Liz Gilden
June, 2018  |  BLOG:

Liz Gilden

Liz comes from a competitive background of college Soccer, track running and swimming. After pursuing a graduate degree in Meteorology, Liz missed having teammates and decided to join the Texas....

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Cindy Hutchings
June, 2018  |  BLOG:

Cindy Hutchings

Cindy began her triathlon career in 1987 with 2 BudLight Tri’s with a very fun group of friends. There was no training, a borrowed hybrid bike and a visit to....

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John Chambers
June, 2018  |  BLOG:

John Chambers

John is dusting off the 2020 cobwebs and preparing for what will hopefully be a full 2021 race season.  Look out for him on local bike trails on rainy days....

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Justin Bauer
June, 2018  |  BLOG:

Justin Bauer

Justin completed his first triathlon in 2010 and joined the DC Triathlon Club the following year. He has participated in the club’s Olympic Distance, Half Ironman, and Ironman programs. Justin....

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Kelly Lefler
June, 2018  |  BLOG:

Kelly Lefler

Kelly tried several sports growing up before settling on swimming and running. She was nowhere near the front of the pack in either but had fun and continued to do....

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Matt Sarge
June, 2018  |  BLOG:

Matt Sarge

After deciding not to go straight to the NFL following a high school football career that included 3 made field goals and one rushing attempt (for 11yds), Matt took up triathlon....

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Jason Davidson
January, 2019  |  BLOG:

Jason Davidson

I spent my teenage years as a competitive track and road cyclist, culminating in a qualification for the 1992 U.S. Olympic Cycling Trials. After a long hiatus from endurance sport....

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Sophia Kaounas
January, 2019  |  BLOG:

Sophia Kaounas

Sophia first tried her hand at triathlon in 2016 by way of SavageMan’s Sprint distance triathlon in Deep Creek Lake, MD.  With next to zero relevant athletic experience, she trained....

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Leslie Knibb
January, 2019  |  BLOG:

Leslie Knibb

I’ve been enjoying triathlons on and off for the last 30 years, having been recruited by an old boyfriend to try Mrs. T’s Pierogies’ Chicago Triathlon in 1992. Working full-time....

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Katie Tobin
January, 2019  |  BLOG:

Katie Tobin

Katie came to triathlon piecemeal and through peer pressure. She swam and played water polo competitively during college, then started biking to procrastinate grad school homework. Thanks to a glass....

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Eva Kodouskova
February, 2020  |  BLOG:

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....

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Joe Shields
February, 2020  |  BLOG:

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....

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Daniel Smith
December, 2020  |  BLOG:

Daniel Smith

Daniel has been racing triathlon for 5 wonderful years; his first race was the culmination of DC Tri’s 2018 New Triathlete Program: Rev3 Williamsburg. Before competing in triathlons, he played....

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Erik Guercio
January, 2022  |  BLOG:

Erik Guercio

Erik has casually been running and biking most of his life and became interested in triathlons after he got bored of just biking and running all the time. He decided....

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Trevor Hains
January, 2022  |  BLOG:

Trevor Hains

Trevor got his start in triathlon in 2021 when he and his endurance loving cousins decided to complete SavageMan 70.0 in memory of his late uncle Rick, who is a....

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Julie Billingsley
January, 2022  |  BLOG:

Julie Billingsley

Julie was a youth and collegiate swimmer.  She branched out into triathlons in 1985, when aero bars looked really funny and sports drinks were in their infancy.  She raced competitively....

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Natalia Szlarb
January, 2022  |  BLOG:

Natalia Szlarb

Natalia was inspired to do her first triathlon when her best friend in Poland did it first.  But once she tried it, she knew she was sold.  Her first triathlon was....

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Christian Locke
December, 2022  |  BLOG:

Christian Locke

Christian grew up swimming club for the Sea Devils swim team out of South Run RecCenter and running with his siblings and dad every day before school. He started running....

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