INSIDE THIS ISSUE
JULY 2008
TCSD Contacts Volunteer Members Board Members Event Calendar Race Discounts
TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
THE 300
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Weekly Workout Calendar REAL Beginners Bike Ride Ironman Conversation
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Recipe of the Month Application
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Tr i News by Brendan Wolters
“SLOW DOWN TIM!” An hour earlier I thought it would be impossible to even think these words. TCSD FACTS Over 1,700 active member 40% Female 60% Male WORLD’S LARGEST TRI CLUB I, think so!
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Tim could barely manage to run and we were event were created on December 4th 2007 by worried he may not finish. There were still at Pete, Tim Wright, and Paul Pruschki, three of 20 kilometers to go and Tim was struggling. the four participants of the inaugural event. However in the true spirit of The 300 event he Most importantly, a squad must finish the miraculously recovswim, bike and run ered. It was unbelievtogether. Relays are not allowed. It is all able to witness a or nothing. There is turnaround of this no size limit to a magnitude and a true inspiration to see squad, but all members should be of what sheer determination and persevercomparable athletic ability, and finally ance can drive somewhining is strongly one to accomplish. discouraged. The 300 is not a Pete, Tim, and Paul race but rather an made up the core event consisting of a group of The 300 and 5K swim, 245K bike its workouts. Event and 50K run. The idea training began in was conceived by September. The first Pete Riley. Pete, tired workout was the of paying enormous Superfrog Hal f entry fees to Ironman Ironman triathlon. races, came up with The core 300 racers; (l to r) Paul, Pete , Tim, Over the next nine an idea to stage his and Brendan Wolters (not shown). months the workouts own event. Since he was a former sponsored cyclist and a current were increased to prepare for the demands of runner of ultramarathons, an Ironman distance The 300. Before the event all of the particirace was just not long enough. The rules of the pants had completed a 5K swim, 245K bike, continued page 3