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she adds. Locker rooms,
restrooms, and showers are
available at the pool after 6:30
a.m. the day of the race, and for
use as a changing area during
the event. Participants should
provide their own towel in ad
dition to clothing and equip
ment needed for the three
stages.
Awards will be mailed to age
division winners and results
will be made available at spon
sor locations beginning Oct. 22.
Divisions range from ages 12 to
18 through 50 and up for men
and women. Because of its less
demanding length and strength
requirements, this “mini” is
unofficially called a “Tinman
Triathlon.”
The Oktoberfest flavor this
year is friendliness. An aid sta
tion with water will be located
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at the transition area exits at the
fitness center. Because of pre
race time predictions by en
trants, a ‘loop swim’ will pro
vide “that open water feeling
which will also give triathletes
more room,” says Hendon.
The sequence of events for
triathloning is probably not the
best for maximizing perfor
mance, according to exercise
physiologist Sally Edwards, a
professional Ironman triathlete
from California. “But that se
quence is important for safety
reasons. It’s safest to swim a
long distance when you are
fresh (a tired swimmer can
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distances before you become
really fatigued (an exhausted
cyclist can collide with other
cyclists, cars, pedestrians). And
it’s safest to run last (a com
pletely drained runner can
always walk).”
This swim-bike-run sequence
pits upper-body energy bursts
(swimming) against two lower
body performances (biking and
swimming), which makes
tremendous demands on the
legs, according to Edwards.
The triathlon has little
history, but it is quickly
reaching a growing audience of
fitness-oriented collegians who
wish the ultimate test of “sports
courage.”
Come Sunday morning, the
triathlon will be separating the
fit from the “armchair athlete.”
At the University next Monday,
look for some tired faces and
happy smiles above a brand
new shirt. Welcome to the
‘Triathlon Zone.’
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road race
to be held
By David Dulberg
Of the Emerald
“Springfield’s Original Road
Race" scheduled for Oct. 20 is
not just a micro-marathon, it is a
step in the right direction for
new and non-traditional care at
McKenzie-Willamette Hospital,
the hospice program.
“The hospice program is an
alternative to dying in the tradi
tional sense.” says John Mit
chell, a spokesperson for the
hospital.
“It allows terminal patients to
deal with death in their homes,
surrounded by the love and
warmth of their families."
Last year, proceeds totaled
$4,000 from the fun run, spon
sored annually by the Develop
ment Council for the benifit of
McKenzie-Willamette Hostipal.
This year, the sixth running of
the event, race promoters hope
to do as well, though sign-ups
have been somewhat sluggish.
“We are experiencing a sort
of post-Olympic depres
sion,“says Mitchell.
About 500 runners are ex
pected to cover the course's
three different distances: 1.3,
2.6 and 5 miles.
The 1.3 and 2.6 mile races
will begin at 8:00 a.m., and the
5 mile race will begin at 9:00
a.m.
Past winners in the five-miler
include two-time champion,
Tom Byers, and defending
champion, Tom Holleran, in the
men’s division and defending
champion Margaret Groos in the
women's division.
There will be awards for the
first man and woman at each
distance and, also, age division
winners. There is also a
wheelchair division.
But the real winners will be
those who benefit from the
races proceeds — those who
wish to live the final days of
their lives in the comfort of their
own homes.
The cost is $6 for entries
postmarked no later than Oct. 13
and $8 for later entries. Micro
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