2B | SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
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fourth varsity head coach-
ing position in Oregon
since 2014. In 2014, Smith
was the head coach at La
Grande, where the team
went (5-4). After being an
assistant coach at Seaside
in 2015, he was named
head coach in 2016 and the
team went 3-5.
In 2017, Smith served
as an athletic director/
LITTLE
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for land, I had an epiphany:
If I cramped up, I would
drown and no one knew
where I was. I proceeded
to adjust my swim next
to the shore. Th ree weeks
into my conditioning, my
bicycle broke. Th ere was
no fi tness facility for sta-
tionary cycling. I also real-
ized as an assistant Siuslaw
football coach, it was dark
when I got home — so I
nixed the training.
Th e three events in a
triathlon are swimming,
cycling and running.
On Sept. 25, 1974, the
San Diego Track Club
sponsored the fi rst triath-
lon. It was seen as an alter-
native to hard track train-
ing. Th e initial triathlon
comprised of a 500-meter
swim, an 8-kilometer cycle
and a 10-kilometer run.
Th is early start led to many
more triathlons nation-
wide.
Th e most famous triath-
lon takes place in Hawaii,
known as the Ironman tri-
athlon. Th e fi rst Ironman
in 1978 had only 15 com-
Cape
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• Friday, Aug. 9 —
Smokey Bear’s 75th
Birthday Party: 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. at the Visitor Center
Join in celebrating
Smokey’s 75 years of pre-
venting wildfires. Enjoy
birthday cake, learn about
fire ecology on the Siuslaw,
and tell happy birthday to
Smokey himself.
• Mondays through
Sept. 2 — Walk with a
Ranger: Noon; meet at the
Visitor Center
Join, retired Chief Park
Ranger, Michael Noack,
for an easy to moderate
hike where he will be shar-
ing information about the
local flora and fauna.
Hikes will last 75-90 min-
utes.
• Wednesdays through
Aug. 28 — Under the Sea:
Fishing
PE coach at a Seattle-ar-
ea middle school before
last season, when he took
over as head coach at Siu-
slaw High School, where
he coached an underclass-
men-dominated roster to
an 0-8 season within the
3A division; Siuslaw, a 4A
school, was given special
classification by the OSAA
last year to compete within
the 3A for football.
Smith was also the
school’s P.E. coach and
petitors… and 12 fi nished.
When ABC began to
televise the event in 1982,
there were 600 competi-
tors.
I remember watching
the fi nish of the event
when a competitor stag-
gered, rubber legged, and
collapsed at the fi nish line.
Even though this triath-
lon is considered an ultra
event, more than 3,000
competitors lined up for
the 2006 Ironman. Th ere
are now four classifi cations
for the sport: triathlon, du-
athlon, aquathon and win-
ter triathlon. Th ese events
have four levels of courses.
Th ese levels include sprint,
Olympic, long course —
and for the hardcore com-
petitors, the “Ultra.”
Th e USA Triathlon As-
sociation (USTA) is the
governing body for com-
petitions. Th ere are over
100,000 members and
USTA is the largest mul-
tisport organization in the
world.
I believe I could have
been an adequate triath-
lon athlete. During my
early years in Hermis-
ton, 1958-1962, I was un-
knowingly training for
just such an event. I was a
member of the Hermiston
Swim Team. My mom and
grandmother worked so I
ran to the pool for swim
practice each morning. I
also ran home for lunch
and back for an aft ernoon
in the pool. Two years lat-
er, I earned enough money
to buy a bicycle. I deliv-
ered the Hermiston Herald
newspaper aft er school. I
then rode my bike to swim
practice.
In essence, I was train-
ing for an event not yet
available.
Th e Dunes City Triath-
lon/Duathlon
provides
multiple events within its
competition. Th is allows
more options for people to
gather and compete or just
have fun in the participa-
tion. Th ere are relay com-
petitions at two diff erent
distances.
Why not start training
for next years’ Dune City
Triathlon/Duathlon?
Find a friend or two, un-
less you have time to train
for all three; becoming
physically fi t is a reward in
itself.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; meet at
the Visitor Center
Take a deeper dive into
the Cape Perpetua Marine
Reserve by joining, Tara
DuBois, Communications
Coordinator for the Cape
Perpetua Collaborative,
for interactive exhibits at
the Visitor Center.
• Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays, through Sept.
5 — Walk with a Ranger:
Noon; meet at the Visitor
Center
Explore a variety of nat-
ural history topics on The
Giant
Spruce
Trail,
Discovery
Loop,
or
Captain Cook Trail on a
guided hike lead by Siuslaw
National Forest Field
Rangers.
These events are free,
but a Northwest Forest
Pass, Oregon Coast
Passport, federal recre-
ation pass, or $5 day-use
fee is required within the
Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
and at some trailheads and
day use sites.
To learn more about
family-friendly activities
on the forest, visit www.
go.usa.gov/x5Xrq.
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tackle and early starts
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this fishery. Bobber fish-
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girls’ basketball coach last
year.
“It’s an excellent oppor-
tunity for me teaching wise
and coaching wise,” Smith
said of the move.
Siuslaw High School
Athletic Director Chris
Johnson said it was a move
that made sense for Smith,
on both a professional and
personal level. “It’s a great
program and, with his wife
traveling back and forth
to Eugene every day for
school at the U of O, it will
make things a lot easier on
them both. I know he’ll do
well there.”
In the meantime, Siu-
slaw’s search for a new head
girls basketball coach has
just begun, with the clos-
ing date for applications
set for July 19, according
to the school’s website. Sal-
ary is between $4,673 and
$5,452 per season (Nov. 18
through late February or
early March 2020), based
on experience.
The hiring of Smith
marks the end of what had
been an eventful off-sea-
son for Cottage Grove.
In January, Gary Roberts
stepped down after 11
seasons as head coach.
Roberts then took a job as
assistant principal at his
alma mater Marshfield in
Coos Bay.
Then, in April, the Li-
ons’ defensive coordina-
tor, Jordan Johnson, was
hired as head coach. But
things took a turn at the
start of June when Johnson
abruptly resigned before
coaching a game.
For Siuslaw’s varsity
girls basketball program, it
will mean the third coach
in as many years after the
departure of Clint Tatum
after two seasons in 2018,
Smith as a head coach last
season (2018-19) and a
new face at the helm come
November.
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