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JULY 2014
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TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
Board Members Weekly Workout Calendar New Members
Announcing Team Classic TCSD Conversation Coach’s Corner
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nnabelle groaned as she stepped on the scale and eyed the bad news in front of her toes. ‘I’m overweight and totally out of shape.’ She squeezed her bulging spare tire, trying to imagine herself as an athlete, svelte and lithe. She had seen triathlons on TV, and had often wished she could achieve such a goal. ‘I’ve no excuses. I’m going to be a triathlete too, slim and in shape—but not in the shape of a whale’. The next day she stopped at a sporting goods store where a clerk named Bill, a seasoned triathlete, recommended a book about the sport. “A former pro named Zeke wrote it. If you follow his plan, and your first race is a failure, he’ll return the money you paid for the book. There are lots of triathletes in town. Ask their opinions and advice.” He thought she was kind of cute and he wouldn’t mind seeing her again. “Or you can stop by here again so we can talk.” He gave her a wink. Annabelle handed Bill a twenty-dollar bill for the book. After returning home, she started training for her first race. In the meantime, the twenty bucks started its own triathlon journey. Bill gave it to Charlene at a bike shop for new tubes, a patch kit, and chain lubricant. Charlene gave the twenty dollars to Dale at the health foods store to pay for supplements formulated for endurance athletes. Dale
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handed the twenty dollars to Elizabeth at a running store to buy a box of energy bars. Elizabeth gave the bill to Felix at the pharmacy for bandages and antiseptic ointment to help heal her road rash. Felix had his eye on Elizabeth’s friend, Annabelle, who bought a jar of muscle balm to soothe her aching legs from her new running program. He encouraged her to return to see him if it didn’t work for her. Later, Felix forked over the twenty dollars to Greta at the pool for lessons. Greta gave Howard the twenty dollars at the gym for some sessions in the spin class. Howard handed Ivan the twenty dollars at a triathlon store as part of the payment for new cycling shorts. He had met a cute woman named Annabelle at the spin class, and he thought the new shorts might make him look good and spin faster to impress her. Ivan saved the twenty dollar bill, along with his growing stash of greenbacks in his piggy bank, until he emptied it and gave it all to Jamie at a bicycle shop for high-end cycling shoes he had been drooling over. Jamie handed over the twenty-dollar bill to Kenny at a sporting goods store to pay for new running socks and elastic shoe laces. Kenny gave Laurie
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JULY CLUB AQUATHLON Date: Wednesday, July 16th 4:30pm check-in opens 6pm race start Location: La Jolla Shores Beach. Transition area is just south of Kellogg Park. Format: 1,000 meter ocean swim & 3 mile beach run.
Check the club’s website or yahoo group forum for the latest information.
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