January, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – BJ Shannon
How did you get involved in triathlons? Several years ago, I had a running injury and was only allowed to swim, so I really focused on that for a couple....
January, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Sheryl and Matt Romeo
How did you get involved in triathlons? We got started in triathlons after doing the Honolulu Marathon. We hadn’t a clue about training, it was hot, and we couldn’t even....
January, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Irenaeus (Lee) Malatesta
How did you get involved in triathlons? I was a couch potato up until I was in my thirties. My dad died at the age of 54 from heart disease.....
January, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Raniel Hidalgo
How did you get involved in triathlons? My initial inspiration came on a lazy afternoon while watching the Kona Ironman World Championships on TV. I recall being impressed with the....
February, 2020 | BLOG: Elite Team
Eva Kodouskova
In 2017, Eva joined her coworkers and signed up for a sprint triathlon in Upstate New York. Without a wetsuit or bike shoes, she got on a podium and qualified....
February, 2020 | BLOG: Elite Team
Joe Shields
Joe started his triathlon career in 2016 when a work colleague got USAT Coach certified and asked Joe if he’d be his first athlete. After a couple years of knee....
February, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Laurie Penland
How did you get involved in triathlons? I was going through a divorce and needed a mind-numbing, endorphin-boosting, distraction. When I moved to DC, I discovered the DC Tri Club.....
February, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Dan Edwards
How did you get involved in triathlons? I would have to blame my brother David and my friend Todd. David was a huge cyclist always talking about how great cycling....
February, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Jen Green
How did you get involved in triathlons? After I lost about 70 of 100lbs, I met a fellow DC Tri Club member, Jeff Halper, at a neighborhood back to school....
February, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Meghan Tighe
How did you get involved in triathlons? I’m a lifelong runner but have never been interested in running more than a 10 mile race. I grew up riding my bike....
March, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Bob Brennan
How did you get involved in triathlons? In the late 1990s, I started doing the Masters Swimming program at Hains Point. Through that I started doing Open Water swimming, but....
March, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Susan Ariel Aaronson
How did you get involved in triathlons? I had done a sprint triathlon in the early 1990s. After my mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, I felt like I needed....
March, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Roy Waters
How did you get involved in triathlons? Triathlon at first was a “climb the mountain, I’m gonna do this once,” LOL. I had always watched Kona Championships for years, and....
March, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Jin Bae
What was your first triathlon? Brambleton sprint. I trained with Bikeshare bikes and rented a bike on race day. Blew out my lungs in the swim and hyperventilated through the....
April, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Liz Westbrook
How did you get involved in triathlons? In 2012 I was getting into running and taking spin class a lot. Some friends from spin convinced me to come do a....
April, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Kyle Washburn
How did you get involved in triathlons? I was in elementary school when I first learned about triathlons. My PE teacher recommended I do an Ironkids event. While I was....
April, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
Brian O’Donnell on Zwift
How did you get into Zwift? I first started doing Zwift this off season (around October 2019). I had switched to indoor mode for the winter and I was having....
April, 2020 | BLOG: Member Spotlights
2020 Member Spotlight – Marisa Harrington
How did you get involved in triathlons? I talked with a stranger at Birchmere one night. The bar was out of Kona beer and he said “oh, maybe because today....
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