Ironman Hawaii Ironman Hawaii DeBoom Top American Again atIronman World Championshipsby Kristen McFarland..............................17Age Groupers Race Hawaii...................2Work Week in Kona.................................4Colorado Results....................................16

USUS Triathon SeriesTriathon SeriesWraps Up In CaliforniaWraps Up In CaliforniaVictor Plata wins championship race and NicoleDeBoom finishes second in pro standings.......11

Down in the SinkholeDown in the SinkholeClermont hosts the 9th annual Great Floridian iroman distance triathlonby Professor D. Meritus......................................................10

Susan Bartholomew and DougSusan Bartholomew and DougFriman Take First at IxtapaFriman Take First at IxtapaITU Regional RaceITU Regional Race....................................6

Xterra World ChampionshipsXterra World ChampionshipsDurango’s Overend wins

Maui, Kerstin Weulesecond, and wins

Xterra Series..............7

DEPARTMENTS:DEPARTMENTS:Intervals Along The WayIntervals Along The WayLetter from the editorby Kristen McFarland...........................................5

Around The MountainsAround The MountainsCarving Out a New Name For Himselfby Melissa Emmer Mangum.............................12

Wind SprintsWind SprintsITU Cancun, St. Martin’s, NoosaUSOC Honors KemperWorld Duathlon Championships.........6

Ah, Wilderness!Ah, Wilderness!Triathletes try Boulder’s new marathon and half marathonby Professor D. Meritus.........................................................8

Colorado Results:Colorado Results:Age GroupNationals.....................15IronmanFlorida..........................14GreatFloridian.......................10Hawaii Ironman WorldChampionships..........16Xterra Maui...................7

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As usual this year, the Hawaii Ironman did notonly have a large contingient of athletes and theirfriends and family from Colorado. It also drew quite afew triathlon industry folks from the state. Saucony’s

Dan Schorr was certain-ly pleased to have hisstar player, Luc Van Lierde, come up with the big win. InsideTriathlon editor Tim Carlson (Lafayette) was reporter and pho-tographer on the scene of course, and IT’s special events coordi-nator Lorraine Gruber organized the magazine’s Science ofSpeed seminar and expo booth. Dave Scott (Boulder) was thereto host the seminar, as well as be availablefor various media interviews and Sauconyfunctions. Nederland’s Ray Browning (1990Ironman Canada winner) conducted an out-standing lecture at the annual IronmanSports Medicine Conference on bike fitand the many orthopedic issues that canarise from and/or be solved by it. TheColorado Triathlete magazine pho-tographer Jamie Janover(Boulder) was there tocapture the m o m e n t so n film, and managing editor Kristen

McFarland (Nederland) performed magazine duties in addition toworking with sever- al athletes as a massage ther-apist and attend- ing the Sports Medicine Conference.Schwinn sent Ironman Marketing Representative Ginger Whalen,

also of Nederland. Ironman week in Kona is a

busy one. There are many eventsto attend and cover, and plans tomake for race day. In a way it hasthe excitement and feel of somesort of international long-distancetriathlon convention. And even ifthere is alot of work to get done,it’s still Hawaii right?

Workin’ ItArea tri-business people at Ironman Hawaii

Photos from top: CTM photographer Jamie Janover takes a vacation day atthe southern most point of the U.S., the bottom tip of the Big Island; InsideTriathlon’s Tim Carlson works the finish line; CTM editor KristenMcFarland as DeBoom comes in first American again; Dave Scott getsinterviewed by Mark Allen during the swim leg; Saucony’s Dan Schorrgreets a victorious Luc Van Lierde. Photos : Jamie Janover, except TimCarlson and Scott/Allen photos by K. McFarland

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Intervals Along The WayThe Millenium of Diversity

For the sport of triathlon,entering the new millenium hasan additional special signifi-cance, as the year 2000 also rep-resents the debut of the event atthe Olympics in Sydney. Therehas been, and will continue tobe, a great deal of controversy,politics, and power brokeringsurrounding the initiation intothe international Olympic pro-gram. But despite all of the neg-atives, you can be sure that atleast a majority of the bestshort-distance triathletes in theworld will be assembled thereon the Opera House steps inSeptember to take the plunge.And if everything goes well,some of us will start dreamingof the addition of an ironmandistance race as well,.....some-time. Hey, Track and Field has a10K and a marathon, right?

This inclusion of triathon isimportant on a number of lev-els. Millions of people aroundthe world will learn whattriathlon is for the very firsttime. If history repeats itself inthe usual fashion, several youngfuture Olympians will witnessthe coverage and embark on ajourney that will bring them tothat same stage in 2016 or 2020.Just think of that. More colle-giate teams will start. Moreraces will spring up. More spon-sors will sit up and take notice.There is a chance that these arepipe dreams, but probably not.This wave has been building for25 years, and it is about to crestand crash upon the shores of thesporting world.

Where we stand now, at the

beginning of a new year, centu-ry, and millenium, there are amultiplicity of distances, for-mats, and series to contendwith. The World TriathlonCorporation Ironman racesdoubled their number of partic-ipants last year, the US TriathlonSeries is enjoying a srong resur-gence, the Xterra Off-roadTriathon Series is growing phe-nomenally, and the ITU is lead-ing the way into the Olympics.All are different. All are thriv-ing. There are those who wouldlike to standardize everything,for both good and bad reasons,but diversity is the way of theworld and it is only gettingmore so. In every walk of life weare finding that people areunique and excel at and enjoy awide variety of endeavors. Weaccept thisas a givenin all theo t h e raspects ofour lives.S h o u l dtriathlonbe anydifferent?

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P H O T O : J U D Y M A R T I N

Bruckners DU It Again atWorlds

Boulder’s premier duathlonfamily put in a couple of stellarperformances, as usual, as theyplaced one (women’s) - two(men’s) in the last race of theDannon series in Naperville,Illinois in September and thenwere off to this year’s WorldDuathlon Championships heldin Huntersville, North Carolinaon October 16th. It was the firstworld’s held in the US in sixyears. Andy Bruckner was thefirst-placed American and 10thoverall with a time of 1:45:49,and his older sister Kim finishedin 12th place (second American)with a 2:02:26. Eric Schwartz,founder of duathlon.com, camein 60th in the elite division(1:57:55). Two age group medalswere won by Boulder residents.Andrew Ames won a silvermedal in the 35-39 division(1:42:22) and Betty Skip won the70-74 gold medal (3:44:08). Therace consisted of a 10K run, 40Kbike, and 5K run.

Kemper HonoredThe United States Olympic

Committee has named HunterKemper the male Triathlete ofthe Year. Kemper, a member ofthe national resident team basedin Colorado Springs, had a stel-lar year including wins at the1999 Pro National Championships(Mrs. T’s in Chicago) and the ITUNorth American RegionalChampionships, a silver medalat the Pan Am Games, and topAmerican at the ITU WorldChampionships (8th).

Cancun World Cup RaceDraws 7 Colorado Pros

The bulk of the US men’s teamfrom Colorado turned out for theITU’s showcase race on theYucatan penninsula on October10th. The site was host to the1995 ITU World Championshipsand has put in a bid to do soagain in the future. In a hotlycompetitive race for big ITUpoints in the home stretchtowards olympic trials, the first60 men exited the water within60 seconds of each other.Colorado results are listedbelow:7. Nick Radkewich 1:48:4023. Hunter Kemper 1:50:19

24. Tony DeBoom 1:50:2537. Joshua Dapice 1:51:4039. Wes Hobson 1:51:4949. Michael Smedley 1:53:1510. Susan Bartholomew2:00:28

Marcel Vifian wins Grand Chase Regional ITU

Marcel Vifian, recently havingmoved to Boulder fromColorado Springs after a year onthe resident team, won the St.Martin’s race put on by the“Friendly Island TriathlonAssociation” on November 7th.With ITU points and a total eliteprize purse of $10,000, it drew agood field of international ath-letes. Age group winnersreceived 4 nights at the Oyster

w i n d s p r i n t sw i n d s p r i n t s

Susan Bartholomew of Littleton and Doug Friman of ColoradoSprings cashed in on the last opportunity to win ITU points this yearin Ixtapa, Mexico on November 13th. After an early season of recover-ing from a frightening pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lung),Bartholomew continued on her roll of top placings in the late seasonraces with a big win in Mexico. She had finished second just one weekbefore at the ITU race in St. Martin’s, and 10th three weeks before thatat the more competitive World Cup race in Cancun. This places her18th in the ITU international rankings and fourth among the USwomen on the ITU circuit .

Friman, completing his second year of training as a resident in theSprings, had never won a race as a professional. However, he has donewell in enough ITU races to be ranked 100th in the world after thisregional race win. Considering that he missed several points races atthe beginning of the season because of a knee injury, this win confirmsfor him as well as Susan that theyare back to one hundred percent. 1. Susan Bartholomew2:03:011. Doug Friman 1:51:054. Victor Plata 1:53:005. Wes Hobson 1:53:03

Bartholomew, Friman Victorious at Ixtapa, Mexico ITU Regional Points Race

Congratulations tonewlywed triathletesSusan Bartholomewand Tim Williams of

Littleton

Bay Beach Resort on the island, a nice enticement toreturn to the race the following year.1. Marcel Vifian 1:58:557. Michael Smedley 2:00:4112. Wes Hobson 2:02:542.Susan Bartholomew 2:06:42

Lindley races well at Noosa, to stay inAustralia for the winter season

The final race of the 1999 ITU World Cup Serieswas held in Queensland, Australia on November7th. The Noosa Festival is a truly amazing week ofmulti-sport with many different events includingan aquathlon (run, swim, run). There were morethan 6000 athletes attending. Siri Lindley ofBoulder placed a strong 4th (1:56:40) and JillNewman (Colorado Springs) came in 7th (1:58:16).Victor Plata, Nick Radkewich, and Joshua Dapice(all Colorado Springs) finished 20th (1:47:40), 28th(1:48:58), and 31st (1:50:49), respectively. Lindleywill be remaining in Australia to compete in thefast-paced Formula One Series and to prepare forthe first of two qualifiers for the US OlympicTriathlon Team, which will be held in Sydney inApril.

The Xterra Off-road Triathlon WorldChampionships were held on Maui, Hawaii, onHalloween, but the competition wasn’t too scaryfor Durango’s Ned Overend or Evergreen’sKerstin Weule who both specialize in the moun-tain bike version of the sport. The 44-year-oldOverend won the race for the second year in arow and ended the series in fourth place. Weule,who dominated the series with eight wins, wasunable to take the championship, but handilycompleted the series in first for the big $10,000prize.

Other Colorado pros competing in the seriesinclude Pat Brown, closing it out at 12th place,and Glynde Mangum in 17th. Dillon’s DanelleBallangee races in six events to come in 12th inthe final standings.

Of special note is University of ColoradoTriathlon Team member Kerry Barnholt. The 25-29 age-grouper won the overall amatuerwomen’s division, ninth including the pros.

XTERRA WORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS

OCTOBER 31, 1999,MAUI, HAWAII

1.Ned Overend Pro 2:32:5014.Pat Brown Pro 2:47:5225.Steve Senier Pro 2:56:0826. Kevin Carter Pro 2:57:0138.Neal Henderson 25 29 3:05:5841.Kerstin Weule Pro 3:06:2764.Andrew Adamowski 25-29 3:18:4867.Eric Black 35 - 39 3:19:4877.Jeff Cormack 20 - 24 3:21:5779.Kerry Barnholt 25 - 29 3:22:3182.Danelle Ballangee Pro 3:22:50Mark Gavach 35-39 3:24:04Ken Lotze 45-49 3:32:36Andrew Bielecki 40-44 3:43:40Whit Smith 30-34 3:57:15Richard Wall 50-54 4:02:29Paul Martin 32/PC 4:12:04Chris Carpentar 25 -29 4:19:42

RESULTS FROM www.xterra.net

XTERRA SUCCESSES FOROVEREND AND WEULE

The first Boulder marathon in twenty years, theBoulder Backroads Marathon and 1/2 Marathon, tookplace on Sunday, Sept. 26 at the Boulder Resevoir,thanks mainly to the efforts of Leslie Kinder. Among the1518 entrants (1110 in the half and 408 in the full) wereseveral dozen triathletes trying to hone their runningskills. Some of the triathletes could be identified by theS p e e d o sthey sport-ed (“to keeptheir partstogether” asone triath-l e t eremarked).

It was acold morn-ing start at 8:00 A.M. and the first leg was a 1 mile loopto the boat marina and back, a stately procession as therunners defrosted. The course then headed North overmostly dirt roads with the first six miles common toboth the full and half-marathoners Slower runnerscould see the leaders zipping back on the other side ofthe road. The marathoners split east at Oxford Roadand headed for the primordial backroads which fewsuspected of existing. This is a land of spitting llamasand horses eagerly awaiting their massages. The onlyappreciable extent of hard-paved road and frantic carswas the loop around the antenna fields, a two milestretch of Nelson Road past the spot where a triathletewas killed in a race some dozen years ago. Themarathon route eventually rejoined the half-marathonroute and wound its way back to the Rez for the postrace rites of survival.

The support during the race was at top level, thanksto the efforts of the volunteers. For those bringing up

the rear, the support staff in the trucks boomed out themessage “According to our extrapolations, you will notfinish within the cutoff time.” It is reassuring that thesepractioners of Norton Weiner’s cybernetics could giveprognostications which left the runner with the choiceof inishing without water or being hauled ignomin-iously back in a support vehicle. (They later relented,

gave out maps so the runners could prac-tice their orienteering and left cups ofwater scattered randomly at some of thetwo mile intervals designated as wateringholes.)

Most triathletes opted for the half-marathon. About two triathletes tried themarathon, among them Troy Theodoswho finished 17th with a time of 3:10:15.In the half-marathon, pro Cameron

Widoff whizzed in fifth (1:15:37) and legend Dave Scottwas 15th (1:18:53). Jinger Gottschall, headed forIronman Hawaii just a few weeks later, completed thehalf-marathon together with about a dozen members ofthe CU Triathlon Team. A total of 1100 finished the half-marathon and 371 got through the marathon. A specialreception was given to the last marathon finisher whowas inundated with gifts - four race shirts, organicallygrown melons, boxes of fruit, enough bananas to give achimpanzee an orgasm and unlimited magnetic thera-py so the runner could degauss.

Next year, according to Leslie, the number of entrantswill be capped so that sufficient support can bearranged well before the race. One obvious improve-ment would be to have the Boulder Philharmonic playBeethoven’s Pastoral Symphony to start the race in theproper mood. Even if this does not come to pass, theevent is bound to become a classic. Boulder was longwaiting for this to happen.

AA hh ,, WW ii ll dd ee rr nn ee ss ss !! Triathletes race in the new Boulder

Marathon and Half-marathon by Professor D. Meritus

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THE WEB SITETHE WEB SITEAS WELL!AS WELL!

contacting usOctober

Another year has passedAnd I’m in Kona againTime to look forward And to see where I’ve been

One more year goneJust too hard to ignoreIts funny to feel So at home on this shore

It’ll soon be my birthdayHow many years will that be?Sure feel a lot olderThan this face lets you see

Swimming through the oceanClears the haze from my mindWith the waves crashing over meThere’s something new that I find

If you let them just take youThrough their gentle rise and fallYou can slice right through themWith no effort at all

Its when you try too hardThat you start to feel their wrathThey’ll push you aroundAnd make you lose your your path

It seems thats how life isLike swimming in the seaYour perspective determinesHow easy it will be

In so many waysThis is a magical placeAn awesome settingFor an incredible race

Here you gather togetherLay your guts on the lineBurn every drop of energySuccess measured with time

But when the fanfare is overAnd the cheering is doneIt is only ourselvesThat really know what we’ve won.

-K.M.

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CORRECTIONSIn the October-November issue onpage 4, triathlete Steve Roberts is list-ed as Rogers. Sorry Steve!

We would also like to apologize forthose missing from the Ironman USAresults listings.

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The ninth annual Great Floridianironman distance race took place

on Oct. 23rd, the same day asIronman Hawaii, in the

usual Clermontvenue - the

future home ofthe USA Triathlonheadquarters and trainingcenter and outskirt ofD i s n e y W o r l d .S u r p r i s i n g l y , t h ec o u r s e is touted to be one of the most difficult of the ironman distanceraces. Flat Florida is pock-eted with negative moun-tains called sinkholes wherethe land collapses into under-ground voids. The course goesrelentlessly up and down these craterswhich, more often than not, are caul-drons of heat and humidity. This yearthe temperatures were relatively mildbut the wind was its usual pesky pres-ence. No one has ever finished this racein under nine hours with the currentrecord at 9:16:20.

The number of starters was a littleover 600 with 26 Colorado entrants. Lastyear there was a record 1,100 partici-pants. This drop was attributed to theIronman Florida race only two weeksand 300 miles away on a flat course. Thedefections to this new Ironman qualifier

caused consternation to race directorFred Sommer and his staff who heapedsundry imprecations on the traitorsgoing to Panama City.

The swim part of the race was in thenetherworld of Lake Minneola. Thisyear it consisted of two loops (commer-cialism for the benefit of the spectators)around a rectangular course marked byunusual polyhedral shaped fluores-cent markers. A small sign on theshore read “Beware of Alligators,Snakes and other Vermin” butone spectator remarked thatthere were no snakes since theyhad been eaten by the alligators.

Few wanted elaborationas to the nature of

the vermin. Thebike course

is in thenotori-ous hillsf o r m i n g t h esides of the s i n k -holes, culminat- ing with thedreaded Sugar Loaf hill. After thefirst fifty miles the course flat-tens somewhat and opensup to the winds. Theroute wends its way throughhomes with architec- ture ofmortuary style. People, likelemmings to the sea, come here to dieand go to the great Disney World in thesky. Fittingly enough, the Orlandoregion was host to the senior Olympicswhich would have its triathlon a fewdays after the Great Floridian. The runwas a three looped course around LakeMinneola and begins with an unpleas-ant climb.

The winner of the race, as expected,was William Magagna (rhymes withlasagna) whose official time was 9:29:48.He alone was misdirected on the runcourse, did an extra mile and a half andcursed out the race officials by shouting“Gee Willikers”. He was also penalizedsix minutes for discard-ing equipment, whatev-er that means. Withoutthese adversities, hewould have establisheda course record of9:07:33. One racer col-lided with a car whichturned into his path. Hedoggedly climbed backon his bike and finishedthe race. Among the 20Colorado finishers,Victor Selenow of BuenaVista was the fastest and7th overall with a10:20:20. Michelle Orgillfrom Castle Rock was2nd in the 25-29women’s age group(12:53:54).

Finishers, electrifying

the air with frisson, were greetedby the usual groupi n c l u d i n gc a t c h e r swho

donned surgicalgloves to receive the

battered, sweaty andsoggy bodies. A variety

of comments were offeredby the finishers as they

crossed the finish line, such as:“I’m going to puke.”“I’m perfect.” (He was then carried tothe medical tent.)“I’m ready to go to Disney Land.”“I feel like shit.”“Don’t tell me what to do.” (After beingasked if he needed help.)“I feel great.” (She also went to triage.)

Many finishers went to triage inJenkin’s auditorium which soon lookedlike a scene from a World War I battle-ground. All finishers received the

customary finisher’smedal although it

w o u l dh a v ebeen hereappropriate to a l s oaward each a Mickey Mouse hat withears.

One contestant had a unique denoue-ment. After proving his reproductiveprowess by finishing the race in a littleover 16 hours, he fell on his knees andproposed marriage to his girlfriendwho, alone among a gaggle of familymembers, was unaware of this plannedfinale.

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Victor Selenow 47 Buena Vista 10:20:20Michael Travers 34 Denver 10:56:01Brad Fawcett 31 Lakewood 11:35:45Larry Herr 29 Co. Springs 12:18:06Alec Rhodes 28 Denver 12:29:40Oliver Bradford III39 Denver 12:42:25Christopher Martin25 Boulder 12:46:19Michelle Orgill 27 Castle Rock 12:53:54Robert Irving 45 Aurora 12:58:11David Schott 29 Snowmass Vill. 12:58:59Steven Keller 47 Denver 13:18:12Bart Dean 30 Denver 13:19:25Edward Gaviria 37 Fort Collins 13:31:37Thomas Harcus 39 Fort Collins 13:36:31Jackson SunaharaIII 30 Castle Rock 13:42:11Mark Whiteside 34 Loveland 13:52:06Celeste Callahan 57 Denver 13:54:20Scott Heflen 34 Denver 14:38:12Benjamin Linstid 23 Fort Collins 16:11:14Emily Smith 25 Golden 16:13:06

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THE COLORADO TRIATHLETE DECEMBER 1999-JANUARY 2000

The United States Triathlon Series ended its 12race circuit with the National Championship racein Oceanside, California on October 10th. The 12races included 4 olympic distance no-draftingraces, 4 olympic distance draft legal races, and 4sprint (half olympic distance) races with no prizemoney. The tourstarted again in 1998after a 6 year absenceand its return hasbeen welcomed bymany US and inter-national pros. “It’s all in the States and it’s muchcheaper to get to the races,” said 1st-year proNicole DeBoom, who participated in 7 of theevents, adding, “They’re friendly races with afriendly atmosphere.” The Bally Total Fitness andIsuzu sponsors teamed with Suacony/QuitanaRoo to come up with a $175,000 total prize purse,including two SUV’s from Isuzu that went to theSeries winners, those with the most total pointsafter all the races. Nicole DeBoom finished in sec-ond overall.

The championship race favored the verystrongest swimmers, as a Pacific storm had causedthe surf to rise, greeting the athletes with 8 footwaves on race morning. Colorado Springs’ VictorPlata had been a beach lifeguard in the past, andwas not daunted by the swells at all as he took the

lead early and went on to win the race with a nicekick in the last quarter mile to lose his closest com-petitor. After 9 second and third places this year,the victory was especially important. NicoleDeBoom came out of the water in 3rd place andended up playing catch-up throughout the bike,breaking away from the chase pack at one pointand forsaking the drafting advantage to move upto the leaders. The push paid off, as she finished insecond in the race and ended the series in secondas well.

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USTS FINISHES UP SERIES IN OCEANSIDEVICTOR PLATA ENDS THE SEASON WITH A BIG WIN

USTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPOCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA

OCTOBER 10TH, 1999PRO WOMEN2.NICOLE DEBOOM BOULDER 2:09:23PRO MEN1.VICTOR PLATA CO SPRINGS 1:52:574.RYAN BOLTON BOULDER 1:56:23AGE GROUP ATHLETES23/9 ALEXANDER DURST 29 BOULDER 2:16:4665/11 ANDREW JOHNSON 22 BOULDER 2:26:17142/1 PAUL MARTIN 32 BOULDER 2:40:15195/8 RON RODMAN 54 WASCO 2:48:50

8/5 ANN MARIE WELCH 29 BOULDER 2:28:3117/4 RORY GEITNER 24 LITTLETON 2:36:2446/3 SUSIE WASSON 34 ARVADA 2:53:5147/11 MICHELLE THAYER 29 LITTLETON 2:53:51

USTS SERIES TOP TEN FINAL STANDINGS

2. VICTOR PLATA7. TIM DEBOOM

2. NICOLE DEBOOM

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Carving Out a New Name For Himself

There is a new triathlete in Boulder, Andy Johnson. Andyrecently moved toBoulder from Portland,Oregon, where he hadbeen working as anarchitect. He is a grad-uate of the Universityof Oregon, with aBachelor ofArchitecture Degree.He now works forArcadea Inc., an archi-tectural firm in down-town Boulder, special-izing in residential andretail architecture.Andy’s interest lieswith environmentalissues in architectureand how these play outin today’s changing and growing world.

Along with architecture he also works in the letter arts and

has his own business which he callsSymbol Design. His focus is ingraphic design and in unique callig-raphy that he refers to as “a true art

form.” When asked about his greatestaspiration in life, he answers, “When I am70 years old, I’d like to be carving lettersinto stone.” If you would like to check outAndy’s work, you can contact him at sym-boldesign@mindspring.com. He is hopingto have a website set up in the near future.

Andy and his girlfriend moved heretogether. She is pursuing a degree inTranspersonal Counseling Psychology atthe Naropa Institute.

Andy, 29, grew up in Omaha, Nebraskawhere he is one of two children. His othersibling, Jennifer, is also competitive in thesport of triathlon and lives in Evergreen,Colorado.

Andy’s background is in running. Hewas inspired by his father growing up and

excelled in Cross-Country and Track and Field. While still inmiddle school at the age of 14, he competed at the high schoollevel. He favors the 10K race distance, which made for an easytransition into the Olympic distance triathlon format. Andynot only grew up running but was involved in swimming aswell. At the age of 15, Andy decided to compete in his firsttriathon, a sprint distance race, and laughs as he remarks, "Mymom even held my bike for me during it.”

Up until three and a half years ago Andy pursued the threedisciplines of triathlon separate from each other. He got inter-ested in triathlon after he had an opportunity to visit hiscousin who was stationed in the Peace Corps in SouthernAfrica. When Andyarrived he and hiscousin purchasedbikes and cycledthroughout ruralareas, fromZimbabwe toKenya, for threemonths. "We were anovelty, thesegrungy Americanson bikes.” Hefound the Africanpeople to be veryfriendly duringtheir travels butalso alludes to anincident inM o z a m b i q u ewhere they wereheld at gunpoint.Obviously surviv-ing, he remembers

Around The Mountainsby Melissa Emmer Mangum

the trip as "overall a great adventure with good training timeon the bike". He returned fifteen pounds lighter with anincreased fitness level and ready for the challenging arena’swithin triathlon racing.

In 1996 Andy experienced his first personal breakthroughwith his top 20 finish at the Hagg Lake Classic in Oregon.Since then he has claimed a total of nine victories, one ofwhich came at the Rocky Mountain RegionalChampionships, qualifying him to compete in Montreal,Canada, at the 1 9 9 9 I T U W o r l d Championships.Andy finished 11th in his age group (25-29) and was the thirdAmerican across the line. Another one of this year’s highlightsincluded a 9th place overall finish (4th in his age group) at theUSAT National A g e G r o u p Championships.

These impressive results, coupled with his desire to take onnew challenges, have led Andy to compete as a professionalin the year 2000. Andy has employed a coach, Nate Llerandi,a former US pro triathlete based in Louisville, Colorado. Natehas made a business coaching athletes. (You can contact, Nate,at: Llerandi3@aol.com). Andy is excited with the prospects ofhaving a coach and is currently using a training schedule cre-ated specifically to his personal needs. His average trainingweek is around twenty hours a week, and admits the "alti-tude" to be one of the toughest hurdles he has had to over-come since moving here from Oregon. He looks forward tothe benefits all of this will bring him. He is pleasantly sur-prised with the regularity of sunny skies and Boulder’s warmclimate in comparison to the dreary wet days he has leftbehind in Portland.

Andy is aiming at his first race as a pro, which willtake place at St. Anthony’s in April. The rest of 2000’s raceschedule will evolve from there. Currently Andy is sponsoredby Cliff bar. "Cliff bar is an excellent company", he says withenthusiasm. "Their ethical values and emphasis on all naturalnutrition are important to me, and easy to be excited about.”Promotion wet- suits is another ofhis sponsors, which is ag r a s s - r o o t sc o m - p a n yo u t o f

HoodR i v e r ,Oregon. He present lyraces on a bike that he won in araffle that is made by Titanium sports(Sandvik) of Redmond, Washington.

Some of Andy’s other interests are in cooking, sketching,and Nordic skiing and “anything that gets me out into thewilderness.” He is also an aspiring wheel builder as he cur-rently builds all his own wheels.

You may bump into Andy, hopefully not literally, at mas-ters swim practice or out on a ride. He encourages you tointroduce yourself as you may find yourself a new training

partner or rival.We wish Andyall t h e best ashe prepares forthe year 2000. Weare excited tohave him heretraining and inhis prospects as ap r o f e s s i o n a ltriathlete in thenew millenium.

Best of luckAndy!!!

Contributing writer Melissa Emmer Mangum is a massagetherapist in Boulder, works with the triathlete community,and is the wife of pro triathlete Glynde Mangum.Photography by Jamie Janover

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HAWAII IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSOCTOBER 23, 1999 COLORADO RESULTS

It was a relatively temperateday on the Big Island as the finalHawaii Ironman WorldChampionship of the century

ended with a record 1422 finish-ers. It was a good day forColoradans also as 37 of 38starters completed the race, withtwo winning their divisions andTim DeBoom coming in the topAmerican for the second year ina row and taking a big leap for-ward into third place overall.

After a week of heavy rains,everyone was relievedto see the sun onrace morning. "Itwas a great day,"said Boulder’sCam Widoff, "veryfavorable conditions."Tim DeBoom had highexpectations "to do better thanthe year before, definitely moveup from 10th place," he said,adding, "and to finish, that’salways the real goal. I knew thecompetition was going to be bet-

ter than before."With a fast swim and a very

quick transition, DeBoom head-ed up Palani Hill and out onto

the Queen K Highway with agood lead. "I was a little sur-prised that I was out 1st. I didn’treally expect it. I expected to beriding with one of the betterswimmers." Age grouper EricPeterson of Colorado Springsclocked an awesome 48:58 swimto come out of the water 8th andstart the bike leg along side the

pros with a big smile onhis face (see center

photo on insidefront cover).Widoff got a bit

"stuck behind acouple of guys on the

swim," and then finally wasable to move around them but"wasn’t able to close the gap"between himself and the leaders.Collegiate National ChampionNick Cady "swam faster than Iwas hoping," recording a 55:31

split. "The race started offgreat."

Once on the road toHawi, DeBoom maintaineda lead ranging from one tonearly five minutes at onepoint. "I kept looking backand kept thinking theywould catch me," he said.But it was not to happenuntil he was almost back totown, past the airport, whenPeter Sandvag of Denmarksurged. Then Tim’s strategywas to "find out who it was

that passed me [and] make ajudgement call at that point. IfLothar [Leder] had passed me Iwould have done everything

possible to stay with him."He hadn’t realized thatLeder had been disquali-fied for 2 penalties at thatpoint, but had seen one ofthem happen. "I saw himdraft off the [tv] van. It wasvery blatant." Widoff, whosaw the large contingent ofpros behind DeBoom as he

was approaching the Hawiturnaround, commented, "thatchase group behind Tim wasawfully tight." For his own part,

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED:TIM DEBOOM ACHIEVES BOTH A TOP 5 FINISH

AND FIRST AMERICAN AT THE

HAWAII IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSby Kristen McFarland, Photography by Jamie Janover

Tim DeBoom climbs Palani Hill and begins four and a half hours of leading the race.

CONGRACONGRATULATULATIONSTIONSTO ALL COLORADO’STO ALL COLORADO’S

IRONMAN WORLD IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP PPARARTICIPTICIPANTS!ANTS!

Widoff’s "bike was strong. I feltstrong. But I felt out of touchwith the lead group." Nick Cadywas to encounter trouble on the

bike. "I wasn’t going to letmy race start until themarathon," he said of hispre-race plan, "but when Iflew by Fernanda Keller Igot too cocky" and the hardfast push resulted in his backmuscles seizing up in spasm."I had to get off the bike atabout mile 70 and stretch for20 minutes. Teri passed methen and that was a lot ofmotivation to get back on,"he said, referring to TeriDuthie, his girlfriend and thefemale Collegiate NationalChampion.

By the time the pros start-ed the marathon, some wel-come cloud cover was creep-

ing over the mountain andincreased as the afternoon woreon. DeBoom was righton Sandvag’s heels

coming out of thetransition area, butwithin a few milesthe eventual win-ner, Luc Van Lierdeof Belgium, passedthem both on asteep short down-hill stretch.Sandvag fadedquickly, though,and DeBoompassed him andheld second posi-tion for about athird of the rununtil his friend PeterReid, of Canada,pulled up besidehim just beforePalani Road. Tim made a lit-tle joke but then Peter said,"don’t talk, save your ener-gy," and then, "get on myfeet and let’s go." They rantogether a short distance butthen DeBoom "didn’t wantto run his pace at the time,"and had to let Peter go. Reid

finished three minutes ahead ofDeBoom, but fended off the tvcommentator’s questions for a

few minutes in favor of leadingthe cheers for his pal as Timcame down the finish chute. Thevolume of the crowd’s roar wasmore than that for the winner,clearly revealing the nationalistsentiments of the home crowdfor the top American finisherwho led nearly half the race. It

Above: Peter Reid pulls up to Tim DeBoom. Below: Tim’s oldest brother, Todd (no, that’s not Tony!) runs along

side for a moment at the Energy Lab

Perennial top pro Ken Glah of Pennsylvaniaspent most of the summer training inBoulder this year. Glah finished 16th.

Cam Widoff (left) heads towards theQueen K with German Matthias Klumpp close behind.

was a PR by 13 minutes forDeBoom (8:25:42) who, in hisusual reserved fashion, com-mented that he was "very satis-fied" and that it was "a good stepfor me." His goals for next year?"Well, I still have 2 places tomove up."

Out on the course, CamWidoff was run-ning an excel-lent marathon(2:56:57) topull up into17th place."In generalmy race wentreally well," hesaid, and was"happy with myday." EricS c h w a r t z ,B o u l d e r ’ sfounder of thep o p u l a r

duathlon.com website, reallys h o w e d h i s duathlon lean-ings with his 884th place in theswim but 2 3 r d f a s t e s t

marathon of the day for a 37thplace finish overall, beating halfthe pro men’s field. Nick Cady,still struggling with his back onthe run, caught up to girlfriendTeri Duthie about halfwaythrough and crossed the linealong side of her. But what wasf o r Nick

" j u s tone of those days," was Teri’sbest (of 3) Hawaii time (10:56:12)and netted her a fifth place agegroup trophy. Boulder’s PaulMartin won the physically chal-lenged division handily by closeto an hour. 50-year-old ultra-run-ner Diane Ridgway of Arvadatook 1st in her age group with a

12:06:33.BoulderPeak racedirectorPaul Karlsson had completedthree other Ironman distanceraces but it was his first HawaiiIronman. "AliiDrive was thes e c o n dbiggest rushof my life,"he said, "Yousee, I gotmarried twow e e k s

before!" Heand his newwife Robbih o n e y -mooned in theH a w a i i a nI s l a n d s .Double con-gratulationsare in order.

“Well,“Well,I still have twoI still have two

places to move up”places to move up”-Tim DeBoom, when-Tim DeBoom, whenasked of his goalsasked of his goals

for next year.for next year.

❂

Photos this page (clock-wise from bottom left):Peter and Tim celebrate;a hug from Tim’s wife,Nicole; entering the fin-ish chute; Reid cheershis friend across theline; Cam Widoff finishes17th. (top right and bot-tom left photos: KristenMcFarland)

Memories of Kona: the famouscrooked smile rides back into town;Rick Hoyt says “charge on, Dad!”;first sun on race morning; iron shoul-ders; T1 ready for action; up in thebanyon tree on Alii Drive; fit for aring; “the med tent is that way!”;munchkin cheering section; Bill Bellracks up another IM finish; gettingcentered; photography by JamieJanover