing
of the latest mildly amusing Roch Frey / Paul Huddle tri-comedy video, and the
usual cheesy human-interest tear-jerkers and > '> who> '> s done the most
ironman races> '>  populism. I was once more surprised at the accessibility of
triathlon> '> s stars. The blonde strolling down the sidewalk ahead of me early
one morning, energetically attacking a huge burrito, was the legendary Paula
Newby-Fraser. Going in to registration I held the door open for Heather
Gollnick, a bronzed powerhouse whose list of completed ironman races is
identical to mine except that she has won all of them. I explained to her that
this means that I am her lucky mascot and she therefore needs to take me to Kona
with her in October, but I don> '> t think she took me seriously. So if she
doesn> '> t win in Kona next month you know why.>
>
> The weather forecasts were quite entertaining. A week before, they predicted a
pleasant 80 degree race day. Every succeeding day the expected temperature went
up. The day before the race the predicted temperature was 87 degrees. On the day
itself the mercury hit 92 degrees at its peak. That is not quite as hot as it
was at Ironman Coeur d> '> Alene, but the lack of wind and the higher humidity
made it feel at least as bad. It was a very tough day, and the attrition rate
was comparable to the record set in Coeur d> '> Alene in June. My dominant
memories of this race will always include the blasts of heat coming off the road
surface, the bombed-out looks of many of the competitors as the day progressed,
and the screaming sirens as the ambulances shuttled stricken athletes to the
medical tent.
>
> But all that was still in the future as I waited for the start. I spent the
hour before sunrise sitting in the dark at the edge of the water, watching the
black outlines of the safety boats glide silently by, their navigation lights
reflecting on the quiet surface. Strange moving shapes turned out to be kayakers
and surf-boarders paddling out onto the course, ducking under the starting line
flags dancing lightly in the breeze. The haunting sounds of Enya floated gently
over the peaceful scene, giving no hint of the human carnage ahead.
>
> With the coming of dawn we entered the water. Competitors distributed
themselves along the length of a line of flags stretching from shore to the
first buoy. About half the athletes were ironman newbies who sensibly hung back
from the startline melee; some even starting on land. Spectators were massed
along the lakeshore, which parallels the first and third thousand yards of the
swim course. Despite the mass of humanity it felt lonely out there, isolated
behind goggles and under a swim cap, kicking to stay afloat amongst  eighteen
hundred figures clad in identical black neoprene hiding all individuality. The
tension in the air was thick. The sense of drama was heightened when the yellow
flag went up and the anthem rang out over the quiet waters, one athlete standing
atop the water-ski ramp halfway down the start line, his wet-suited figure
dramatically silhouetted against the rising sun. He leaped back in, all eyes
focused forward, smoke shot from the cannon's mouth, and several thousand limbs
began churning up the water.
>
> Although I started and stayed wide of the buoys, things were rough for a
while. Many of my new friends insisted on slapping me on the back, jabbing me in
the ribs and whacking me upside the head. I have gotten more aggressive with
experience and did my share of pushing and shoving as I fought for space. The
water was a bit clearer than it was last year, making it easier to anticipate
difficulties, find the gaps between bodies and draft off the feet ahead. I
caught brief glimpses of flailing arms, heads and brightly colored buoys
whenever I sighted or breathed, while the underwater murk revealed only bubbles,
feet and vaguely defined black shapes swimming alongside me. Several times space
got very tight, but fortunately those beside me maintained good style with
relatively few stray limbs to inflict physical damage. The pack dog-paddled and
mooed its way around the first two turn buoys, a quarter of the swim done, then
spread out as it headed into the rising sun with the harsh light and absence of
landmarks making navigation a challenge.
>
> I largely stayed out of the combat zone for the rest of the way, choosing to
maintain a smooth stroke and rhythm rather than try to draft in the thick of the
crowd. Coming out of the water physically and mentally relaxed seemed well worth
a minute or two. I was able to find plenty of space, even at the turn buoys.
Time and distance passed quickly, and I felt quite mellow as we headed into the
steep little exit beach marked by a giant inflatable bottle. The cheering
spectators, loud public announcer and booming music were really energizing. I
was pleased to see around 1:14 on the clock, over ten minutes faster than l> ast
year; a good return on all those hours spent in the pool and those long swims in
the lake. I lay down for the strippers, who dragged me along the grass on my
back as they struggled to get my tight wetsuit off my ankles. Then it was off
for the run up the famous parking garage helix, fans lining every step of the
way, round and round and round, grab the gear bag in passing and dash into the
crowded change rooms.
>
> Socks and shoes on one end; shades, sweatband and helmet on the other, and I
was off for the long run to and through the bike racks. The sunscreen ladies
slapped some white goo on my neck and shoulders, and only 7 minutes after
leaving the water I was trundling my bike towards the mount line atop the
downward helix. Round and round and round again, and then the sunny open road
beckoned with 112 miles of riding to go.
>
> At this point I was racing in about 900th place, right in the thick of the
pack. Traffic was very heavy and we wound up riding two abreast for much of the
first 10 miles, sometimes three abreast as I began my usual steady climb up
through the ranks. People were really quite well behaved, trying to do the right
thing, but in the circumstances a certain amount of drafting seemed to be
inevitable. I therefore had mixed feelings as I watched the race officials on a
motorbike cruise up the long line ahead of me, taking down the names and numbers
of numerous rule violators. I was determined not to be their victim, so put in
several fast spurts to clear myself of the larger packs of riders that had
formed. Much of the time I was riding alongside the main stream, almost in the
wake of the referees' motorbike, passing another rider every few seconds.
Dealing with that traffic and the attendant positioning issues demanded my full
attention as we covered the 16 gently rolling miles to Verona and the start of
the hilly 40-mile loop we had to complete twice.
>
> Knowing it was going to be hot I made sure to start ingesting food and drink
early and often. The race drink was lemon-lime Gatorade. In Coeur d'Alene I had
got to the point where I could not stomach that stuff anymore, so I had
alternative fluids on board for the first part of the journey. Energy gels and
sports drink went smoothly down the hatch, and the aid stations replenished
supplies about as rapidly as I consumed them. There was an awful moment when I
discovered that I had a mouthful of the dreaded Banana Blitz Gu, but I needed
the calories and told myself that as an Ironman I could manage even this
distasteful task, so duly swallowed it down. As the ride progressed it did
strike me that I did not need to pee, but I failed to heed that warning sign of
the effects of the heat.
>
> I was very familiar with the course and so was able to pace myself well over
the endless succession of moderate hills and tricky curving sections. I really
enjoyed the presence of the many spectators on that first lap, especially those
who lined the few steep hills and made them feel easy through their loud
encouragement of our efforts. The human tunnel in Verona was constrained by
barriers this time, making its impact a little less immediate and intense than
it was the year before, though still very welcome. I waved and shouted
acknowledgement to the crowd as often as I could, and made a game of trying to
toss my empty waterbottles into the hands of the waiting volunteers at the aid
stations.
>
> There were many entertaining signs alongside the road and chalked onto the
surface, with lots of variations along the lines of  > '> Keep Mooooving> '> 
and some rather more enigmatic ones like > '> Lap Dances at the Finish> '>  and
> '> Goober Brain!> '>  The pastures were green and lush, the cows looked happy,
and the sun beamed down on the long line of bikers toiling up and down the
smooth country roads traversing the verdant hillsides. I heard a few mysterious
tinkling sounds, like pieces falling off somebody> '> s bike, but I could see
and feel nothing amiss with my own bike so simply ignored the noise. Note to
myself: next time do not ignore mysterious tinkling noises in the immediate
vicinity of your bike.
>
> As the heat began to take its toll during the second lap and fatigue began to
set in I paid less and less attention to the spectators. It became harder to
lift my eyes from the ground and take in my surroundings. There was a lot of
debris on the road from the previous lap, including piles of waterbottles beside
two railroad crossings, evidently dislodged by the jolting as bikes crossed the
tracks. Just like last year I lost a bottle at this point too. There seemed to
be something vaguely familiar about an inner tube I passed at one point. As it
got hotter I started to see competitors sitting or lying by the side of the
road, spent, and others walking their bikes up the steeper hills. My speed began
to yo-yo and I found myself trading places with a small group of riders who were
all of similar pace. The road seemed to blast forth heat and the climbs seemed a
lot harder this second time round.
>
> The last 16 miles back into town from Verona did not seem quite as endless as
last year, perhaps because there was no headwind this time. As we hit the
bumpier roads downtown I heard more of those strange tinkling sounds. I asked a
guy I passed what he thought it was. > '> I think it was a CO2 cylinder> '>  he
said. I reached behind me as I finally realized what had happened: the zipper on
the repair kit under my saddle had come undone and the contents had been spewing
out all over the road. I was just in time to see the very last item, my CO2
inflator, bounce into the gutter with a nice little tinkle. Just as well I had
not had a flat and the end was in sight, since I had nothing left with which to
effect repairs. I felt very lucky and foolish; it was yet another lesson learnt
the hard way.
>
> Going up the helix seemed harder than I remembered it, and it was good to
reach the top and coast over to the dismount line where the volunteers grabbed
my bike. I could only manage a bizarre shuffle into transition as my legs
struggled to make the adjustment from spinning pedals nonstop for almost six
hours to running. I dumped my helmet and bike shoes on the ground and tried to
thrust my feet into running shoes. That was a mistake; I howled as a huge cramp
seized my left thigh in an agonizing spasm. For a moment I thought my day was
done, but the pain mercifully left as suddenly as it had arrived and I was on my
way once more with about 7:20 on the clock and 114.4 miles done. It looked as
though a PR was within easy reach, with only those pesky 26.2 miles left to run.
>
> It was all rather disappointing in the end. I had been running really well in
the months before the race, and was looking forward to pushing myself hard in
the run this time. But it was not to be. It wasn> '> t my slowest marathon ever
- that was the 5:45 walk at Coeur d> '> Alene. But this one was only about 5
minutes faster and I finished up feeling much, much worse as it took all I had
to complete the course within 13 hours.
>
> For some reason my legs just would not get going properly from the start. Not
even the boisterous crowds around the State Capitol and lining State Street,
enjoying the bright sunshine, could elicit more than a foot-dragging jog from
me. I could not believe how long it took for the first mile marker to show up,
and by the time I reached the second marker it was clear that this was not going
to work. I tried jogging the bits that were in the shade while walking the hot
exposed sections, but my jogging pace was probably even slower than my walking
pace so I decided to just walk.
>
> This year we omitted the traverse of the football stadium, and we only had to
go over the very steep Observatory Hill once each loop. Instead of returning
over the hill after the turnaround on State Street, the new course followed a
pleasant shaded lakeshore trail and then circled a large exposed field before
starting the journey back to the>  Capitol. I was amazed at the pace of some of
those who passed me on the lakeshore trail; it took me a while to realize that
they were not ironman competitors but local students out for their daily run. I
was nevertheless passed by a lot of athletes, and though few were going fast I
had to give them credit for being able to perform so well in the heat. I got a
little pleasure out of noting that Heather Gollnick didn> '> t pass me (on her
second lap) until I reached the big field, whereas last year she had already
caught me at the State Street turnaround.
>
> I didn> '> t really think about what I was doing, but just went ahead and got
on with it. For the most part it is a very urban marathon route, very accessible
to spectators, so there was a lot of friendly encouragement from bystanders as
well as the wonderful volunteers at the aid stations. I drank a lot, but the
food on offer seemed quite unappetizing. I did manage to swallow some Gu and
lots of chicken broth, but I was craving something solid and savory to eat.
There was a big hollow in my gut. I marched along as best I could, put on
another shuffle for the boisterous spectators in the last mile or so to the
halfway mark at the Capitol, then turned around just before the finish with all
its noise and spectacle to do the whole thing one more time. My addled brain was
still able to figure out that I had taken about 2:50 for the first half of the
marathon, and if I did the same for the second half I would finish with a time
very close to 13 hours. I could even figure out that this meant that I had to
maintain 13 minute miles, which is my strong walking pace.
>
> It was nice to have a reasonably attainable goal. The day was also beginning
to cool down a little, so it was easier to put out a consistent effort. Still,
just after my last trip over the hill I realized that I was going to have to
move faster to break 13 hours. That was just the stimulus I needed, because it
prompted me to break into a real power walk, and I finally began to make good
progress and pass significant numbers of people. Focusing on cutting corners as
fine as possible and maintain a good rhythm kept my brain occupied and I began
to feel mentally stronger. My guts, however, were a different story; it was hard
to tell whether the nausea meant I was just hungry or I was about to puke. The
perpetual scream of ambulance sirens and glazed looks on the faces of other
competitors told me that I was by no means the only one having a very long hard
day.
>
> My spirits lifted as I got within two miles of the finish. I knew I would kick
myself at the finish if I just missed the 13 hour mark, so forestalled that by
kicking myself into a run well before then instead. It was a real run, not just
a shuffle, and it felt wonderful except for the uncertainty brewing in my nether
regions. Most of that last stretch up State Street and around the Capitol is
slightly uphill, and I enjoyed pushing a solid pace up there, with the finish
line hordes voicing their loud approval. It was getting dark, but the street
lights and illumination of the sidewalk cafes as well as the floodlit Capitol
provided plenty of light and a very atmospheric setting. Into the final
straight, and I really did not know how close to that 13 hour mark I was -
except that I knew I was very close - so I sprinted. I ignored the hands held
out to high-five me, scarcely aware of the crowd on the bleachers, looked
desperately for that clock, where the hell was that clock, finally found it, the
first two digits were still a 1 and a 2, barged through the tape, and I was
done: 12:57:50.
>
> I felt just awful. They sat me down on a chair as I tried to decide whether I
was going to be okay or needed the medical tent. Every now and then somebody
came to check on me. After a while it seemed that I might not barf after all. I
asked a volunteer to help me stand up, in case I keeled over or otherwise came
to grief in the process. The cold pizza at the food tent was awful, but it went
down and stayed down. So did the coke. Things still are not clea> r to me; was
all that internal turmoil really just a case of having missed dinner ?
>
> When I got back to my hotel room, a few minutes walk from the finish, all I
wanted to do was lie down and sleep. It took a lot of will power to get dressed
and head back out to the finish, with a brief detour through a TexMex
establishment for a beer and burrito reward. The hamburger stand beside the
bleachers received several visits from me as the clock marched on towards
midnight and the finishers continued to come in. These were the real heroes;
they had been out there three or four hours longer than I and still kept at it.
There were those who staggered blankly to the line, others who danced down the
chute, and a few who could not contain their emotion and wept as they walked
down the red carpet.
>
> I found myself standing next to an elderly lady. Her husband, she said, was
the oldest man in the race: Frank Farrar, aged 74. She anxiously watched the
clock and the top of the finish straight as the clock neared midnight. The last
stragglers were loudly cheered home, the last goodies tossed into the audience,
the festivities reached a crescendo, and 17:00:00 appeared on the clock. Still
no Frank. It was all over. Then suddenly it wasn> '> t. A crowd appeared at the
top of the chute, and in their midst stumbled Frank Farrar. There was a roar as
everyone stood up to greet him. He jog-walked down the chute, staggered onto the
carpet, and then he was down, 15 meters short of the finish, a crowd around his
prone, spotlit form. Somehow he got back onto his feet, somehow he trotted those
last few meters, and at 17:02:05 Mike Rielly gave him his hard-earned accolade:
> "> Frank Farrar, You are an Ironman!> ">  The spirit of Ironman had just been
embodied for us.
>

Anybody up for the Bainbridge Island Duathlon this weekend?  It's pretty low
key if I remember right, good course, and if you break 1 hr. 41 min. you get
$20 bucks back of your $40 registration.

I'm driving, leaving early, and looking for someone to share a cup of early
morning joe with.

Let me know if you're interested.
Sean Hackney

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It was a very hard day - harder than CDA for me, largely because I pushed myself
to go under 13 in the heat and the bike course is much harder (though also much
more fun). Felt very sick there for a few hours. The report will be a while
coming.

Never heard your IMC story, Jonathan. What happened ?

Tjalling





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congratulations go ut to Tjalling Ypma.  12:57:50 at IM Moo.  On a day when,
also due to heat)  more people dropped out than at IM Couer D' Alene (which
he also finished).  Can hardly wait to read the race report.

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congratulations go ut to Tjalling Ypma.  12:57:50 at IM Moo.  On a day when,
also due to heat)  more people dropped out than at IM Couer D' Alene (which
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The TriAmerica Triathlon Series makes the seventh stop of the season this weekend at North Cove Park in the beautiful town of Lake Stevens just 8 miles east of Everett, Washington. Athletes from eight states and as far as Florida and Maryland have signed up for this years event. The weekend festivities begin with a kids triathlon on Sat morning starting at 8am followed by an expo and registration for Sundays Sprint and Olympic events at 11am to 6pm. Sundays events start at 7am with the Olympic event followed by the Sprint race at 7:45am. This is a USA Triathlon sanctioned event and will count toward the National and Regional Rankings for all members. For more info check the website at www.triamerica.com

The Lake Stevens Community organizers are asking for anyone who is not able to participate to join them in supporting the athletes on race day. They are looking for a few volunteers to help with body marking, water stations, transition area, and finish line. If you can help out please contact Amy Spain at 206-605-8284 or Rachel 352-636-2938

Also on the program for Sunday will be a meeting for the USA Triathlon Regional Organization starting at 11:30am at the USAT tent. Topics include next seasons Regional Championships, rankings and points systems, awards, and the Fall Membership meeting and Awards Party. All are welcome to attend the meeting. For more info contact Jonathan Hoskins at jonathanhoskins@...  

>From: "Steve Baker" <steve@...>
>To: "Steve Baker" <steve@...>
>Subject: New Hincapie Custom Triathlon Apparel
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>
>Dear Triathlon Team Member,
>
>
>
>I want to take a moment to introduce you to the latest offering from
>Hincapie Sportswear Custom Apparel.  New for the 2004 triathlon season,
>we have introduced a line of premium custom triathlon apparel
>specifically designed for triathletes.  Now triathlon clubs can create
>attractive, high quality triathlon skinsuits and tops that are 100%
>customized with logos, colors and graphics of their team, sponsors and
>supporters.
>
>
>
>For more than 20 years, George and Rich Hincapie have dedicated
>themselves to excellence in the sport of cycling.  Through Hincapie
>Sportswear they are combining the lessons they learned on the road with
>excellence in customer service, quality craftsmanship and stylish
>designs, to create the most comfortable, functional and stylish cycling
>apparel in the world.  Now they have brought this reputable quality and
>performance to triathlon clubs and teams across the country.
>
>
>
>I would like to emphasize a few important points that help separate
>Hincapie Sportswear from the rest of the pack.
>
>* Our 10 per item order minimum is one of the lowest in the
>industry enabling you to order a wider variety of custom sublimated
>garments.
>* Our tops and skinsuits are 100% customizable, so you are not
>limited to a specific printable area on the garment.  This allows for
>much greater freedom with design.  Check out the possibilities at
>http://www.HincapieSports.com.
>* Our men's and women's designs have been developed and tested by
>real triathletes, both on the professional and amateur levels, to insure
>that the garments provide superior comfort and performance.
>* Our talented art department can custom design your team apparel
>from scratch or work closely with you to design something with your
>current ideas in mind.
>
>
>
>We pride ourselves on creating the finest custom clothing in the world.
>We want you to experience this absolute comfort, quality and performance
>first hand by choosing Hincapie Sportswear for your custom triathlon
>apparel.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have
>about our products or our ordering process.  I can be reached at
>866-359-4796 or steve@....  We look forward to making you
>the most comfortable, functional and stylish triathlon apparel
>available.
>
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>
>Steve Baker
>
>Director of Marketing
>
>Hincapie Sportswear
>
>
>
>P.S. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to create totally custom
>apparel and transition your team to Hincapie Custom Triathlon Apparel.
>
>
>
>
>
>You may have read about our new line of Hincapie Custom Triathlon
>Apparel recently.  The following is a press release containing product
>information and details regarding the new line.  We can easily provide
>you with images of the new products, or you can view them by clicking on
>the triathlon heading at http://www.hincapiesports.com
><http://www.hincapiesports.com/> .
>
>
>
>HINCAPIE(tm) SPORTSWEAR LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE NEW LINE
>
>OF CUSTOM TRIATHLON APPAREL
>
>
>
>New Hincapie Triathlon Apparel Offers Triathlon Teams and Retailers
>
>Quality Triathlon-Specific Apparel
>
>
>
>Greenville, SC-----Capitalizing on its expertise with creating some of
>the most comfortable, functional and stylish cycling apparel in the
>world, Hincapie(tm) Sportswear, Inc. has launched a new line of custom
>sublimated triathlon-specific clothing for triathlon athletes, teams and
>retailers nationwide.  The new Hincapie(tm) Custom Triathlon Apparel
>line was developed to meet the growing need for custom triathlon racing
>and training apparel that provides increased creative options and
>maximum sponsorship opportunities for professional and amateur triathlon
>teams and athletes.
>
>
>
>Custom triathlon apparel is a natural extension of Hincapie Sportswear's
>premium cycling apparel business.  The Company has been very successful
>at creating high-quality custom cycling apparel worthy of many of the
>world's greatest cyclists.  Although there are many similarities between
>the two sports, triathletes place very unique demands on their clothing,
>and the new Hincapie line was developed with these specific requirements
>in mind.  Hincapie Sportswear worked with several local triathletes to
>perfect the designs and ensure superior comfort and performance with
>every garment.
>
>
>
>"Triathlon-specific apparel has to be comfortable and perform well while
>swimming, cycling and running," said Rich Hincapie, President of
>Hincapie Sportswear, Inc.  "Our new custom triathlon line was developed
>to meet these specific needs, while providing new opportunities for the
>sport.  Many of the sport's most popular athletes race and train in
>standard triathlon clothing that does not display their sponsors as well
>as it should.  There is a serious need for custom triathlon apparel that
>provides maximum sponsor exposure, looks great and performs even better.
>We have created Hincapie Custom Triathlon apparel to satisfy all of
>these needs."
>
>
>
>Triathletes have traditionally been forced to race and train in outfits
>that do not offer sponsors the opportunity to maximize valuable
>visibility.  By using the same high-quality process it uses to create
>custom sublimated professional cycling apparel, Hincapie Sportswear is
>offering triathlon teams custom sublimated triathlon apparel that
>provides new avenues to display sponsor logos.  Whether swimming,
>cycling or running, the new Hincapie triathlon apparel is comfortable
>and performs well in every triathlon discipline.
>
>
>
>In an effort to introduce the new custom triathlon apparel to teams
>across the entire country, Hincapie is enlisting the assistance of Peter
>Kotland, 1997 Ultraman World Champion and 4-time Ironman Top-5 finisher.
>Hincapie continued, "Peter will race in custom Hincapie triathlon
>apparel as he competes on the North American triathlon circuit.  He will
>also act as an outside sales representative for Hincapie Triathlon
>Apparel."
>
>
>
>The new Hincapie line incorporates several exclusive features to enhance
>the performance and comfort of the apparel.  The flagship of the line is
>the Hincapie Triathlon Skinsuit featuring a low-drag,
>triathlon-specific, sleeveless design made of Hincapie Triathlon
>Lycra(r) for improved hydrodynamic efficiency and quick drying
>performance.  Exclusive Hincapie Gel-Gripper leg openings help keep the
>suit comfortably in place, while the long-zippered front provides
>variable ventilation.  The antibacterial Hincapie Triathlon-specific
>chamois will not hold water and possesses the perfect blend of comfort
>and performance for the bike and the run.
>
>
>
>Also made of Hincapie Triathlon Lycra in a sleek, triathlon-specific,
>sleeveless design, the Hincapie Triathlon Race Singlet is an excellent
>option for those choosing to race in a brief or bikini bottom.  The
>Singlet features the exclusive Hincapie Gel-Gripper around the waist to
>keep the top in place for the swim, bike and run.  A full-zip front
>provides maximum versatility and easy on/off performance.  Rounding out
>the custom triathlon line is the sleeveless Hincapie Triathlon/Run Top.
>This lightweight, pullover garment is made of Hincapie Quadretto fabric
>for improved moisture-wicking performance.
>
>
>
>In addition to the custom printed triathlon apparel, Hincapie Sportswear
>will be introducing a full line of triathlon-specific apparel for the
>retail market in spring 2004.  The retail line will incorporate the same
>great performance features of the custom line in designs and colors that
>are appropriate for the growing triathlon retail market.  For more
>information on Hincapie Custom Triathlon apparel or the Hincapie retail
>triathlon line, please contact Hincapie Sportswear, Inc. at
>866-359-4796.  The custom apparel may also be viewed at
>http://www.HincapieSports.com.
>
>
>
>For more than 20 years, the Hincapies have dedicated themselves to
>excellence in the sport of cycling.  Through Hincapie Sportswear, they
>are combining the lessons they have learned on the road with excellence
>in customer service, quality craftsmanship and stylish designs, to
>create the most comfortable, functional and stylish cycling apparel in
>the world.
>
>####
>
>
>
>Hincapie Sportswear, Inc., headquartered in Greenville, SC, is a
>manufacturer and marketer of distinctive clothing for the performance
>cyclist.  The Company creates premium, custom cycling apparel and
>accessories for competitive teams and clubs.  Hincapie also
>manufacturers a retail line of hi-tech, performance cycling apparel and
>accessories available through bicycle retailers nationwide.  For more
>information, or to purchase retail products online, please visit
>www.HincapieSports.com.
>
>
>
>
>
>Steve Baker
>
>Hincapie Sportswear
>
>501 E. McBee Ave., Ste 201
>
>Greenville, SC 29601
>
>Direct: 864-298-2603
>
>Fax: 864-298-2616
>
>Mobile: 864-325-8303
>
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