Bio Information

Location: San Francisco
School Attended: Texas Christian University
Profession: Ad sales for a Law Enforcement/First Responders dot com
Race: Ironman USA Lake Placid
Why: Because I have a bone to pick with that particular race
Motivation: Because I’m alive and healthy now, and may not always be

Goal: To finish before midnight
Other races: Ironman Canada 2002, Ironman USA Lake Placid 2003 (DNF’d due to corneal abrasion), Ironman USA Lake Placid 2004 (unofficial finisher, dammit)

Favorite tri gadget/gear items: da bike
Favorite Books: Too many to name
Favorite Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Cinema Paradiso, Raising Arizona, The Matrix, Drunken Master II
Favorite Songs/Artists: Radiohead , David Bowie, Bauhaus, Blonde Redhead, The Pixies, Massive Attack, Rev. Horton Heat, Brahms, Elliot Smith

Favorite Workout Songs: anything from Chemical Brothers

Morning or Evening: Evening
Favorite Web Sites: froogle.com, craigslist.org, ironteam.net
Favorite Eatery/Restaurant: Asquew, Aux DelicesWhen you have downtime, how do you spend it?
surfing the internet, watching TV, reading, puttering, sleeping

Tell us two lies and a truth about yourself…keep them guessing!
Last June I won a shooting competition in Billings, Montana
I had dinner with the US Postal Cycling Team (now Discovery)

When I was 14 years old, I played an extra in Repo Man (the movie).

Bio Information

Location: Pleasanton
School Attended: University of HK
Profession: Sales

Race: Ironman Lake Placid
Why: I like the Adirondacks.
Motivation: Need to cross IM off my list and I never want to act my age
Goal: Finish
Other races: Olympic Maui, Long Santa Barbara, 1/2 Soma, Santa Cruz 1/2 marathon x2, Wildflower in 2 weeks, then LP IM - whoa baby !

Favorite tri gadget/gear items: Power meter…humbles me when i think i can cycle
Favorite Books: any book by Gary Zukov
Favorite Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Top Gun - I feel the need….for speed
Favorite Songs/Artists: Van Halen
Favorite Workout Songs: Highway to the danger zone
Morning or Evening: Morning
Favorite Web Sites: match.com
Favorite Eatery/Restaurant: Hap’s in Pleasanton

When you have downtime, how do you spend it?
coffee at Tully’s, Sleeping in the sun, riding my bike then eating as much as I want including choclate soufles.

Tell us two lies and a truth about yourself…keep them guessing!
- I left my wife for the other woman nineteen years younger than I
- because the sex was better
- and because she was Latino

Bio Information

Location: Sacramento, CA (not by choice!)
School Attended: Univ. of Connecticut, B.S. in Exercise Physiology, Current student at Sacramento State for Masters’ in Physical Therapy (Dec. 2007)
Profession: Full-time Student / Part-time Phys. Therapy Aide

Race: Ironman USA (Lake Placid)
Why: To see how many people say “you’re crazy” when I tell them what I’m doing.
Motivation: Fitness, Fun, Friends, and the cause
Goal: to finish (but 14 hours would be nice!)
Other races: Wildflower ½, Tri One, Wildflower Olympic, Tri for Real

Favorite tri gadget/gear items: Timex HR Monitor, Cannondale R1000
Favorite Books: Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy (I’m a PT student, give me a break!), It’s Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong
Favorite Movies: Star Wars (the original)
Favorite Songs/Artists: Howie Day, Coldplay, U2, White Stripes
Favorite Workout Songs: “Push the Tempo” by Fatboy Slim
Morning or Evening: doesn’t matter….whatever fits in my schedule
Favorite Web Sites: google, craigslist, ebay
Favorite Eatery/Restaurant: 154 Cole St. (not an actual restaurant, but Izumi’s got fun kitchen gadgets and makes some tasty dumplings)

When you have downtime, how do you spend it? What free time? Between sleeping, eating, training, going to class, studying, and having a long-distance relationship, I barely find time to brush my teeth! When I do have a spare moment, I’m either with my girlfriend or watching a bad reality TV show on TiVo.

Tell us two lies and a truth about yourself…keep them guessing!
I’ve been hang-gliding.
I’ve gone skydiving.
I’ve owned a Jet Ski.

Bio Information

Location: USA
School Attended: SJSU
Profession: Occupational therapist at SFVA Medical Center/UCSF

Race: hispanic
Why: Why Not?
Motivation: My father
Goal: finish running and in control of the bowel and bladder
Other races: Black, mongol, and caucasian

Favorite tri gadget/gear items: I bought a bike for this, does that count.
Favorite Books: Guns, germs and steel. Changes bi-monthly
Favorite Movies: Reservoir Dogs, The Incredibles
Favorite Songs/Artists: Deep house, Jazz
Favorite Beer: any micro IPA, right now Sierra Nevada
Favorite Workout Songs: Stopped listening to the ipod after coach Wayne said not too. At least thats what I understood, I think.
Morning or Evening: early morning
Favorite Web Sites: MLB picks/odds (i dont gamble, really)
Favorite Eatery/Restaurant: Mi Abuelas

When you have downtime, how do you spend it?: buying flowers for the wife. Playing with the kids. I have a four year old girl and 8 month old boy. My little girl said the other day she wants to learn to bike and swim. “I already run good”, she said.

Tell us two lies and a truth about yourself…keep them guessing!
1- I am a first Lieutenant in the US ARMY
2- I am in Warren Miller’s Movie Higher Ground doing a fancy snowboard trick
3- I beat Andre Aggassi at the National 14 and under boys hardcourt championships when we were both students at Bolleteri Tennis Academy

Bio Information

Location: San Francisco
School Attended: San Jose State
Profession: Bit Wrangler
Race: Lake Placid
Why: Seemed Like a good idea at the time
Motivation: Doing good for my self, my community and my world.
Goal: Cross the finish with a smile on my face>

Other races:
Treasure Island, Wildflower, Big Kahuna, San Jose International

Favorite tri gadget/gear items: Zip 404’s
Favorite Books: Peace is Every Step, Cryptonomicon, Monkey Wrench Gang
Favorite Movies: The Seven Samurai, Ronin
Favorite Songs/Artists: Charlie Hunter, Robert Walter, Plastilina Mosh
Favorite Workout Songs: Plastilina Mosh - Entire Aquamosh CD, Tool - Opiate

Morning or Evening: Morning

Favorite Web Sites:
http://partialmemory.com, http://slowtwitch.com, http://velonews.com,
http://www.alistapart.com/

Favorite Eatery/Restaurant: Balboa Sushi

When you have downtime, how do you spend it?
Hamocking

Tell us two lies and a truth about yourself…keep them guessing!
I’ve never been to Spain.
I lost my virginity at age 27.
I’ve broken at least one bone in each limb.

Come meet me, or meet friends, for a drink at Scott Howard! Beginning February 7, our “kick off” night, we will be offering a new drink called the “Purple Heart.”

No, it does not have Gatorade or Cytomax, it is a true alcoholic drink made with vodka - Roth Vodka actually. Roth, who has kindly donated a case specifically for this purpose, is made locally and distilled from “California’s finest grapes”. Gotta love those kinds of donations!

The drink will be $10.00, a few dollars, to be specified on February 7, will be donated directly to my training fund! The “Purple Heart”, which is named in support of “team purple” will stay on our drink list for the next few months. So, if you can’t make it to Scott Howard on February 7 - you are more then welcome to order the “Purple Heart” the next time you come in. I look forward to seeing you lifting, cheersing and drinking in support of my Ironman. I’ll be sitting at the bar waiting for you!

- Lydia

Scott Howard is located at 500 Jackson, between Montgomery and Columbus. www.scotthowardsf.com