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April 2015
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TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
Sunday April 11 Start Time: 7am Show up between 5:30am and 6:30am to help set up and/or get your warm up in before the start. Format: 750y/12mi/4mi
APRIL CLUB DUATHLON Date: Saturday, April 18 Location: Pine Valley Check the Club’s website, Facebook page and/or Yahoo group forum for the most up to date activity details.
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Hello, my name is Fred Whitaker and I am a triathlete, chocoholic and part time bungee jumper. I started late in life in the sport of triathlon just like I started late in life with my Navy career. I served 20 years active duty and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. Looking for another challenge in life I joined the Triathlon Club of San Diego in the fall of 2006. Soon afterwards I was going underway at sea in the hull of the USS XTERRA (Full suit) and training with the Seals at La Jolla Cove. I registered for the Silver Strand Half Marathon and a few fairly chilly Club races at Fiesta Island. Most importantly I was introduced to the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) and super people like Jonathan Jefferson. JJ gave his all to help others. Yes, we are absorbed in our sport, but we give so much to our community. In 2007 I found myself running in the Carlsbad, La Jolla, and America’s Finest City half marathons and the San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon. I also continued with club races (including duathlon’s and aquathlon’s). My first KOZ Enterprise race was the Spring Sprint in May. I was very excited, and as a result, gradually made it through the shock of hyperventilating at the 50 meter point of the swim, but I started to
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relax the remaining part of the race. I was hooked on a race t h a t included three sports. I continued to race KOZ sprint triathlons, and eventually as the months and years passed, I registered for the San Diego Triathlon Classic, Chula Vista Challenge, California 70.3, Wildflower 70.3, Hawaii 70.3, Super Frog 70.3, Redman Half Ironman distance in Oklahoma City, Las Vega Half Marathon(wearing my Elvis Costume), Marine Corp Marathon, NYC Marathon and the Disneyland Dumbo Challenge. In 2008, I requested to become a security volunteer for the 2008 World Ironman Championship in Kona, Hawaii. That morning I was assigned 15 international students who volunteered to help with security, and I put them in different locations to help ensure that spectators were not going in unauthorized areas. I
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