Bio Information

Name: Pete Bartelme

1.  Hometown: Minneapolis
2.  Schools Attended: Boston College
3.  Current Job: Public Relations/Public Affairs consultant
4.  Races You’ve Done and Would Do Again: Ironman USA and Austria, Pacific Grove, Idaho Potato Sack World Cup.
5.  Why Ironman/IronTeam and Why Now:  Why again? The drama of Ironman race day. Inspirational teammates. The challenge. The cause.
6.  Favorite Tri Gear: I love my…socks?
7.  Favorite Food/Restaurants: Katz Deli, Bouley Upstairs Sushi Bar, Coconut Macaroons.
8.  Favorite Vacation Spots: Italy, Grand Tetons, or anywhere with friends/family.
9.  Favorite Book, Movie, Web site or all of the above: Work of Tom Wolfe and Ogden Nash, Breaking Away, Army Wives (My nephew is on the show)
10.  What do you like to do when you’re not working out? Write poetry on my etch-o-sketch, snowboard, read, drink Guinness.

Bonus question: Send over two truths and a lie about yourself.

(1) Won first place in last year’s SF Poetry Slam for a poem entitled Big Foam Finger. (2)  I have submitted a patent for a special non-stick coating that helps prevent coffee stains in coffee cups, called CoffeeOffee (3) As a child at Tom Sawyer/Becky Thatcher Day Camp, I went on field trip inside a city drainage system.

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