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AUGUST 2014
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TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS CLUB MEETING TBD
AQUATHLON Dates: Thursday, Sept. 11th Wednesday, Oct. 8th La Jolla Shores
TRIAHLON Dates: Thursday, Sept. 25th Saturday, Oct. 11th Fiesta Island
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TriNews
he triathlon was advertised to have something for everyone. Held at a small lake fringed with vacation cabins, it offered different distances, including one, two, and three loops of the swim, bike, and run. Or you could mix and match distances, or keep going and add up your total distance at the four-hour cutoff time. An afternoon barbecue and concert would top-off Sunday’s activities. Enticed by the variety of race options and post-race events at the picturesque lake, a few friends and I decided it was worth the six-hour drive to participate. We arrived on Saturday to register and scout the course through woods and fields around the lake. The bike route on the perimeter road passed several intersections along the eight-mile circuit. The running path also crossed a few intersections. The race website had assured us that police would keep the course safe for the competitors. I wasn’t out there to win but to do well and enjoy a safe race at a beautiful locale. By late Saturday afternoon, rumors sifted through the three hundred participants that the race director would alter the course or impose
other contingencies that seemed to change with the telling. When the race director did not appear for the course talk at seven in the evening, a new round of rumors flew through the group. An assistant director said the race would start at eight AM but offered no information to allay the rumors that something was going on. We arrived with our gear at six AM on Sunday and parked our bikes in the transition area. A sound system had been set up and tested, but no one broadcasted anything about the race start. By seven o’clock, there was still no news. Rumors ran wildly among the competitors. No one had seen the race director or his assistant. The buoys had not been set in the lake, and a pickup truck with traffic cones remained parked nearby. I wasn’t the only one with a sinking feeling. Would our triathlon take place? Just before seven-thirty, a car sped into the parking lot, the race director got out, and he rushed to the microphone. “Sorry I’m late. Since continued on page 20