INSIDE THIS ISSUE
JULY 2011
TCSD Contacts Board Members Volunteer Committee TCSD Cares Update
TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
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Weekly Workout Calendar Member Profile New Members TCSD Conversation
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A Tale of Fiction 13 Coach’s Corner: Cross Training 16 Safety First 19
TriNews
By Ben Horne and Friends
The best part of joining TCSD was meeting Tim Ray at a club race two years ago.
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JULY BEGINNER TRIATHLON Saturday July 16th 6:00 am check-in begins 7:00 am race start Location: Glorietta Bay, Coronado
JULY AQUATHLON Thursday July 21th 5:00 pm check-in begins 5:45 pm course talk 6:00 pm race start time Location: La Jolla Shores
JULY CLUB MEETING TBD Refer to the Club’s website for the latest details.
Reggie Lewis, im, one of among others. TCSD’s best Tim’s heart failathletes, ure was also due finished on the to hypertrophic podium at that cardiomyopathy, race. Then he an enlarged heart. crossed the finish This pre-existing line in 4th place in condition is relathe Wildflower tively common in triathlon that year endurance athTim was proclaimed. letes, as it can “The Great Timothy actually improve Ray”. He was also performance, but successful in the it also increases individual sports, vulnerability to placing well in the La sudden heart Jolla Rough Water 1980-2011 attack. Despite Y, RA M Swim and more TI of Y IN MEMEMOR recently in several the danger, and the ease of ultramarathons. He was clearly a great athlete; screening for the condition, insurance special but his real greatness was his personality, interests mean the screening is still uncommon. enthusiasm and dedication to his causes. What Tim loved about triathlon was the testLast month, Tim died suddenly, in bed, two ing of physical and mental limits. That, coupled days after finishing the PCT 50-mile ultrama- with the “Born to Run” concept that running is rathon. Tim was a vegetarian, an excellent ath- something pure and inherently human, is what lete, and only 31 years old when he died. But led him to ultrarunning, a sport with no glory health has nothing to do with hypertrophic car- and no sponsors, but (lots of dedication). diomyopathy, a silent and invisible heart condi- Dedication and loyalty were some of Tim’s greattion which took the lives of Ryan Shay in the est traits. So while running was actually the last Olympic trials, and Boston Celtics star continued on page 10