The 2^nd annual Diamond in the Rough Triathlon was held on Saturday, July 10, 2004 in Perryville, Maryland.  In addition to providing plenty of individual competition for professional and age group athletes, this international distance race served as both the USAT Mid-Atlantic Region Club Championship, as well as the USA Clydesdale & Filly Racing Federation’s Delmarva Regional Triathlon Championship.
 

Great Britain’s Simon Lessing and Australia’s Kate Major took advantage of perfect weather conditions and shattered the men’s and women’s course records at the 2004 Ironman USA Lake Placid Triathlon held on July 25, 2004.  Lessing and Major captured the men’s and women’s titles respectively with dominating performances, setting the stage for an interesting race in Hawaii in October.  It was the first Ironman victory for each of them

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 7, 2004) USA Triathlon has announced the results of the emergency election for its Board of Directors. The new Board members became official on July 12^th.
 

Each month, “Hurricane” Bob Mina joins us to preview a race scheduled to occur in the Mid-Atlantic Region.  This month, Bob previews the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon and the Lums Pond Triathlon and Duathlon.
 
We’ll start off with a race that borders on the definition of a classic in these parts, the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon on August 8^th in Wilkes-Barre, PA (http://www.wilkesbarretriathlon.com).  This is one of the oldest races in the country – this will be the 23^rd edition.  The staff knows what they’re doing from top to bottom, and it shines through every year.

Tara L. DeSorbo, R.D. joins us each month to answer your nutrition questions.  If you have a question that you would like to see answered by Tara in this newsletter, please e-mail her at nutritionalhs@hotmail.com. 
 
Q:  I am a 39 year old female in my fourth year of triathlons.  I have been a distance runner since high school.  When I compete at Olympic distance and half iron man races, I get lower GI distress during the run.  It can also happen during a half marathon.  It seems exacerbated by the heat.  If I slow down, the discomfort lessens, but comes back if I speed up.  I rarely get it training, and only then during long runs on hot days.  I have not noticed any relation to what I eat or drink while training and racing.  What can I do to prevent this?
I hope you can help with this, because at this point I am quite discouraged about competing.
 
Margaret B.
 

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. This month, the Science of Speed column focuses less on science, and more on practical training tips provided by endurance coach Jeff Devlin.
 
So you have been training like mad and want everything to fall into place for a PR on race day.  Jeff’s top-10 race day tips may help fine-tune things so you can finally nose out your training partner.  Try these and modify to taste…
 

The Mid-Atlantic Monthly Web Site
http://www.midatlanticmonthly.com
 
USAT Mid-Atlantic Web Site
http://www.usat-ma.org
 
USA Triathlon Web Site
http://www.usatriathlon.org
 
Mid-Atlantic Region Rankings
http://www.lin-mark.com/usat_rank/index.asp
 
Mid-Atlantic Region Club Directory
http://www.lin-mark.com/usatclubsma.htm
 
World Triathlon Corporation (Ironman)
http://www.ironmanlive.com
 
Duathlon.com
http://www.duathlon.com