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OCTOBER 2011
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TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
E OCTOBER CLUB TRIATHLON Saturday the 8th 6am registration opens 7am race start Location: Fiesta Island
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TriNews
lliot whooped when he ripped open the letter of invitation to participate in a new reality-survival show that would take place on a rugged peninsula in Central America. As an age-group triathlete with a number of podium finishes and a variety of outdoors skills, the upcoming adventure seemed to have been scripted for him. During the two-week event, the participants would vote to A Tale of Fictio eliminate one n person each day. Elliot felt certain he’d last through the first week or perhaps longer. Three months later, Elliot stood on the tarmac of a small, isolated airstrip with thirteen other participants and members of the production crew. Soon he boarded a helicopter for a short flight to the remote production camp near the sea. As he glanced around at the others, he surmised who the producers and audience probably expected to be among the finalists: a woman who could have modeled swimsuits, and a ruggedly handsome and muscular man who might have been Rambo or a U.S. Marine. At the end of the first day of filming and voting, the director announced the elimination of a woman named Dana. Elliot thought the decision was rather odd. She was rather quiet, but she performed well and helped others. Elliot had voted to eliminate Rambo, who was a showman
with an attitude. On the second day, Elliot participated in a surf rescue, earning him compliments from several participants. At the end of the day, his mouth fell open in disbelief when the director announced his elimination. What? I can’t believe this. Who’s doing the voting? He stormed off to his tent to repack his gear in anticipaJavor By Barbara tion of the flight that would transport the first three eliminated participants the following afternoon. He ate dinner alone, slept fitfully, and awoke early to explore the nearby mountains before the flight back to civilization. After donning his running gear, he jogged up a trail, trying to pound out his frustration and sense of failure. He crossed paths with Dana, the woman eliminated the first day. They griped together for a few minutes before Elliot asked if the trail led to the top of the low mountain that flanked the production encampment. “Yes, but you can’t see the camp from up there. It has a nice view of the sea to the west and a road leading to a coastal village about five miles to the north. I was thinking of walking there this morning, but I was afraid to go alone.” continued on page 19
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