Despite high heat and humidity, U.S. age groupers grabbed 17 gold medals, including a sweep of all but one of the women’s categories, on November 9^th at the 2002 International Triathlon Union (ITU) Triathlon World Championships. U.S. disabled athletes added to the gold medal tally with five.  Brian Leske (Washington, D.C.) brought home the only gold medal for the region, winning the above-knee amputee male race by less than 30 seconds.  A handful of other Mid-Atlantic athletes also had stellar days.
 

On November 9, 2002, more than 1700 participants competed in the fourth annual Ironman Florida Triathlon held in Panama City Beach, Florida.  Jason Shortis of Australia and Bella Comerford of the United Kingdom each walked away with their first Ironman victories.  The Mid-Atlantic region also had a strong presence at the race, with sixteen athletes nabbing coveted Ironman Hawaii slots.  Bill Hauser (Malvern, Pa.) was the top male finisher from the region and Andrea Wagner (Richmond, Va.) was the top female.

Cold weather got you down?
 
Hoping to score an early-season ticket to Kona for the 25^th anniversary race?
 
Looking for a way to get into the sold-out Ironman Canada, Ironman USA-Lake Placid and Ironman Wisconsin races?
 
If any of these apply to you, then you need to plan a trip to South America in 2003.
 
 

We have watched Ironman Hawaii on TV and many of us are now looking ahead toward a winter of training to prepare for an even better season next year.  We are evaluating our strategies and trying to figure out what we could change.  So as we get ready to start the winter hibernation, and our attention shifts from fast feet to festive feasts, what better time to revisit the physiology of carbohydrate (CHO) storage throughout training and racing. 
 
The science of speed combines two expert perspectives on seasonal triathlon testing, training, and racing and is sponsored by ELITE Testing (a division of ELITE Health & Wellness) (http://www.elitetesting.com), located in Philadelphia.
 

 
The 1st Annual TriSpeed Multisport Expo and Swap Meet to be held at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland on Sunday, January 12, 2003 from 9 am - 5 pm.

Manufacturers, race directors, club directors, retailers and individual vendors will be invited to display 2003 product lines, sell / buy and trade during this one day event. Area cyclists and triathletes will be able to see new product for 2003 and find great deals on new and used bikes, equipment and accessories.  
 
 

In this new monthly feature, Mid-Atlantic members have the opportunity to share their personal race reports, tails of humorous or epic training sessions and other multisport-related experiences with others from the region.
 
If you have an interesting story that you think other subscribers may enjoy reading, please send it to submissions@emultisport.com.
 
This month, Robin Autorino (Herndon, Va.) shares an inspiring story about family, self-esteem and togetherness.

 
The Mid-Atlantic Monthly is pleased to introduce a new column focused on nutrition and the dietary needs of endurance athletes.  This monthly feature is written by Isabel De Los Rios,  a Licensed Sports Nutritionist and  proprietor of Elite Nutrition, a company which offers healthy dietary plans for those seeking enhanced athletic ability, weight loss, treatment of metabolic diseases and pre & post natal nutrition.
 
This month, Isabel cooks up a nutrition checklist that all of us should work through to calculate our nutritional needs while training and racing.

It’s cold.  It’s gray.  There aren’t any huge races coming up for a while.  What’s a triathlete to do with only what seems like 5 hours of daylight these days? 
 
This month, Hurricane Bob offers a list of things to do to keep you from completely losing your mind until January.