What: Hawaiian Night with Scott Tinley, Ironman Champion
When: 09/29/04
Where: Proud Bird Restaurant
Guests: Eric Zaltas, Consulting Nutritionist to PowerBar

Scott Tinley

Scott Tinley has been competing in the sport of triathlon since its inception in 1976. He has competed in over 400 events, winning close to 100 of them, making him one of the top three winningist triathletes of all time. Additionally, he finished in the top three a record 30 times at the Ironman, European Championship (Nice, France) and the USTS Nationals.

He won the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii twice, the Ironman World Series three times and has raced in over 20 countries around the world. Tinley was inducted into the Ironman Hall of Fame in 1996.

He helped launch and manage the successful Tinley Performancewear Line of active clothing in 1984 and eventually sold the company to Reebok, Intl. in 1992. He has also authored four books in the area of multisport and lifestyle training and has been a freelance writer for Triathlete magazine, Men's Journal and Men's Fitness.

In recent years he has acted as Co-Host for Triathlete Magazine on TV, and been a marketing consultant for such companies as PowerFood, Timex and Litespeed Bicycles.

Eric Zaltas

Eric Zaltas, as the consulting nutritionist to PowerBar, is integral to keeping PowerBar on the cutting-edge of sports nutrition through research and new product initiatives. Deeply involved in the scientific community, Eric previously directed clinical research on natural bioactives at the biotech startup, Galileo Pharmaceuticals, and directed the Health Sciences division at Shaklee, a nutrition-focused consumer packaged goods company. Eric holds an MS in nutrition and is a life-long athlete, having competed at the national and international level in road cycling.

What: 2004 Kick Off Meeting w/ Simon Lessing
When: 03/01/04
Where: Proud Bird Restaurant
Guests: Simon Lessing

Simon Lessing

Just three triathletes - Simon, Mark Allen & Greg Welch - have won multiple world championships at Ultra and Olympic distances. With the unique ability to win major races of any distance, under any conditions, and in any format, these three athletes dominated the sport or in Simon's case dominate the sport. While Mark and Greg are long retired, Simon has years left in his career.
After coasting for 2 years (during which he only won 7 major races) to start a family and re-locate from England to Colorado, Simon is back to his old form - dominating races. His nearly 3-minute win at the 2003 Escape From Alcatraz was scary. Give or take a few seconds Simon had the fastest swim, bike and run. This was a performance without weakness - a chain without links. Simon shadowed the sport's most feared swimmercyclist, Craig Walton, through the bike and then attacked right out of the bikerun transition. From then on the fantastic men's field in Simon's rear view mirror grew smaller than they appeared.
Between now and whenever Simon decides to call it a career he'll likely win most U.S. major non-drafting race such as Alcatraz, Wildflower, Chicago, L.A. & Lifetime Fitness plus an Olympic Gold Medal plus the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. You can book it because, after all, this is Simon Lessing we're talking about.

2004 Overview
SIMON LESSING TO RACE IRONMAN HAWAII
When we last reported on Simon Lessing he was seated on the curb behind the LA Triathlon finish line undecided about whether to extend his race streak for another week for the Pacific Grove Triathlon. L.A. Triathlon was Simon's fifth race in 6 weeks. He decided to go. At Pacific Grove, a draft legal Olympic distance race, Simon was challenged, at least vocally, by a team of 4 Americans out to prove that they could beat Simon with team work. In the first mile of the bike Simon decided to test that theory and simply rode away from the team (and the pack containing the team) in short order. With a 1:45 lead off the bike Lessing cruise-controlled the run for a 2:24 win. The streak is now over but let the record reflect that Lessing raced six races in 7 weeks, winning three, finishing second twice and one 4th Place. Since June 1st Lessing raced 10 times, including drafting and non-drafting formats, winning 6 of those races. Lessing will race twice more - Treasure Island Triathlon (San Francisco) and Hainan Discovery Triathlon (China) -- before shutting it down for the year. "I've done everything there is to do at the shorter distances" said Lessing. "Its time to move up and from this point forward it will be about trying to win Ironman Hawaii. I haven't decided where I'll qualify but I'm looking forward to the challenge and the change. Certainly I won't be racing as often next year!" Lessing's long distance experience includes two appearances at the Nice Triathlon in the early 90's. In his first effort there (1993) he caught Mark Allen from behind and then ran shoulder to shoulder with Allen until deep in to the run when Mark finally got away. In 1995 he convincingly won the World Long Distance Championship at Nice. "I'd still like to race the Olympics next summer", said Lessing. "The hilly bike course in Athens suits me and if the requirements to make the British team aren't too onerous I'll be there."