WITH GREAT DETERMINATION TRIATHLETES OF ALL LEVELS MAKE SACRIFICES FOR THEIR SPORT.Byline: Sean Martin Sean Martin may refer to:
Jessica Jones Jessica Campbell Jones is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos. Jones debuted in the series Alias as an embittered former superhero who had used the aliases Jewel and Knightress. wouldn't let a tour of duty in Baghdad keep her from training for triathlons. She swam in a pool that once belonged to one of Saddam Hussein's sons, rode a stationary bike Stationary Bike is a short story written by Stephen King, which was originally published in the fifth edition of From the Borderlands in 2003. The story depicts the struggle of Richard Sifkitz — a commercial artist and widower — to suppress a passion for and occasionally jogged around Camp Victory. ``I called it my 'sanity check,' '' she said. ``It created a sense of normalcy nor·mal·cy n. Normality. Noun 1. normalcy - being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning normality .'' Jones, who on June 18 won the U.S. Armed Forces Triathlon in Point Mugu, now trains about 15 hours per week as she prepares to begin her professional career later this year. She will be one of more than 2,000 athletes who will compete Sunday in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Triathlon. They range from former Ironman World Champions (Tim DeBoom Tim DeBoom (born November 4, 1970) is a professional triathlete from Lyons, Colorado. As of 2005, Tim is a two time winner (2001 & 2002) of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawaii. ) to reformed couch potatoes. The physically taxing sport - the shortest race Sunday consists of a .4-mile swim, 20-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run - takes hours of preparation per week. Jones will on Oct. 1 enter the U.S. military's World-Class Athlete Program, reserved for athletes the armed forces deemed to have ``Olympic potential,'' giving her unlimited time to train. Preparing for triathlons is the only job for professionals such as Greg Remaly, a former New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Triathlon champion who will compete Sunday. Most of the participants in the L.A. Triathlon don't have such luxuries, having to balance training with work and family obligations. It takes devotion to fit training into their lives. Keith Huyssoon of Castaic wakes up at 4:15 a.m. four days a week to work out before he begins his commute at 6:30. The bulk of his training comes on weekends, when he commits more than three hours per day. He trains with his wife, Kathy, who says she lived an ``inactive'' lifestyle before starting to run two years ago with her dog. She registered for her first triathlon at Valencia's Paseo Club in July 2004. Kathy will not compete Sunday after spraining an ankle at the Wildflower Triathlon The Wildflower Triathlon is a triathlon (swim-bike-run race) held at Lake San Antonio in Central California since 1983. It is held the first weekend in May each year. The original course was expanded to the standardized half-Ironman distance (1.2 mi / 56 mi / 13. at Lake San Antonio Lake San Antonio is a lake in southern Monterey County, California. The lake is formed by an earthfill dam on the San Antonio River. The dam is 202 feet (62 m) tall and was completed in 1965. The lake and dam are owned by the Monterey County Water Authority. near Paso Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
``It's become part of my routine,'' she said. ``My husband says, 'Do you realize you worked out three hours today?' It doesn't even dawn on me, because it is so much fun.'' Many triathletes say they already had been participating in one of the sport's three disciplines and became involved in triathlons after deciding to vary their training. Simon Sornoza of Palmdale ran marathons. His son, Richard, is a sophomore swimmer at Highland High in Palmdale. They started competing in triathlons so they could compete in an event together. People can race in triathlons if they've never swam a lap, ridden a bike or run a 5K. They just have to plan well in advance. BeginnerTriathlete.com recommends 10-15 hours of training per week for 12 weeks before an event. ``The key is keeping your life balanced and making sure you are not sacrificing other aspects of your life to train,'' Remaly said. ``And if you're not having fun, it's time to reassess things.'' Sean Martin, (818) 713-3607 sean.martin(at)dailynews.com L.A. TRIATHLON When: Saturday. Begins: 6:30 a.m., Venice Beach. Ends: Staples Center. Registration: Through Saturday, (714) 978-1528 or www.latriathlon.com. CAPTION(S): box Box: L.A. TRIATHLON (see text) |
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