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FEBRUARY 2012
TCSD February Events TCSD Contacts Board Members Volunteer Committee
TRIATHLON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
FEBRUARY CLUB MEETING February 23rd 2011 Member, Volunteer and Sponsor Awards Presentation Location: TBD
FEBRUARY CLUB DUATHLON Date: Saturday, February 25th 6am check-in opens 7am race start Location: Black Mountain Format: 2R/12B/2R Refer to the Club’s website for complete information.
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Weekly Workout Calendar New Members Member Profile TCSD Conversation
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Race Reports It’s the Law
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TriNews
erek was unsure his knee had healed enough to race in the Memorial Day triathlon so soon after surgery. He had sent his money and registraA Tale of Fiction tion form earlier in the spring, and the organization would not refund the fees. Ready or not, he decided to race. He arrived at dawn and went to the registration tent to pick up his packet. “Derek Preston,” he told the volunteer. Like all the other volunteers, she wore a bright green shirt with the name and date of the race. She riffled through a stack of registration forms and pulled his, reading his age and address aloud. “That’s me.” “Your race number is four ninety-eight.” She handed him a plastic bag with number tags. “Be sure to attach your number to your bike, helmet, and shirt.” Next he wheeled his bicycle to the transition area where a green-shirted volunteer asked for his race number. “Four ninety-eight.” She marked his number with a thick felt pen on his arm and thigh.
Another volunteer asked for his race number as he wheeled his bike toward the racks. The volunteer directed him to the appropriate rack that was already crowded with bikes, bags, and race gear. As Derek laid out his gear, several volunteers patrolled the racks, straightened bikes that by Barbara Javor leaned, and rearranged race gear on the ground that was spread out too far. I don’t want anyone touching my stuff. He set up his spot as tightly as possible before donning his wetsuit and walking to the shoreline. Derek punched the button on his stopwatch when his swim wave started. He emerged twenty minutes later, pleased with his swim split, and optimistic about the day. His optimism plummeted at the first hill climb on the bicycle route when pain shot through his knee as he tried to ride out of the saddle. Favoring his healing knee, he resorted to a slow climb. Instead of thinking about winning a medal, he now focused on just finishing. His knee pulsated before he stepped off the bike, and immediately throbbed as he took his first strides of the ten-kilometer run. Thoughts of failure flooded Derek’s mind as he slowed to continued on page 24