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JUNE 2016
Coach’s corner TCSD Events TCSD Contacts Board Members
POTLUCK Thursday, June 9 Location: Ventura Cove
BEGINNER TRIATHLON AND KIDS AQUATHON Saturday, June 11, Location: Glorietta Bay
DUATHLON Saturday, June 18 Location: South Bay
AQUATHLON Thursday, June 23, Location: Torrey Pines
Check the Club’s website, Facebook page and/or Yahoo group forum for the most up to date activity details.
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TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
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Member Profile Weekly Workout Calendar IM Finishers
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TCSD Conversation New Members TCSD Ambassador
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TriNews
WORK YOUR
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ming portion of the race and not take the poor swim to the bike. When a poor swimmer struggles through the water, it may take many miles on the bike to recover from the swim. In order to become a more efficient swimmer, swim more, get instruction and swim more. Most triathletes just don’t swim enough. Improving your swim stroke is the best way to improve your efficiency. A training block of 6-8 weeks where you can swim for 4-5 days per week, incorporating drills, race pace efforts, and wetsuit swimming into your regimen can go a long way.
WEAKNESS!
Most people only do things if they enjoy doing them and if they’re good at them. This is true when training too. If you enjoy running and you’re good at it, then you’ll run. If you enjoy biking and you’re good at it, then you’ll bike. However, if you don’t enjoy swimming and you’re not a fast swimmer or very good swimmer you will put it off until the very last minute. But you have to swim if you’re training for a triathlon – it’s part of the race. Maybe your weakness isn’t the entire sport such as biking; maybe it’s just part of a sport such as climbing hills. One way to help get over that hurdle is to find a partner for that sport to help you get through it, or change the venue. Not sure what your weakness is? Take a look at the numbers from your last race. What leg of the race did you come in closer to the bottom of in your age group? That’s the leg you might need to put in a little extra work. Here are some ways to work on your weakness: If you are a slow swimmer, you may not ever become a fast swimmer, but you can become a more efficient swimmer, which will help you on the bike portion. This will limit the damages to the swim-
Cycling is low impact, but the biggest percentage of time in a triathlon is usually on the bike. If this is your weakness, adding in more sessions could really boost your overall performance. Keep in mind, however, that more intense cycling time could tire your legs, and you might notice this during your running workouts. So you may want to have your swim days in between your cycling and running days to give your legs a rest. Are you a masher or are you pedaling effeciently? Consider taking a pedaling technique course to verify and/or learn “proper” technique.
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JUNE TCSD MEETINGS, CLINICS, RACES & RIDES*
CONTACTS Triathlon Club of San Diego P.O. Box 2580 Carlsbad, CA 92018 www.triclubsandiego.org Send correspondence to the address above or contact President, Mike Plumb. Membership & Renewal $75/year, $60 active military (w/active ID). Additional years available at discount. TCSD membership (online) at http://tiny.cc/v3xypw TCSD e-lists Subscribe to the TCSD e-mailing list by sending a blank email with your name in the body to: TCSD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
NEWSLETTER STAFF AND INFORMATION Publisher & Design/Production Sprague Design, Dean Sprague myhideano@hotmail.com (858) 270-1605 Editor Alexis Barnes asdbarnes@yahoo.com (718) 216-8555 Newsletter Articles and Ideas Please send to Dean Sprague at dsprague@triclubsandiego.org and/or Alexis Barnes at asdbarnes@yahoo.com Contributing Writers: MJ Gasic and Craig Zelent
INTRO TO TCSD AND FRIENDS
TRI SOCIAL
TCSD BEGINNER RIDE
Monday, June 6th 6:00pm
Saturday, June 11th 11:00am
Sunday, June 12th 6:30pm
Come find out what makes our Club awesome, and hear about the latest and greatest and all things TCSD. This is a great opportunity to hear about all the Club has to offer, learn the basics about the sport of triathlon, and meet your new best friends/training partners. If you are new to the sport, or just new to the Club, this meeting is for you! NON-MEMBERS ARE WELCOME! Pizza and drinks provided. RSVPs are appreciated but not required. Please bring a friend!)
Opa, 11 on the 11th!
The TCSD Real Beginners’ Bike Ride takes 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 19 miles. (Suggested distance for hybrids and mountain bikes is 9 miles.) David and James will be your leader and is promising a funfilled morning. Non-members are ALWAYS welcome. Helmets are MANDATORY.
Location: Moment Bicycles 2816 Historic Decatur Road Suite 135 San Diego, CA 92106 map: http://tiny.cc/jfwf6
Come check out the San Diego Greek Festival with your TCSD freinds.
FREE ADMISSION from 11am-1pm (Suggested donation: $3 per person). We recommend having some cash on hand in case certain vendors do not accept credit cards. We will meet as a group in front of the festival entrance at 11am. Free shuttle and parking at off-site lot. See official website, http://sdgreekfestival.com for more details. Location: St. Spyridon Greek
Contact: Paula Munoz, pmariemunoz@gmail.com
Orthodox Church 3655 Park Boulevard San Diego, California map: http://tiny.cc/0b1uby
(Located in North Park, just a few blocks north of the San Diego Zoo) Contact: Sharon Hsia, earthanjlz@gmail.com
Option: 5K run after the ride. Bring your run gear if you plan to join. Schedule of Events: 8:30am Bike Q&A and safety talk 9:00am Wheels Roll NEW Meet up Location: PARK & RIDE Location 12791 Sorrento Valley Road Del Mar, CA 92121 map: http://tiny.cc/f0j8cx Contact/Questions: James Ismailoglu, membership@triclubsandiego.org
*ALWAYS REFER TO THE TRI CLUB’S WEBSITE AND CALENDAR FOR THE LATEST EVENTS, UPDATES AND DETAILS. DATES, LOCATIONS, EVENTS, GUESTS. ALL EVENTS ARE 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
MEMBER PROFILE KYRA OLIVER Nickname: KO Member since: 2015 Blog/web: www.yourownutopia.com
President
Mike Plumb
president@triclubsandiego.org
Vice President
Paula Munoz
vicepresident@triclubsandiego.org
Treasurer
Melissa Sosnowski
Secretary
Paula Munoz
secretary@triclubsandiego.org
Program and Events Officer
Jay Lewis
eventsdirector@triclubsandiego.org
Marketing Office
Tassia Bezdeka
marketing@triclubsandiego.org
TCSD Board of Directors TCSD Board Advisor
bod@triclubsandiego.org Stephen Banister
TCSD Mentors
advisor@triclubsandiego.org mentors@triclubsandiego.org
TCSD VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS Apparel: Zoca Gear Beginner Coaches Age Group: F 45-49
Hank Montrose
hamontrose@gmail.com
James Ismailoglu
james@triclubsandiego.org
Dean Rosenberg
coaches@triclubsandiego.org
Steve Tally
coaches@triclubsandiego.org
(908) 247-1145
Status: Single
Bike Case Rentals
Bob Rosen
brosen@triclubsandiego.org
Occupation: Life and Wellness Coach.
Club Historian
Ian Kelly
ikelly@triclubsandiego.org
Creative Team
Arch & Christy Fuston fuston@triclubsandiego.org
Expo Coordinator
Robin Schnug
robin.schnug@gmail.com
Ironman Coaches
Craig Zelent
tricraigz@yahoo.com
Membership Director
James Ismailoglu
james@triclubsandiego.org
Newsletter Editor
Alexis Barnes
asdbarnes@yahoo.com
(718) 216-8555
Newsletter Publisher
Dean Sprague
dsprague@triclubsandiego.org
(858) 270-1605
Race Director, Aquathlon
Kai Nakamura
Race Director, Duathlon
Jay Weber
Favorite local restaurant: Cafe Gratitude, San Diego, and Ki’s in Cardiff. When not training, I enjoy: I am honored to be an ambassador for TCSD. I am also delving into ultra running with a plan to do R2R2R Grand Canyon Ultra soon! I love helping the youth at my church as a Youth Leader. I enjoy and appreciate being a pace leader for half and full marathons and helping Challenged Athletes as well as my recent volunteer position as a catcher at Oceanside. I have a non-profit that I founded to help raise awareness and reduce the risk of SIDS/SUIDS. I am an entrepreneur so I am always thinking of new ideas! I love writing about health and wellness and am working on my book, which exudes my true love of helping others find a positive lifestyle through food, fitness and natural ways of living life. And, of course, spending time with my friends and family means the world to me. Before I became a triathlete, I was: A marathon runner.
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Race Director, Run and Triathlon Jim Johnson
jameslj01@gmail.com
Social Director
Elizabeth Kenny
Sponsorship Director
Kat Gunsur
katg@triclubsandiego.org
Swim Director
Chris Costales
tcsdswim@gmail.com
Swim Director, Open Water
Trevor King
trevor@EnergyLabTraining.com
TCSD Cares
Steve Tally
stally@triclubsandiego.org
Track Coach, UTC (Spring/Summer) Bill Gleason
gleasoncoaching@gmail.com
Track Coach, North County
Mike Plumb
mplumb@triclubsandiego.org
Volunteer Director
Monica Sberna
sbernamm@gmail.com
Youth Team Coach
Carol Gasaway
tcsdkids@triclubsandiego.org
Web Administrators
John Hill
jhill@triclubsandiego.org
Richard Reilly
rereillyii@gmail.com
Roger Leszczynski
(760) 214-0055
(858) 717-1114
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SWIM
TCSD OFFICIAL WEEKLY WORKOUT SPRING CALENDAR
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF OFFICIAL CLUB WORKOUTS, REVIEW THE WORKOUT SCHEDULE ON THE CLUB’S WEBSITE. Monday 6:00 AM Ocean Swim, advanced/expert swimmers
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Location: La Jolla Cove.
6:00 PM
Ocean Swim in Carlsbad
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Location: Tamarack Beach.
5:00 PM
Ocean Swim in La Jolla
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Location: La Jolla Shores.
6:30 PM
LJHS Swim Workout (Coggan Family Aquatic Complex)
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Location: 800 Nautilus St., La Jolla.
Tuesday 6:00 AM Pannikin Bike Ride
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Location: Tamarack Beach.
6:30 AM Bike Workout in Point Loma, Group ride 6:30 PM
My first triathlon: PowerSprint 2010, Richmond, Virginia.
Location: Pannikin - 7467 Girard Ave., La Jolla.
6:00 AM Ocean Swim in Carlsbad
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Location: Moment Cycle Sport, Liberty Station.
Run Workout in Carlsbad/North County, Coached session
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Location: Starts at the Bike Trail
that runs between Carlsbad Village and Tamarack Ave. parallel to the Coaster tracks.
Wednesday 6:00 AM Ocean Swim, advanced/expert swimmers 6:00 PM
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Location: La Jolla Cove.
Ocean Swim in Carlsbad
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Location: Tamarack Beach.
6:00 AM Ocean Swim in Carlsbad
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Location: Tamarack Beach.
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7:00 PM
Favorite segment (swim, bike or run): Definitely the run.
Location: Pannikin - 7467 Girard Ave., La Jolla.
6:30 AM Bike Workout in Point Loma, Group ride
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Location: Moment Cycle Sport, Liberty Station.
LJHS Swim Workout (Coggan Family Aquatic Complex)
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Location: 800 Nautilus St., La Jolla.
Friday 6:30 AM First light ocean Swim 5:30 PM
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Ocean Swim in La Jolla
Location: La Jolla Cove.
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Pre and/or Post event ritual: Pre is sweet potato, banana, dates, almond butter. Post is a cup of organic coffee with almond milk and sweet potato, kale, and brown rice and hot tub/massage. Lots of prayer. Favorite Race/Tri event: Oceanside and Raleigh half distance, and Chattanooga full.
Thursday 6:15 AM Pannikin Bike Ride
Who or what inspired you to start triathlons? Endurance sports truly reshaped me as a person and were initially inspired by a tragedy that I experienced; I did my first triathlon without giving it much thought. There was a half Ironman scheduled for where I was living on the East Coast, and my friend sent me an email that said, “let’s do this.” I had hardly been on a bike and "thought" I knew how to swim. My first sprint was a challenge. Even though I had been running marathons for some time; it was completely new to me. Since then, I have done several full Ironman races, lots of half distances, etc. It is my lifestyle and I love it.
Location: La Jolla Cove.
Saturday 8:00 AM Bike Workout, Group Ride
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Location: Meet at Starbucks in Del Mar, Hwy. 101 & 15th St.
8:00 AM Bike Workout, Group Ride
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Location: Nytro Multisport, Encinitas.
SHOW OFF YOUR TCSD
Spirit!
What is Spirit?
Any TCSD branded item shown in a unique location, setting or way.
PR/Best race: 5:35 at Raleigh, NC; Full: 12:06 at Chattanooga, TN. This year’s athletic goal: I am focusing on shorter distance races this year with Vineman half on July 10th as the next race. I have struggled to beat my Raleigh time and would really like to accomplish that. I am working to improve my run times since that is my favorite and best sport. I have hit the podium on small races with the triathlon a couple of times and have hit it numerous times with running races–even being 1st overall. I feel it is time to get those running legs back. And then there is this little ultra I plan to do through the Grand Canyon. continued on page 17
Send your “TCSD Spirit” image(s) to dsprague@triclubsandiego.org to be considered for the club’s website and/or newsletter. OR post on TCSD Facbook page
* Refer to the Club’s website/calendar for additional workouts and latest information.
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TCSD CONVERSATION WITH: By Craig Zelent
Bob Babbitt
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I had the pleasure recently to talk triathlon with the legendary funky dude, Bob Babbitt. Bob is a TCSD member as well as a member of the Ironman Hall of Fame and the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. It is an honor and a thrill to share Bob’s story. We are so lucky to have this guy in our club! Craig: Who was the most influential person in your life?
Bob: The most influential person in my life was my dad, the amazing Jack Babbitt. He and his three brothers worked seven days a week at the auto parts store that my grandfather had started back in the 1920’s. Each brother would get one day off per week, and they would rotate taking holidays like Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Thanksgiving off. Long hours, customer service and hard work was what the Babbitt family represented. The only day that the auto parts store Bob with do uble above th was ever closed in its long history was the day McCasland at Austin Mi e knee amputee Cody ni Muddy Buddy. of my grandfather’s funeral. When I was about 16 years old, I remember mote not only our magazine, but also these my dad bringing me into his office at our house young sports of triathlon, running and cycling. and walking me through the stocks and bonds We knew we couldn’t do it alone, that it would that he had been investing in for years and take a village. years. He told me something that day I have When Jeffrey Essakow, Rick Kozlowski and I carried with me ever since: “Bob, I don’t care founded The Challenged Athletes Foundation in how good of a doctor or lawyer or carpenter you 1993 to help our buddy Jim MacLaren after his are,” he said. “There are not enough hours in the second accident, my dad’s words again came day to support your family for the long haul just into play. We had the three of us plus Virginia by working. You have to invest. You have to find Tinley and Tabi King working on putting this a way to make money when you’re sleeping.” new charity together. We needed the community When we launched Competitor Magazine back to embrace the cause and to raise money in 1987, we had a very small staff and no money, through their efforts as well as ours. For any so it became imperative that we create long charity to survive, you need to be able to figure term relationships with our readers, our clients out a way to make money when you’re sleeping. and our writers and photographers to help pro-
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CONVERSATION, continued SPONSORS OF TCSD
You went to the greatest university in the world - the University of Illinois - which happens to be where I went to school. What was your career after graduation? Bob: When I finished college at the University
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What was your experience like at the 1980 Ironman? Bob: Ned and I read about this event in Sports
Illustrated called the Ironman Triathlon after of Illinois in 1973, I moved back to the Chicago the 1979 race. Tom Warren, who ran Tug’s area and started working at a place called Tavern here in Pacific Beach, had won the race Central Baptist Children’s Home where I worked and there had been only 15 people in the race with emotionally disturbed children. It was a and only great experience, and I learned a ton about patience during those two years. Then I moved to San Diego in 1978 and took a job at The Children’s School in Sorrento Valley. I ran the PE program there for seven years it was called Bob Time- and I had the opportunity to go out and play for about six hours a day and get paid at the same time. It was the best! During the summers I put on Bob’s Sports Camps, and we played racquetball, baseball, capture the flag and swam in a local pool. I started working at the r the Tug’s Swim/Run/Swim in PB. and roommate, Ned Overend, afte Bob school in 1978 and that’s when I 12 finished. Ned started running and doing this new sport called and I tracked Tom down to learn more about triathlon. Most of the early races were at Fiesta this Ironman thing. It’s not like you could go Island, and my roommate and I raced as many online and sign up for events back then! We of them as we could. My roommate’s name? Ned bought bikes at the police auction for $75 Overend. Ned went on to become one of the each. Mine had been burned in a fire and the most decorated mountain bikers in history, but back end was charred. I added a fuzzy raccoon this was way before mountain bikes had been seat cover and foam grips to the handlebars. invented and he was working as a mechanic at Plus I bungie corded a Radio Shack radio to the
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TCSD has traveling bike and wheel cases for rent! We have hard-shell single and double bike cases, and wheel cases that will hold three wheels. The single cases are shippable by UPS and FedEx.
Rates per week: Single case $25 Double case $40 Wheel case $25
Deduct $10 if renting both a bike case and a wheel case. To reserve a case or if you have any questions, contact Bob Rosen brosen@triclubsandiego.org
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bike so I could listen to tunes along the way. I added flat proof solid-rubber tires since I had no idea on how to change a flat tire. I also added panniers to the back so I could carry a sleeping bag and tent with me during the Ironman. For some reason I thought the Ironman was a two-day adventure, that we swam 2.4 miles and rode 56 on day one, camped out, and then rode back to Waikiki and ran the marathon. Who knew? On race day in 1980 there were 108 of us on the start line for the third ever Ironman and the last one on Oahu. Because of the huge surf and because ABC was going to televise this crazy event on Wide World of Sports, the swim was moved from the Waikiki Rough Water Swim location to Ala Moana Channel. The surf was so huge they didn’t think they could run the event on the designated race day, and if the event had to be postponed from Saturday to Sunday, ABC had another commitment and couldn’t film the race. Ned and I were happy since the surf at Sans Souci Beach, the original site, was 8-10 feet that weekend, and we had done all of our training in a 15 yard pool in Mission Valley. We would have definitely died if the race hadn’t been moved. Dave Scott and the Navy SEALs who were entered that year were definitely not happy that the swim was moved from the ocean to the calm waters of the channel. We had no idea how to fuel for the Ironman so I had my crew carry Hawaiian Sweet Bread and Gatorade for me to eat and drink throughout the day. My crew treated me to a Big Mac, fries and a coke 25 miles into the bike ride and to a root beer snow cone at about mile 80. When I finished the bike ride, I heard the sound of a boom box when I entered the transition area. My crew had a bamboo Right before the bike portion of the 1980 matt laid out and Ironman. asked if I would like a massage. Who wouldn’t? I had a 45 minute massage between the bike and the run and felt awesome! Then I started the marathon after weighing in. They had a rule back then that you had to stop and get weighed a few times during the bike ride and the marathon. If you lost 5% of your body weight they would pull you from the race. When I got off the bike, I weighed in and went right back to eating Hawaiian Sweet Bread and drinking Gatorade. At about mile four they weighed me again: continued on page 10
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CONVERSATION, continued “Hey,â€? said a voice from the other end of the walkie- talkie.“ Can you give me that number again? This guy gained four pounds‌you can’t GAIN weight doing this thing!â€? I did. When I was running the last part of the marathon up Diamond Head with my crew driving behind me in their Fiat convertible, I knew that this event, that this thing called the Ironman, was going to change my life. I was expecting to see big crowds at the finish, but instead I saw a line of chalk across the road and a light bulb hanging above me. A voice from the darkness in the park yelled ‘Hey, you‌are you in the race?’ When I answered yes, the response came immediately back: “You’re done!â€? That was it. No flowered lei, no medal, no bands or crowds or music. Just one fellow finisher doing one arm push-ups in the park. But I knew immediately that I was changed, that finishing this Ironman event had given me a level of confidence in myself that I had never had before. I had earned this business card that day in Oahu that told me that I could accomplish anything I put my mind to. If and when things got tough in life, I could draw on that experience. If I could finish the toughest day in sport, in my mind, I could accomplish absolutely anything.
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What was your path to a career in journalism and media? Bob: After finishing the Ironman in 1980, I put together a fun event at The Children’s School that I called the IronKids Triathlon. Pretty creative, right? I went to Tijuana, and bought Incredible Hulk plaster banks as prizes for the kids and we combined a short run, an obstacle course and a swim across the pool in the complex so the kids could get a feel for the sport of triathlon. I called up Mike Plant at Running and Triathlon News Magazine and asked him if he was interested in covering my new event. He said he was too busy and that I should write it up. I had never written anything before, but I put together a short article. Mike liked it and asked me to keep writing. That led to a series of articles I wrote for Mike that somehow touched a nerve. If ‘The Running Wino’ didn’t upset enough people, maybe ‘The Old Fart of the Month’ could be a tad more offensive. Then came my phony advice column called ‘The Reverend Campagnolo Minister of Triathlism. For some reason people seemed to respond to the articles. And I realized I loved to write. Mike ended up hiring me to be the Los Angeles Editor for Running and Triathlon News in 1984, and Lois Schwartz, the art teacher at our school, decided to join me as our LA photographer. The two of us would drive to running, triathlon and cycling events every weekend and we savored every minute of it. We
met great people, covered awesome events and got to tell inspirational stories. What could be better than that?
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How did Competitor begin? Bob: In April of 1987 Running and Triathlon News closed down unexpectedly and Lois and I were out of a job. We went to meet with the owners of both Southwest Cycling Magazine and California Bicyclist Magazine to ask them about working together on a magazine that would cover running, triathlon and cycling. Neither group was interested and told us that cycling was their passion, that triathlon was a fad that would be gone in five years and that they would never put a skinny runner on the cover of their magazine. When we returned home, Ron Mirolla from The Sports Page, a running store in Pacific Beach, and Larry White from San Diego Vitamins, called me and Lois and I and asked A Co mpetitor Ma us to meet with them and some friends. They Ironman champ gazine cover showcasing six-time ion Dave Scott. presented us with a check for $17,000 and told us to start our own magazine. When did the radio show begin? We rented out 200 square feet of space in a Bob: Three years later, in 1990, we created race director’s warehouse underneath thousands Competitor Radio, and it aired every Sunday of pounds of bike racks for $200 a month and in night on what was then The Mighty 690 am and June of 1987 came out with the very first ediis now The Mighty 1090 am. Since our sports and tion of Competitor Magazine. We didn’t pay ourour athletes were not that well known at that selves for the first two years, and I lived on time, what if regular sports fans went from a friend’s floors to save on rent. We had no backradio chat with Wayne Gretzky or Magic Johnson ground in business, but we were passionate to one with Steve Scott, Paula Newby-Fraser or about our publication, our sponsors and our continued on page 12 readers. Nothing else really mattered.
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CONVERSATION, continued Mark Allen? To grow Competitor, we needed to grow the awareness of our sports and our athletes among mainstream sports fans and mainstream sports media. That was the reason we created Competitor Radio. Now in its 26th year, it is definitely the longest running show in endurance sports. Back then people had to listen on live radio here in Southern California on Sunday nights to hear our show, but everything changed when we were able to save the shows and put them on iTunes and on our own website so people could listen whenever and wherever they liked. The show, now known as Babbittville Radio, not only airs on The Mighty 1090 am every Sunday night between 8 and 10 pm, it also airs on iTunes and on http://www.babbittville.com/ so our fans can get a workout in while listening to a conversation between myself and Taylor Phinney, Dave Scott, Jan Frodeno, Daniela Ryf or Kara Goucher. Over the years the world of endurance has expanded to include obstacle racing, adventure racing, running, cycling, triathlon, cyclocross and mountain biking. I just added it up the other day and I’m pretty sure we’ve interviewed over 4,000 people on our show.
Back in the day, you organized an underground Ride & Tie race at Penasquitos Canyon on Thanksgiving and Easter mornings. How did those events come about and what did they lead to? Bob: Back in the early 1980’s, I was asked to participate in an event up in the Laguna Mountains called Ride & Tie. It was a 28 mile trail event where a team of two runners took turns riding a horse and running, leapfrogging their way through the course. Ride a few miles, tie your horse to a tree, start running. Your partner runs to the horse, gets on, rides by you and ties the horse to a tree. Simple, right? Unless you’ve never ridden a horse before. The race started with a shotgun and our horse Shasta suddenly changed his name to Lightning with smoke coming out of both nostrils by the time I tried to climb on his back four miles into the event. Eventually I was able to mount up and hold on for dear life as my horse jumped over rocks, trees and runners on his way to the front. I remember thinking to myself, ‘this is a really cool concept. We just need to lose the 2,000 pound eating and crapping machine that can kill me.’ At mile 20, there was a vet check before the horse was allowed to run the last eight miles. By the time I arrived at that checkpoint, I had run 16 of the first 20 miles and was looking forward to walking the last eight miles sitting tall in the saddle. When I arrived at mile 20, I was surprised to see Shasta being loaded into the back of one of those horsey corrals. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. “His hooves are sore,” someone yelled back. “His hooves are sore?” I responded to no avail. While running the last eight miles, it became very clear to me. Keep the concept… lose the horse. So in 1982 or so we did the first ever Ride & Tie on
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Thanksgiving morning. Two runners… one cruiser bike or mountain bike…no permits and definitely no horses. It was an off-road event and Mark Allen, Scott Tinley, Scott Molina and all of the legends came out to give the event a try. It was 12 miles round trip, I was in a Turkey suit, we had spam stations instead of aid stations, and I hid stuffed animals along the way. It was a safari and every stuffed animal had a time bonus attached to it. So you didn’t necessarily have to be fast. You had to be cunning and, since there were absolutely no rules, you could steal other people’s stuffed animals or take the front wheel off their bike and toss it deep into the woods. One of my favorite moments was two-time Ironman World Champion Scott Tinley and another participant arguing over who actually should get a time credit for the four foot tall purple Barney. The event was a total hoot, and everyone had a blast. The entry fee was 10 cans of food per team that was donated to a local charity. We had championship belts made out of tin foil by my buddy Ben Boyd for the winners, and before you knew it, we had 100 teams of two showing up on Thanksgiving and Easter, since I also happened to own a bunny suit. Flash ahead to 1998 and a meeting with the President of Brooks Shoes to put together an ad plan for Competitor Magazine. When he said he was looking for a cool new event to partner with rather than an ad package, we pitched the idea of taking my off-road ride & tie event with mountain bikes with the addition of some obstacles and a mud pit. We called this brand new event Muddy Buddy and launched with 250 teams at Camp Pendleton in 1999. Over the years the Muddy Buddy Ride and Run Series grew from one San Diego event to 18 events. I always was a firm believer in promoting and connecting Muddy Buddy to Competitor Magazine and, when possible, with our Challenged Athletes Foundation as well. As the Muddy Buddy Series grew, we promoted it through Competitor Magazine and our radio show and only put events on in regions of the country where we either had a regional edition of Competitor or a publication that was part of our Gen A Media family of publications. As the official charity of Muddy Buddy, we generated over $300,000 for CAF over the years and showcased many of CAF’s amazing challenged athletes.
One of my greatest victories was winning the
2007 Ride & Tie with John Montanile as my teammate. I still have my tin foil belt on display at home. You have had quite a career. What is the lasting legacy of Bob Babbitt that gives you the most pride? Bob: Of everything we have been a part of over the years, nothing has brought as much joy to my life as CAF. Watching Sarah Reinertsen become the first single above knee amputee woman to finish the Ironman Triathlon World Championship was special. To be able to witness the growth of double above the knee amputee Rudy GarciaTolson from a six-year-old hoping to be able to walk and run one day to a 26-year-old CitiBank sponsored, Ironman Arizona finishing, four-time Paralympian and a two-time Paralympic Gold Medalist has been unbelievable. People may not realize that CAF started to help one man, Jim MacLaren. Jim was a 300 pound football player at Yale who was going to acting class in New York City on his motorcycle when he was hit by a bus and thrown 90 feet in the air. He lived, but he lost his left leg below the knee. Jimmy became the best amputee endurance athlete on the planet running a 3:16 marathon and going 10:42 at the Ironman World Championship in Kona on a regular everyday walking leg. This was before the cool OSSUR running legs even existed. I met Jimmy while covering him through Competitor Magazine. He was fully sponsored and was racing all around the world. In 1993 Jimmy was racing a triathlon in Mission Viejo when a van went through a closed intersection, hit the back of Jimmy’s bike, propelled him head-first into a pole and a guy who was already an amputee became a quadriplegic. From covering wheelchair athletes at Competitor, I had interviewed wheelchair bound athletes and asked them the worst part about being paralyzed. Repeatedly they told me how tough it was to be 25 or 30 years old and have mom and dad come back into their lives. They had lost their sense of self and independence because they needed help to do anything and everything. So when Jeffrey Essakow, Rick Kozlowski and I got together to put on a triathlon for Jimmy at La Jolla Cove in the fall of 1993, the goal was to raised $25,000 to buy Jimmy a vehicle that he could drive with his hands. We raised $49,000 through the support of the triathlon community
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and thought our job was done. But three full on post-event buffet and chip timing. amputee women approached us after the event Watching the sun go down while hanging out to let us know that Jimmy had been their hero with your buddies after an aquathlon is one of and that Jimmy had inspired them to get into life’s great pleasures. I’m serious about this. I endurance sports. They also told us that, when race upwards of 30 times a year, and the very someone is injured, their health insurance cov- first events I put in my schedule each year are ers a walking around leg or an everyday wheel- the aquathlons. There is absolutely nothing betchair, but that anything to do with sports is ter. considered a luxury item and not covered by Then you need to add on the Fiesta Island insurance. Triathlons, again with food and timing and actuThat’s when we decided to get our 5013C des- al permits and a duathlon series. ignation and make sure that if anyone needed a piece of equipment, travel expenses or coaching to stay in the game of life through sports, CAF would be there for them. Through the support of the wonderful world of endurance sports we have now raised north of $70,000,000 dollars and provided north of 13,000 grants to challenged athletes all over the world. Just a few weeks ago, out of our amazing state-of-the-art Deni and Jeff Jacobs Challenged Athletes Center building in Mira Mesa, we sent out over 2,098 grants ralympic Gold n has won two Pa lso To arci t Ga dy Ru worth north of $3.7 million amputee ralympic Game. Bu Double above knee g for his fourth Pa in win llo tra fo w s no kid is F d dollars. Plus, Paratriathlon for ng an or to the CA Medals in swimmi his role as a ment . is 09 dy 20 Ru ca to cir nt e rta ag the first time will be in the what is more impo and Cody (r). Im , like Cameron (l) Paralympics this summer in ing in his sizable wake Rio. I don’t think that would That’s not including the weekly have happened without the great work of our workouts and our monthly club meetings where amazing CAF athletes, supporters and the we have one-on-one interviews with, I don’t triathlon community here in San Diego. know, only the greatest endurance athletes in What are your favorite benefits of member- history. Check out the list sometime. Mark Allen, Dave Scott, Javier Gomez, Alistair Brownlee, ship in the Triathlon Club of San Diego? Taylor Phinney, Mirinda Carfrae, Rod Dixon, Bob: I think the world’s greatest value is a Chrissie Wellington, Sebastian Kienle, Meb membership to TCSD. I think the cost is $70 for Keflezighi and Ryan Hall are just a few of the the year. For that you get four aquathlons, guests we have had with us over the past few which are my favorite events of the summer. Are years. To me, with the amazing value TCSD you kidding me? Each Aquathlon should have an brings to the table, I can’t believe we don’t have entry fee of $100! So you start with four 5,000 TCSD members. Thursday evening races with permits, lifeguards, Over the years I have seen a lot of clubs
become exclusive and not inclusive. Cycling groups are notorious for having first timers show up and doing nothing to make them feel welcome. TCSD has never been like that. We have been the model for inclusion. I remember when Jim McCann was the president of the club. We were at La Jolla Shores and a first timer was trying on a wetsuit for the very first time. He put it on inside out and came walking out of the bathroom. Jim walked over and very quietly said to him, “You know, I think it might go the other way.” It would have been easy for everyone to point and laugh and make this person feel awful. That’s not the way Jim or TCSD has ever been. We want everyone to love the world’s best sport and to understand that on race day, it’s you against yourself, and you against the course. Yeah, there are other people in your age group, but those are your buddies who have the same goals you have: to enjoy the day, enjoy the sport, enjoy the catered workout and enjoy getting a great workout in before most people are even awake.
Bob: Last July I decided to change my eating
If you had a magic wand that you could waive over the sports world, what would you change?
What are your future triathlon goals?
Bob: Right now the sport of triathlon is flat in terms of growth. The reasons? There are a few, but in my mind we are in this awesome era of Endurance Entertainment where people have so many fun options from triathlon to running to Spartan and Tough Mudder to Gran Fondo and Color Run. Because there are so many options, triathlon has to do a better job of letting people know how great and inclusive our sport is. I think we are missing the boat by USA Triathlon not promoting the sport of triathlon at running events. You have sometimes 20,000 marathoners and half marathoners at an event and, in my opinion, the orthopedic reality is that one day, if they want to stay in endurance sports, they will need to add in some cycling and swimming and weight training. Very few people can become better runners after the age of 50, but triathlon is the Fountain of Youth. Because there is no weight bearing, you can become a better swimmer and cyclist as you age. I know I have!
It seems like you race all the time. How have you been able to continue racing and why do you love it so much?
habits and eliminated bread, gluten, sugar, salt, soft drinks and alcohol. Dr. David Clayton was a guest on Babbittville Radio, and I asked him for a verbal cue, something to remember when I was about to eat the wrong things. He told me the following: If it wasn’t around a million years ago, don’t eat it. And if it has a label on it, it wasn’t around a million years ago so don’t eat it. For some reason, that message made sense to me and, along with the help of my wife Heidi, I eliminated bread, butter, sugar, salt, soft drinks and alcohol. I went from 184 to 161.4 in about 16 weeks and went from 24% body fat to 16%. More importantly, my energy level is even all day, and I feel better than I have in years. Getting rid of two bowling balls makes cycling and running so much easier! I have always loved racing and, over an 11 week span recently, I raced 12 times including Triton Man, Lava Man, Super Seal, Ironman 70.3 California, two TCSD Fiesta Island races plus the Boston Marathon in my Elvis suit, which I highly recommend!
Bob: My goal is to race as often as possible. I love meeting people, getting feedback on our shows and interviews. I have always believed that hanging out with 20, 30 and 40 year olds helps to keep us folks in the 65 to death category young. I’ve raced 12 races in the past 11 weeks, and I’m hoping to see how many weekends I can race in 2016. Aging up to 65 is a good thing. Fun story. Some of my fellow members of the 60 to death age category were chatting before the Solana Beach Triathlon last summer about how long we were going to keep getting up so damn early to hang out in a dark parking lot. The answer was unanimous: As long as we can!
Bob, thank you so much for sharing your story. You have done so much for the TCSD, our sport of triathlon, the Challenged Athletes Foundation and everything else you have touched. Your success has not changed you. You have always been and always will be one funky dude! 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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e are always looking for race reports. Share your latest experience, your first or 500th event. No two races are the same. Stories need not be just about triathlons, they can include running, cycling and/or whatever you think other club members december find interesting. Without content this newsletter will end up being
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Submissions date is the 18th of each month for the following months publication and should include photos whenever possible. Any questions on the submission process, please contact the publisher or editor for complete details. See page three for contact info.
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Craig Zelent
TCSD AMBASSADOR
NEW TCSD MEMBERS, cont What do you love about the triathlon? I've been racing triathlons since 1986, and I have always loved the fitness it provided. But as I have progressed with the sport, I have learned to love the competition, discipline, self-esteem, and confidence, friends I have made, as well as my wife Laurie Kearney, and opportunities to travel and see
Virginia Sullivan Mike Sullivan Nicholas Urquhart Kayla Ward Andrew Wilde Jayson Williams Drew Woods Craig Young
the world. I have been fortunate enough to have raced a triathlon or duathlon in Canada, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand,
MEMBER PROFILE, cont Australia, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden and Hungary.
What do you feel that you, as an ambassador, can do to help strengthen our triathlon community? Of course, we need to continue the volunteer activities that gave us the visibility to become ambassadors to begin with. But we also need to personally mentor the new members of our club to ensure they get off to a great start. If we do that right, then we will enable the next generation of TCSD Ambassadors. In addition, we need to take advantage of opportunities outside of San Diego by mentoring new triathletes and, in general, promoting the sport of triathlon.
Most embarrassing or disastrous moment: Haha– this is really embarrassing. At my first full IM, I kept trying to put my racing helmet on the wrong way. I still had a great transition time! Can’t race without: organic lip balm and dates. My equipment: Wetsuit: Blue Seventy Bike: Cervelo P2 Running Shoe: Nike Vomero Equipment wish list: Skins, a new TCSD kit! New ZIPP racing wheels. New cool ankle socks! And an updated bike fit. Best advice: Train with a plan, race with a plan, eat clean, back off when something hurts, help and encourage others always, and be grateful for the abilities we have. Favorite Thing(s) About TCSD: I absolutely love how much this Club wants to help others. I have recently become an ambassador and have discovered not only passion, but compassion from everyone. TCSD raises the bar hight while welcoming everyone and doing what they can to ensure that all levels of the sport feel at home. Truly amazing leadership and a truly beautiful sport!
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CHOACH’S CORNER, continued improve. When you up your running time, you’re more likely to increase your overall fitness—which will carry over into the other legs of your triathlon. Plus, it’s easier to cram a highintensity run into a day with limited training time than it is with swimming or biking. Keep at it if you’re competitive – runners have a better chance at setting triathlon records than swimmers or cyclists. Remember it’s not a run race, or a swim race, or a bike race –
you have to do all three. You have to put them all together to get through the entire race. So if you’re weaker in one, but better in another, they will all balance each other out in the end. MJ Gasik has been competing in the sport of triathlon for 10 years MJ and is a USAT Certified Coach, ASCA Level II Certified Swim Coach and the founder and owner of Tri Right Masters Swim Team and Tri Right Coaching located in the Chicago land area.
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