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Veteran male:  Jeff Halper

Veteran female:  Carol Braun

Keep kicking a$$ Kevin!  See you at OSP!

Regarding Bryan’s post addressing the value of membership to the Club’s “older” members, I would add two points from the perspective of someone who falls in the “older” category at age 50.

First – one of the aspects of triathlon that I’ve always enjoyed during my 9 years in the sport is the ability to train with athletes of all ages.  A group of…[Read more]

Hi, Charles.  Are you on FB?  All of the workouts are posted there as well.  I haven’t seen a workout posted for tomorrow yet though.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/DCTriWinterMarathonGroup/

Joyce

This is great Bryan! Love the idea of addressing some of the member issues that came up in the survey.

Regarding the Forum, I’ll admit to being someone (even as a board member) who primarily uses FB as my way to connect with other members, but Forum discussions still have their place.  And the more folks who return to posting here, the more…[Read more]

Veteran Athlete of the Year (Male): Jeff Halper.  Jeff began participating in triathlons in 2009, but this co-lead of the MoCo Mafia quickly moved from participant to perennial fixture on the Masters Clydesdale (MC) podium.  Never one to brag about his own accomplishments, in recent years, Jeff rarely participated in a race without bringing home a…[Read more]

Most improved (Female):  Carol Braun

Carol did her first tri in 2011, but really turned up the heat when she raced her first Ironman in Chattanooga in 2017.  She had a 12:25:28 finish, which placed her in the top 10% in her AG, and qualified her for Nationals. This year she focused on getting faster at the Olympic distance and her results were f…[Read more]

Someone nominated me last year, so, well, I did it too. :p

Let’s get this party started.  I nominate Bryan Frank, Nick Pleisch, Liz Glomb, and Margaret Moral.  I’ll let each of them post and sing their own praises while I hum along.

Imagine you are 42 and taking your first swim lesson while your kids stand on deck yelling “Streamline, Mommy, STREEEEEAMLINE!”  Fast forward 7 years and you are crossing the finish line of your second Ironman of the year with your kids standing on the sideline yelling, “Go Mom, GOOOOOOOO!”  And with that you’d have my triathlon career in a nutshe…[Read more]