Introduce yourself: Georgians (Page 8)

Name:Alison Frutoz
Age:39
Hometown:Atherotn CA
City\Town:Douglasville GA
Favorite Training Places: Douglas Aquatic Center silver comet trail Gold's Gym
Triathlons Completed: Sweetwater
Current Goals: Half Iron by end of 09

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Name: Antonio Mireles
Age: 34
Hometown: Brownsville, Tx
City\Town: Statesboro Ga
Favorite Training Places: Do not have ery new to the sport!
Triathlons Completed: See above.
Current Goals: I do not know.  Complete my first mini marathon and see how it goes.  If I manage I may continue!  I just want to have fun and enjoy myself. 

Name: Tim Haskew

Age: 37

Hometown: Birmingham, AL

City\Town: Peachtree City, GA

Favorite Training Places: World Gym, roads & cart paths in PTC, Kedron Pool, with riders at PTC Trek Bike Center

Triathlons Completed: first was '08 PTC Olympic

Current Goals: 2:45 olympic and feeling good enough to eat and party at the post-race

In response to Jeff Austin, I'm a fellow clyde here in PTC. I intend to always race age group but I'm in the 230# class and that isn't changing unless I give up the strength training although I'd like to move closer to the tri-god in body fat. Would love to find a fellow training, especially for OWS in Lake Peachtree and road rides.

Name: Rob
Age: 24
Hometown: Alexandria, MN
City\Town: Augusta, GA
Favorite Training Places: None yet
Triathlons Completed: None yet
Current Goals: Recover from knee surgery, complete first tri at beginning of '09 season.

If anyone knows of some good places to train in the Augusta area, or would be willing to train together (once I can again) let me know.

Name: Jay
Age: 30
Hometown: Roankoe, VA 
City\Town: Atlanta
Favorite Training Places: Cartersville, GA

Triathlons Completed: Tri the Parks Indian Springs

Current Goals: Improve swim and get faster on the bike.

Name: Dave Spangler
Age: 37
Hometown: Mifflinburg, PA
City\Town: Athens, GA
Favorite Training Places:
Only been here 1 week - so far I've only run on Milledge Dr near UGA and have biked to the south.
Triathlons Completed:
Sprint - Lonestar - Galveston, TX - 3/08
Sprint - CB&I - The Woodlands, TX - 5/08
Sprint - Silverlake - Pearland, TX - 5/08
Current Goals:
Get settled into the new job, new city, have the family rejoin me after 4 months apart and THEN get back into racing.

Anybody in the Athens area that wants to ride or run or can suggest some routes it would be great!

Welcome to Georgia.  Watergirl lives in Athens and Autigers_1998 lives in Winder.  You might try them.  Mindy's bike shop (Autigers) has a Saturday ride each week.  I assume the bike shop in Athens has a weekly ride.  My parents live in Madison which is 20 miles south of Athens on 441.  I visit almost every weekend.  I would be glad to ride with you on a weekend sometime.

Name: Suzanne
Age:41
Hometown:South Bend, IN
City\Town:Milton, GA
Favorite Training Places:Alpharetta Greenway, LA Fitness
Triathlons Completed:None
Current Goals:Complete Tri2Remember 9/20/08

Name:  Yvonne
Age:  36
Hometown: Atlanta, GA (I'm a native, y'all!)
City\Town: Stockbridge
Favorite Training Places:Gym, Piedmont Park
Triathlons Completed: None
Current Goals:learn to breathe properly while swimming, walk the Silver Comet half-marathon, lose weight, join a triathlon club

Name:  Harvey Gayer

Age:  40

Hometown: City of Brotherly Shove - Philly (Go Birds!)

City\Town: Another Athens

Favorite Training Places: Home for weights, Neighborhood pool, Run at Athens Academy and Oconee/North Oconee HS Trails and Tracks

Triathlons Completed: My First Tri 08, Carrollton, Misteltoe -I'm  a Master Clydes

Current Goals: Learn to swim properly, Complete an Olympic Distance in 09 and a Half Ironman by 10, Sub 3hr marathon, 13.1 in 1:26's

Give me a holla if you want to train high intensity and lower volume. I'm a runner transitioning into Tri.

Name: Derek Wortham
Age: 30
Hometown: Lilburn, Georgia
City\Town: Norcross, Georgia
Favorite Training Places: Stone Mountain, Comet Trail.
Triathlons Completed: Indain Springs 07/08, Emerald Point, Carrollton, Beast of the East
Current Goals: Work on improving distance and speed.

Another transplanted Keystoner here.  Also in Athens and a clyde in my first full year of tris.  I'm up for rides anytime.  Really need to work on my run and swim though. 

Name: Terry
Age:  46
Hometown: Kanasa City
City\Town: Dacula
Favorite Training Places: Tribble Mill, Ft Yargo, Little Mulberry, local trailruns
Triathlons Completed: none yet
Current Goals: 1/2 marathon this fall, get my swimming up to speed over the winter to do a least one sprint tri in late spring/early summer 2009

I'm  mostly fun/fitness runner and mountain biker and do a few 5-10k's each year. Recently dusted off my ancient road bike to start on road workouts. My swimming is very weak and is my biggest challenge.

Terry ... welcome.

One thing you might want to look into is going to a Masters Swim.  This is something I delayed doing and, like correcting bad habits from an errant golf swing, am in the process of correcting.

You might want to post something in the Georgia Forum to see if anyone knows of one in your neck of the woods.

Thanks Brian..

found the website for one in Lawrenceville, I'll check them out.

Terry

Name: Ray
Age: 45
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
City\Town: Gainesville GA
Favorite Training Places: Run - Riverside Drive, Gainesville Bike - N Ga, Swim - Lake Lanier and Gainesville Aquatic Center
Triathlons Completed: Calloway Gardens (x2)
Current Goals: Finish SC HIM in Sep 2008