Subject: Timothy Geithner - TriathleteWow, pretty impressive performance...Treasury Sec goes 2:33 in the Nation's Triathlon... Geithner Holds His Own on Triathlon FrontBy MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED The Nation’s TriathlonParticipants in the 2011 Nation’s Triathlon to Benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Paul D. Ryan may not have finished a marathon quite as fast as he initially recounted. But Timothy F. Geithner can point to a respectable time for his latest triathlon. Mr. Geithner, the Treasury secretary, participated in the 7th annual Nation’s Triathlon to Benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on Sunday, swimming, biking and running his way through the nation’s capital. The race involved a 1.5-kilometer swim in the Potomac River, a 40-kilometer bike ride through the city and a 10-kilometer run. And Mr. Geithner, 51, can boast of a pretty good finish to his race, completing the course in 2:33:07. He placed ninth in his division, men aged 50 to 54, according to the race’s Web site. Individually, he completed the swim in 29:10, the bike ride in 1:13:52 and the run in 45:51. A Treasury spokesman confirmed that Mr. Geithner competed in the race. |