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| NAME |
SIMON BUTTERWORTH |
| YEAR OF BIRTH |
1947 |
| HOMETOWN |
WATERFORD, IRELAND |
| PRs |
SWIM MILE - 24:53 (2000 MEMPHIS IN MAY);
BIKE 40K, 1:02 (2000 MEMPHIS IN MAY);
RUN 41:30 (1997 USTS CHAMPIONSHIP IN OCEANSIDE). |
| FAVORITE RACE |
HAGG LAKE, OREGON |
| TOP FINISHES |
2000 MEMPHIS IN MAY, 1ST IN AGE-GROUP (2:13:36);
NATIONALS 2000, 11TH IN AGE-GROUP (2:28:52).
FINISHED FIRST MARATHON THIS YEAR, IN DUBLIN, FOR JOINTS IN MOTION, IN 3:33.
NAMED USAT ALL-AMERICIAN, 1999 |
| ATHLETIC BACKGROUND |
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD (SCHOOL CHAMPION);
IRISH JUNIOR FENCING TEAM. |
| DAY JOB |
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGER |
| FAVORITE WORKOUT |
BIKE TIME TRIAL |
| COMMENTS |
DISCOVERED TRIATHLON IN MY WIFE'S HOMETOWN IN GERMANY IN 1986. WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE SPEED WITH WHICH SWIMSUITS AND BIKE SHORTS CAME OFF (COMPLETELY) IN THE TRANSITION. IT SEEMED LIKE FUN AND IT IS. (NEVER DID SEE SUCH EXHIBITIONISM IN THE U.S., UNFORTUNATELY.) |
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