Click here to listen to our interview with former US National Champion triathlete, Marcel Vifian.

Popularity: 11% [?]

City of Residence?

Cottonwood Heights. It’s a great place to live and train. The Recreation Center has terrific pools, and access to Wasatch Drive for an early-morning bike ride is terrific. The one problem is you can’t get away from the hills. Last year I trained with a Joe Friel generic plan bought off training peaks. I’d like to see the triathlete who could keep his or her heart rate under 140 in any direction from my house! Ok, I really wouldn’t like to see them…it would just make me mad!

Occupation?

Weekend anchor and staff reporter at Fox 13 News.

I’ve been at the station for five years as of June and I’m holding down about my third job here. I started as a general assignment reporter and have migrated through the morning show to the weekend anchor slot. As a reporter, I cover politics more than anything else, but I also do some fun features. Recently, I’ve been back and forth to L.A. doing our interviews with “American Idol” finalists.

Years in Endurance Sports? (share a bit about your journey)

Can’t say I’ve been so consistent. I’ve been an avid runner since college (U of U from 90-94.) My first triathlon was organized among employees at Denali National Park in Alaska, where I worked at a little convenience store and campground. I wore a baggy swimsuit and sweatshirt through the whole race and road my mountain bike. I came in ninth (ten or 11 of us ran it). I ran my fastest 5k around this time…coming in at 20:33 and taking eleventh place in a field of about 140.

After college, my wife and I moved to southern California for graduate school. I studied theology by day and ran laps around the Rose Bowl at night. I ran the Seattle Marathon in 5:25 in 1998 (my sister was living in Seattle.) As you might expect, it was cold and wet, but at least there were lots of steep hills!

After graduate school in theology and then journalism, I moved to Palm Springs, working for the NBC affiliate there. While there I ran a couple of half marathons and a triathlon. My best half was the Palm Springs Half Marathon in 1:45.

I ran a sprint tri here and came in at 1:24–a good result for me, but an incredibly humbling race. It was a wave start and a lot of great pros used it as a training race, so I felt like I was standing still while the likes of Paula Newby Fraser raced past with an audible doppler effect. That was in 2001.

I kept training for tri and was signed up for my first Olympic tri, which would have happened two weeks after 9/11. That event, and the continuous news cycle that followed, blew my training and really my desire to train for some time.

I moved home to Utah in ‘02. I ran the Ogden Marathon in 3:56 in ‘03.

My little boy, Luke, was born in December 2003. Being Luke’s Dad is by far my most rewarding and demanding job. My wife Natalie is a clinical psychologist. As two working parents, we share parenting duties. The result for my health: I’ve gained about 50 pounds, which I’m still struggling to get rid of.

I decided to rededicate myself to fitness last year. Triathlon intrigues me more and struck my as a healthier “lifestyle” sport than just running. I have always been more comfortable in the water than on land, and time on the bike has become my favorite retreat from the normal stresses of life. Strangely for me, running is now my weak spot because of the excess weight.

Last season was a great start, just getting back into a routine. It was also humbling to be one of the last guys to park his bike in T-2 and to Run-Walk to the finish. I ran the Cache Valley Olympic, the Ogden X-terra Sport, and the Ogden Valley Olympic (Duathlon due to weather) last season.

In January this year, I ran the Carlsbad half-marathon in California.

I’ve been mostly running in the off-season. My goal is to not qualify as a Clydesdale by the end of the season. (No offense to Clydesdales. Some of them are amazing athletes in terrific shape. But I’m carrying fat, not muscle.)

Most Memorable Race?

That Ogden result was the product of long training. Coming in under four hours was a significant goal for me. It’s interesting when the question is about ‘memorable’ races, because I use the memory of that race as inspiration now. As an overweight, sleep-deprived dad, it’s encouraging to know I’ve done it before.

Most Challenging Moment in Endurance Sports?

Right now. Putting my goals alongside normal life demands makes this a difficult time to get in shape. Going to races knowing I’ll be the slow, fat guy is tough, but I enjoy it and I’ve never felt singled-out or put down by fellow racers!

How do you fit training into your journalism/family life?

It’s hard because I work nights, but 6-7:30am is my window for training. When my little boy stops taking naps, I’ll be in trouble! The simple fact is, I have to fit the training in. It’s a defining dichotomy…I’m out of shape because I love time with my wife and little boy and refuse to give it up, but I have to take the time to train because I love them. I want to live a long time and I want to provide an example of health and balance. So I may be the worst athlete to grace the pages of your magazine…but if I’m a middle-of-the-pack age grouper 20 years from now, I’ll be happy!

My little boy, Luke, was born in December 2003. Being Luke’s dad is by far my most rewarding and demanding job. My wife Natalie is a clinical psychologist. As two working parents, we share parenting duties. The result for my health: I’ve gained about 50 pounds, which I’m still struggling to get rid of.

I decided to rededicate myself to fitness last year and recently hired triathlon coach Jo Garuccio to help me out.

Triathlon intrigues me more and struck me as a healthier “lifestyle” sport than just running. I have always been more comfortable in the water than on land, and time on the bike has become my favorite retreat from the normal stresses of life. Strangely for me, running is now my weak spot because of the excess weight.

Last season was a great start, just getting back into a routine. It was also humbling to be one of the last guys to park his bike in T2 and to run/walk to the finish. I ran the Cache Valley Olympic, the Ogden Xterra Sport, and the Ogden Valley Olympic (Duathlon due to weather) last season.

In January this year, I ran the Carlsbad Half Marathon in California.

I’ve been mostly running in the off-season. My goal is to not qualify as a clydesdale by the end of the season. (No offense to clydesdales. Some of them are amazing athletes in terrific shape. But I’m carrying fat, not muscle.)

Most Memorable Race?

That Ogden Marathon result was the product of long training. Coming in under four hours was a significant goal for me. It’s interesting when the question is about ‘memorable’ races, because I use the memory of that race as inspiration now. As an overweight, sleep-deprived dad, it’s encouraging to know I’ve done it before.

Most Challenging Moment in Endurance Sports?

Right now. Putting my goals alongside normal life demands makes this a difficult time to get in shape. Going to races knowing I’ll be the slow, fat guy is tough, but I enjoy it and I’ve never felt singled-out or put down by fellow racers!

How do you fit training into your journalism/family life?

It’s hard because I work nights, but 6-7:30am is my window for training. When my little boy stops taking naps, I’ll be in trouble! The simple fact is, I have to fit the training in. It’s a defining dichotomy…I’m out of shape because I love time with my wife and little boy and refuse to give it up, but I have to take the time to train because I love them. I want to live a long time and I want to provide an example of health and balance. So I may be the worst athlete to grace the pages of your magazine…but if I’m a middle-of-the-pack age grouper 20 years from now, I’ll be happy!

Popularity: 7% [?]

City of Residence
Murray

Occupation
Battalion Chief,
Murray City Fire Department
(12 years on the department)

Years in Endurance Sports
Three. It is interesting to note that all of my experience prior to triathlon was in short durance events and most of my exercise was in the weight room. I became involved in the Combat Challenge Team with the Murray City Fire Department in 1994. The event consists of:
“ Wearing “full bunker gear” and the SCOTT Air-Pak breathing apparatus, pairs of competitors simulate the physical demands of real-life fire fighting by performing a linked series of five tasks including climbing the five-story tower, hoisting, chopping, dragging hoses and rescuing a life-sized, 175 lb. “victim” as they race against themselves, their opponent and the clock.” - www.firefighter-challenge.com

In a nutshell, the event takes around two minutes, and fills you with enough lactic acid to make you want to hurl. In 1994, I spent most the year training for this event. I was lucky enough to be involved with a team of firefighters who were serious about training (Jeff Ellis, Joseph Treadwell, Mike Estrada, Paul Krueger, Brent Fullmer). In 1995 the Murray City Team I was on won the event during the championship in Florida. I was in really good shape, but mainly for a few minutes of intense exercise. I hated running. In fact if you asked me to run more than a couple of miles, I wanted to croak. My swimming also was pretty pathetic, and I hadn’t biked since I got my driver’s license.

In 2004 my wife ran a 5k while I was at work. I didn’t want to be undone, so the next day I ran the same distance. For some reason running didn’t bother me as much as it normally did, so I started to gradually run farther. I remember being so thrilled to run five or eight miles. Later that summer I ran my first ½ marathon in Bryce Canyon. Even though that race killed my knees with the downhill portion, I was hooked. Next year I signed up for my first triathlon in Salem.

Later, unusual workouts included running 17 miles around the block of the fire station while training for a marathon. I also ran 35 miles during one 24 hour shift at work. I ran three different times, all within a one mile loop at Murray Park so I could still respond on calls.

Most Memorable Race
70.3 Vineman. This was the pinnacle of my endurance races so far. It was the first time I followed a training program. I was very consistent with my training and it paid off. The race went off without a hitch. I stayed at the race pace that I trained for and did not encounter any problems. Since I had such a smooth race, it encouraged me to sign up for Ironman Coeur d’Alene this year (which scares me).

Most Challenging Moment in Endurance Sports
Ogden Xterra. I did the championship course. Near the top of the bike both my legs cramped up so bad I thought they would have to come get me off the mountain. I had to sit on the side of the trail and wait for the cramps to subside. If your ego ever gets too big, try sitting off to the side of the race course and watch everybody passing you. When I could finally stand up again I was able to finish the bike portion, and my legs actually started to feel better after I ran for a few miles. I did finish, but I think they took down the finish banner after I went under it!

What’s Tougher - Racing in a 1/2 IM or running through a burning building with your fire gear on?
Well the ½ IM sure is a lot longer. A bottle of air usually lasts around 20 minutes during fire fighting conditions, while the ½ Iron took me over 5 hours. But as far as adrenalin, nothing matches going in a burning building. You probably won’t have muscle cramps, but you will be pretty beat. Firefighter gear including the bottle weighs 47 pounds. Along with the added weight you have the intense heat, dragging a hose line, using tools, etc. That makes for a pretty intense workout.

All my workouts now are centered on the Ironman. There is just something about that race. My kids always ask me before I go to a race “Are you going to win?” The answer is unfortunately “no.” Sad as it may be, there is no hope of me winning. So the next question is “Why compete then?” That is the interesting part of these competitions. It is all about personal accomplishment. There is not a team that is counting on you, only yourself. You are not battling other competitors as much as your own demons. I love to watch videos of the Ironman finish line. It is pretty impressive to see how far people can push themselves and the sense of accomplishments they acquire. If you ever need some motivation, look up Team Hoyt.

Popularity: 9% [?]

Age: 31
Favorite Food: When training, fruit or steak. After a race, ice cream!
Preferred Race Distance:Olympic–especially in Xterra races.
Number of years racing: 6

What are some challenges that you have faced in training and racing since you had your first child?
At first it just seemed like a matter of rearranging the order of how you do things. Then my husband had a surprise open heart surgery. That changed everything. Now I take any opportunity for a workout, tired or not. I went from training 20 hours a week the summer before I had a baby to maybe training 6 hours a week (on a good week) with a baby. Getting out to bike has been the most difficult. I have learned that any price for a babysitter is worth it. Racing has become more of a brick workout. I don’t feel in shape enough to feel like I can go as hard as I use to. I just go as fast as I can and hope for the best. (Knowing the little guy is at the end to give me a big hug is the best part, even if I end up at the back!) I also have it in the back of my head that we are going to have one more, so this summer is just try and get in as good of shape as I can before the next kid. Then I will try to get back into race shape.

How did you maintain your fitness during pregnancy?
I raced up until I was fivemonths pregnant. I coached cross country and ran with the kids until the last six weeks, mountain biked until that same time, went swimming about 5 days a week, hiked and lifted weights all the way through, even on the day I delivered!

What is some advice that you can give to women who are in similar circumstances (starting families and trying to maintain a triathlete lifestyle?)
Make an active lifestyle with your kids, find a babysitter even if it’s only a couple of hours a week. Even the littlest bit of workout time make a big difference in how you feel and you can still race fairly well. Racing becomes more of a fun outlet instead of a major competition. Now I just love the environment and the experience instead of the results I get in a race.

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Favorite Food: An authentic Swiss Muesli for breakfast, a fine deli sandwich for lunch, Italian for dinner, Swiss dark chocolate for desert (or anytime, really!), select European pastries and, of course, any very good cookies!
Prefered Race Distance: Actually, my favorite race distance is the old St. Croix International Tri distance (before they made the mistake of changing the distances to half-Ironman) - it was 1.3 miles swimming, 32 miles biking and about 8 miles running - this distance was the closest any race director has come to creating a balanced race. I’d like to see a Utah race director put on a 2.5km,50km,15km race - (1.5 miles swim, 30 miles biking, 9 miles running) it would be perfectly balanced and give people a perfect race to use as a transition to longer races. I’d support that race for certain if anyone would create it!

Most memorable race and why?
I have many, many memorable (both good and bad) races, over different distances, in different countries, from local, down home races to the Olympic Trials… One race experience that comes to mind is the time I raced in Switzerland the week before the ITU Professional World Triathlon What made that race so memorable (aside from the mtn. top finish!) was the race directors had the bike course go smack dab through downtown Interlaken, Switzerland on a picture-perfect, Saturday, summer morning!!! The town was just PACKED with HUGE tourist buses, TONS of cars, motorcycles, tourists on foot and get this - NO course marshalls, NO road closures! SO, I actually rode down the centerline at 40+ km/hour through downtown Interlaken with traffic zooming buy on both sides and the lead motorcyclist radioing in to the race director telling him I was riding like a man posessed. Anyway, quite memorable - something which would never happen at a race in the US!

Biggest key to your success as an athlete?
I work extremely hard - very continued on page 12…ridiculously difficult some of my wkts are (mainly because I can’t coax anyone to do those wkts with me!).

Biggest challenge making a living as a pro athlete?
I’ve never made a living as a pro triathlete. If I could actually make more money doing triathlons than I spend on triathlons in any given season, I’d be thrilled! I do some fitness and performance consulting in my spare time to make ends meet. Being a pro triathlete is, for me, a quest to realize as much of my athletic potential as I can. The challenge is to see how strong and how fast I can actually become. The interesting thing is, I’m still getting faster even after 10 years of racing pro!

Has it been difficult to make triathlon your #1 priority for so many years? Yes and no. Yes, many times I’ve struggled with it because there are SO many other things in life. On the flip side, having certain races as goals has allowed me to focus my energy on my dreams. I’ll admit it has become more difficult the longer I race. After 10 years of pro racing, I’d actually like to start having a social life!

What is your favorite thing about making Utah your headquarters? Hands down, summer days in the mountains. Not much can surpass a long ride that starts in the cool of the morning and ends in the mellow warmth of summer in the mountains!

pastries and, of course, any very good cookies!
Preferred Race Distance: Actually, my favorite race destance is the old St. Croix International distance. They made the mistake of changing the distance to Half-Ironman. It was 1.3 miles swimming, 32 miles biking and about 8 miles running. This distance was the closest any race director has come to creating a balanced race. I’d like to see a Utah race director put on a 2.5k, 50k, 15k race. It would be perfectly balanced and give people a perfect race to use as a transition to longer races. I’d support that race for certain if anyone would create it!

Most memorable race and why?
I have many, many memorable (both good and bad) races, over different distances, in different countries, from local, down home races to the Olympic Trials. One race experience that comes to mind is the time I raced in Switzerland the week before the International Triathlon Union Professional World Triathlon. What made that race so memorable (aside from the mountain top finish!) was the race directors had the bike course go smack dab through downtown Interlaken, Switzerland on a picture-perfect summer morning!!! The town was just PACKED with HUGE tourist buses, TONS of cars, motorcycles, tourists on foot and get this - NO course marshalls, and NO road closures! So, I actually rode down the centerline at 40+ km/hour through downtown Interlaken with traffic zooming by on both sides and the lead motorcyclist radioing in to the race director telling him I was riding like a man posessed. Anyway, quite memorable - something which would never happen at a race in the US!

Biggest key to your success as an athlete?
I work extremely hard - very few people know just how ridiculously difficult some of my workouts are (mainly because I can’t coax anyone to do those wourkouts with me).

Biggest challenge making a living as a pro athlete?
I’ve never made a living as a pro triathlete. If I could actually make more money doing triathlons then I spend on triathlons in any given season, I’d be thrilled! I do some fitness and performance consulting in my spare time to make ends meet. Being a pro triathlete is, for me, a quest to realize as much of my athletic potential as I can. The challenge is to see how strong and how fast I can actually become. The interesting thing is, I’m still getting faster even after 10 years of racing pro!

Has it been difficult to make triathlon your #1 priority for so many years?
Yes and no. Yes, many times I’ve struggled with it because there are SO many other things in life. On the flip side, having certain races as goals has allowed me to focus my energy on my dreams. I’ll admit it has become more difficult the longer I race. After 10 years of pro racing, I’d actually like to start having a social life!

What is your favorite thing about making Utah your headquarters?
Hands down, summer days in the mountains. Not much can surpass a long ride that starts in the cool of the morning and ends in the mellow warmth of summer in the mountains!

Popularity: 11% [?]

Age: 35
City of Residence: Salt Lake City (Sugarhouse area)
Favorite Food: It’s definitely Mexican.
Preferred Race Distance: The mile! That was my event when I was a runner. Now it’s probably Olympic

Are you still racing ITU events?
Yes, I am trying to get back into a few ITU events this year. I raced the US Pro Championships a few weeks ago, mainly as a fitness test to see how I stacked up against the top guys and then allow me to gage my training for the second half of the season. Unfortunately, I had to pull out during the run due to a slight Achilles injury, but I had a great swim and bike and I’m confident in my run once this small injury is cleared up.

Share with us what it is like racing in the ITU pro scene?
It’s a lot of fun. To race against the top guys in our sport is a thrill and usually the races are in beautiful cities. The ITU pro scene is really just a small sub-sect of the larger triathlon community. You see the same guys at all of the races, of which there are very few ITU races here in the US. It’s not that much different than the Utah triathlon scene, with the usual suspects giving it their all and having tons of fun, then chit-chatting in the finish chute after the race.

How do you feel about draft legal triathlon?
I like it. I don’t get too caught up in the whole drafting vs. non-drafting debate. I just race. Draft legal racing is really fast and aggressive which suits my background. The swim is just brutal, it’s an all-out sprint and it gets rough. Then the bike is really, really intense as well. People attack constantly. You have to be technically sound for the cornering and positioning, as well as fit enough to sprint every minute or so then recover and do it all over again. Lastly the run is getting ridiculously fast. Luckily, I come from a running background so I can handle the run fairly well. All in all, it’s a fun way to spend a Saturday morning.

Are you from Utah?
No, I’m from Wyoming. Go Pokes!

Day job?
Architecture.

Popularity: 9% [?]

Age: 26
Favorite Food: My mom’s homemade turkey soup.
Preferred Race Distance:Lately, my favorite distance has been the Sprint distance, only because I haven’t been putting in the training time for the Olympic. When I am at my peak racing condition, I prefer the Olympic distance.
Number of years racing:Seven, if you count biathlons (swimming and running). I’ve been racing in triathlons for five years.

How has training been an outlet for you during the rough times of life?
Training has always been a stress relief for me, but recently times have been rough, so training has become my outlet to the world. Let me explain. My husband was diagnosed with bone cancer in December of 2005. Two weeks later he broke his leg at the site of the tumor. During this difficult time of taking care of him and two small children, training has been one of my only “escapes”. I seem to be able to handle long days of being the caregiver with much more ease than I would without training. Training has also become a great social escape for me as well. I converted four of my friends to the sport of triathlon, and they in turn got their husbands to do it with them. Between the nine of us, I rarely do a training session solo. These early morning training sessions are usually the only social interaction that I get during the day.

How has triathlon affected your family?
Our friends training for triathlons decided to be a support for my husband, Rusty. We showed our support for him in his “race” against cancer, as we were doing our own race (St. George Triathlon). We surprised him by wearing matching racing jerseys with “Rusty’s Roadcrew” printed on them during the race. Rusty was so touched by their concern and love. He thinks of his “Roadcrew” often. Triathlon has also affected our family because the triathlon usually becomes our family vacation. Last year we vacationed in St. George, Moab, Jordanelle, and Burley.

How do you fit training into your busy schedule?
I train in the morning before the rest of my family wakes up. I know that if I don’t get it done at that time, I won’t have the chance to do it any other time.

What is your strongest triathlon discipline?
Swimming. I swam competitively since I was 10 years old. I’m usually one of the first out of the water and then hope that not too many people catch me on the bike and run.

Popularity: 9% [?]

Age: 25
Favorite food: Salad
Preferred racing distance:Olympic and 70.3 half Iron.
Number of years racing: This is my 9th season

How has training changed for you before and after having a child?
I certainly am not overtrained anymore! Besides spending less time on the bike and having to run in the heat of the day with a jogging stroller, not much has changed. That is, if I can get up at 5:30 a.m. and drag myself to the pool.

How did you maintain fitness during pregnancy and be able to come back on top and winning races?
I was running slowly until just a few weeks before the birth and swam slowly until the very end. The night before my son was born I was biking on the trainer in my living room. However, I still felt very much out of shape after post-partum. With much discipline, I slowly gained my endurance back and am still working on regaining speed.

What is your training schedule like?
I usually work out twice a day. I either run and bike or swim and run. I swim early in the morning, run with my son when he takes a nap, and bike when my husband gets home from work. If neither of us are racing and we can get a babysitter, my husband, Karl, and I go for a longer bike ride on Saturday.

Does it make it easier to have a spouse who is involved in the same sport?
I have been thinking about this for a while, and I am not sure what the answer is. If Karl was a couch potato and happy watching our son, Noah, when he gets home from work until he goes to bed, then I would
have a lot more time to train and we would not spend every weekend at a race. But it is certainly more fun to race/train with Karl, talk about the racing scene, and fight over who gets to read triathlon magazines first. We especially enjoy cross-training together. That is why I always knew I wanted to marry an athlete.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Age: 27
Favorite Food: Fruits, pasta, salmon, tomatoes
Preferred Race Distance: Olympic for now, but I have an inkling that I’ll really like the Half-Ironman.
Number of years racing: 5.5 (3 amateur, 2.5 pro)

How did you become involved in triathlon at such a young stage of life?
I grew up as a swimmer and it was just a natural transition to the sport of triathlon when my swimming career drew to a close. I first started dabbling in triathlon in the spring of my junior year of college as a member of the Purdue Tri Club.

When did it become apparent to you that you wanted to become pro?
I was invited to a national recruitment camp for developing athletes at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid in the summer of 2002. Before that I had no clue that there was anything beyond the local level of triathlon. The experience really opened my eyes to what was out there—national championships, world championships, draft-legal racing, the World Cup circuit, the Olympics. I was such a rookie. I bled more than anyone else at the camp; falls while trail running and practicing bike handling skills, luckily I didn’t embarass myself in the pool! The USAT Junior Development Coach at the time, Ric Rosenkranz, must have liked what he saw (despite my clumsiness) and he invited me to be part of a training squad at the USAT National Training Center in Clermont, FL. This is where I really learned how to train. I spent the summer of 2003 there, placed 4th overall at the USAT Age Group National Championships at the end of that season, and then applied for my pro card right after. My time spent training in Florida was really the stepping stone that gave me the confidence to turn pro.

Why have you chosen Utah for your headquarters?
I like the mountains and the high quality of an outdoor lifestyle that Utah has to offer. The altitude is nice, high enough to make a difference when you go down to sea level but not so high that you can’t put in a good effort in training. Of course, you can easily go up from here and it’s a convenient option to have. The terrain also allows for great cross-training opportunities like; hiking, nordic skiing, speedskating, snowshoeing, etc.

What is your favorite race that you have done?
Escape from Alcatraz. It is by far the coolest course I’ve ever done. Though, if I ever get into Xterra racing I might change my mind on that one.

Do you have a day job?
Yes, I work between 25-30 hours a week at 24 Hour Fitness in Sugarhouse as a personal trainer.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Age: 27
Preferred Race Distance: Trying to master the Half Iron- man distance.Favorite Food: Steak on the Braai (BBQ) and Coffee
Years doing Triathlon: This
is my 11th year; I started when I was 14 and still going.

Most memorable race?
Taking 2nd at the All African Triathlon Champs in Zimbabwe in 99 and Taking 2nd at the US Half Iron man Champs in 04.

Strongest event?
Trying to make them all the strongest.

How did you get started? My dad is a road runner and I always went with him to his events. At all of his events there were 5k fun runs. I eventually started running them while he did his races. I had always swam for fun as a kid, although I was never fast enough to make a swim team. And I have a cousin that used to cycle. I would do a few fun cycle events with him, but was never good enough.I was real chubby as a kid. My mom used to call me her little blubber whale. My family moved from Johannesburg to Cape Town in 93’ I found a new swim team and the swim teacher was the South African female Triathlon champ. She got me to do my first tri at the age of 14…I did the Tri and took 14th.

Popularity: 6% [?]