NAME CHERIE GRUENFELD YEAR OF BIRTH 1944 HOMETOWN BLUE JAY, CALIFORNIA PRs HALF: 4:10 (EAGLEMAN); IRONMAN: 9:43 (FL) FAVORITE RACE IM HAWAII, EAGLEMAN HALF-IM TOP FINISHES IM HAWAII: 1ST '94, '95, '99, '00 IM USA 1ST '99 IM GERMANY 1ST '97 ATHLETIC BACKGROUND RAN MARATHONS STARTING IN 1986 DAY JOB RETIRED FAVORITE WORKOUT IN PREPARATION FOR KONA, I RIDE 100 MILES IN THE DESERT (WITH TEMPS WELL OVER 100 DEGREES) AND FOLLOW THAT WITH A SHORT (20 MIN.) RUN. I ALWAYS RETURN FROM THAT WORKOUT FEELING LIKE KONA CAN'T THROW ANYTHING AT ME THAT I HAVEN'T PREPARED FOR. COMMENTS I'M WORKING WITH A GROUP OF "AT RISK" KIDS AT A NEARBY SCHOOL, TRAINING WITH THEM EVERY WEEKEND TO DO TRIATHLONS. WE'VE DONE A 5K AND A SPRINT TRI (AS RELAY TEAMS) AND THERE ARE TWO OTHER SPRINT TRIS ON THE SCHEDULE. THESE ARE KIDS THAT ARE GIVEN VERY LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING POSITIVE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE HAVING A VERY POSITIVE EFFECT. I'M WORKING WITH AN ABSOLUTELY FANTANSTIC TEACHER WHO IS TOTALLY DEDICATED TO MAKING THESE KIDS' LIVES BETTER.