Member Spotlights

I had the chance recently to talk Ironman and triathlon with Kim Rouse.  Kim qualified for the Hawaiian Ironman with her 1st place performance at the California 70.3 in March.  Please join me as we get to know Kim a little better.

Typically I interview a fellow Ironman finisher for this article.  This month I am making an exception.  I want to share my story from an Olympic Distance race with you. 
On September 2 I raced for Team USA at the Triathlon World Championships (Olympic Distance) in Lausanne, Switzerland.  I was very happy with my race as I placed 29th out of 108 men in the 40-44 age category and I was the 4th out of 10 Americans with a finishing time of 2:20:17.

I had the chance recently to talk triathlon with Tri Club member Vickie Alexander.  Vickie qualified for the Hawaiian Ironman with her stellar performance at Vineman 70.3.  Please join me as we get to know this world class athlete.
 

I had the pleasure recently of talking triathlon with the Tri Club's own Diana Noble.  Diana qualified for the Hawaiian Ironman on June 25 with her great performance at her first ever Ironman at Coeur d'Alene.  Her time was 11:43:03 placing her 4th out of 105 women in the 40-44 category.  Please join me as we get to know Diana.
 

(Photo courtesy of opix.net)

I recently had the great privilege to talk triathlon with Tri Club member Tom Washington.  Tom is absolutely a difference maker in the sport.  His work heading up the Swim Buddy Program has helped many people become triathlon finishers.  And as you read this, Tom is about to finish his second career Ironman at Coeur d’Alene.  Please join me as we get to know Tom.

I had the opportunity recently to talk triathlon and Ironman with Tri Club member Dennis Kasischke.  Dennis qualified for Kona by winning the men’s 60-64 age group at Ironman Arizona in a time of 12:21:51.  Please join me as we get to know Dennis a bit better.

Join me as I talk triathlon with Tri Club member John Chisholm.  John has done every version of Ironman Coeur d’Alene since it’s inception.  For a guy who was a triathlon student a short time ago, John has a lot of experience to share that the typical triathlete can leverage.

I had the pleasure recently of being able to talk triathlon with Tri Club member Norm Smith.  Last year Norm had a very successful Ironman Arizona as he finished in 11:07:35.  Please join me as we get to know Norm better.

I had the good fortune recently to talk triathlon with the TCSD’s former Sponsorship Director, Raja Lahti-McMahon.  Raja’s awesome 2009 season included a great performance racing for Team USA at the ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championships.  Raja knows firsthand how to climb back on the horse after falling off.  Please join me as we get to know this well rounded lady.