Peter B.
Bio Information
Location: Cole Valley, San Francisco
School Attended: Boston College
Profession: Public Relations/Public Affairs Consultant
Race: Ironman Austria (July 16)
Why: See Julie Andrews.com! The challenge. The journey. The camaraderie.
Motivation: The cure. The Team.
Goal: Race like it’s a party. Eat historic quantities of kaiserschmarren, gugelhupf and tafelspitz. Impress Mary’s Aunt Nettie.
Other races: Ironman USA (finisher), Ironman Canada (semi-professional cheerleader), Wildflower Half, Three Pacific Grove Olympic, Idaho Potato Sack World Championship.
Favorite tri gadget/gear items: Assos, of course.
Favorite Books: Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea, work of Tom Wolfe, Ogden Nash and Red Smith.
Favorite Movies: Breaking Away, Shawshank Redemption, DEBS, She’s All That, The Lost Ball
Favorite Songs/Artists: Rock, Soul, Jazz
Favorite Workout Songs: Do-Re-Mi, Climb Every Mountain, Edelweiss (anything with an Austrian connection), Lee, Are You Gonna Be My Girl, A Little Less Conversation
Morning or Evening: Evening
Favorite Web Sites: Daily Show, IMDB, Bartelme Family Website.
Favorite Eatery/Restaurant: Bouley Bakery, Katz Deli, Barney Greengrass (The Sturgeon King).
When you have downtime, how do you spend it? Writing poetry on my etch-o-sketch, snowboarding, reading, drinking Guinness.
Tell us two lies and a truth about yourself…keep them guessing!
Won first place in last year’s SF Poetry Slam for a piece entitled Big Foam Finger.
…I have submitted a patent for a special non-stick coating that helps prevent coffee stains in coffee cups, called CoffeeOffee
….As a child at Tom Sawyer/Becky Thatcher Day Camp, I went on field trip inside a city drainage system.

rebron says:
October 9th, 2005 at 11:35 am
Pedro is my hero
sunrise says:
December 6th, 2005 at 6:12 pm
Pete helped me SEE PAST the little green men - the darkest of passages during the race -Bring it on! IRON MAN AUSTRIA!
lbelardi says:
February 9th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
hey pete I thought “TURNING JAPANESE” was your favorite workout song!?!