Very Old 2 Kids Min
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Brian Blamey
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Reid Carter
Reid at Hornby
Provincial gymnastics age
group champion 1969
Decent regional cyclist
(1977 – 2012)
Decent age group xc skier
Decent surf-ski paddler
Decent Mtn-biker
Ex-decent runner and triathlete
Less than decent
kite-boarder
Husband to Laura and
father to three adult boys
Managing Partner –
Brookfield Asset Management
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Al Carr
Flying
the team colours in Italy before ascending the famous
Giro climb "Cippo",
cycling past billboards of the greats who have held the Giro
winner's trophy: Merckx, Pantani,
Inkster...
- Husband of Michele, father of two, and the only
admitted grandfather on the team.
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BC age-group champion in the 1500 metre run; went
steadily downhill from there.
- BC Men's Road Race champion when the really good runners didn't show up.
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Undefeated and multiple winner of the Breakers Jog-for-a-Jug, proving that the
key to athletic success is the correct motivation.
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Short-lived triathlon career terminated upon discovery that blazing swim speed
only effective in races to the bottom of the pool.
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Survivor of multiple marathon XC mountain bike races and many days at the
Whistler Bike Park, chasing my perpetually airborne children, establishing the
need for a psychological evaluation.
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Switched to road riding for the sheer joy of being crushed on group rides by my
old friends, confirming results of psychological evaluation. Now looking for new friends.
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Consistent high race finisher in the elite but dwindling category of old
geezers with heart problems.
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Jaime Cathcart
Westside Classic 2012
– Cat 1,2 Race
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1976 – Finished second in the long distance run of the Carisbrooke
Elementary School Grade 7 gym class
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50 years old and chases the Cat 1’s and 2’s
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husband and father of 2 girls, ages 10 and 15
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Specialist Hydrotechnical Engineer – PhD
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TriBC Male Athlete of the Year – 2005
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Canadian Masters Champion – 2005
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World Masters Games Champion – 2005
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World Triathlon Championships – Masters – 4th -
2008
- Competed
in more than 90 triathlons since 1981
- Commonwealth
Games in Auckland, New Zealand -1990 – 42nd
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ITU World Cup Triathlon, Beijing, China – 1992 - 6th
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Togari International Snow Triathlon, Japan –
1995 -1st
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BC Triathlon Team Member – 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994
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Alberta Triathlon Champion – 1985
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Victoria Islandman Half-Ironman Triathlon –
1995 - 1st (4:02)
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Steve Chu
Top of Mount Baker
– June 2012
Started competitive athletic career in 1978
with VOC (Vancouver Olympic Club) as a middle distance runner – track,
cross-country and road racing. Graduated UBC
(University of British Columbia) with a Chemical Engineering degree.
During my University years, I picked up competitive cycling as this was a
natural progression in endurance sports. Now I do the best I can to
balance all my passions – Family Life (2 kids – Justin (11) and
Kara (6) – including coaching soccer and hockey), Competitive Road
Cycling, and Career (Engineering Manager for Honeywell for 25 years).
1979
- Adidas Gran Prix 10 km Track – 36:24 (age 15)
1982
- Vancouver and District High School (V&D) 5 km Track – 2nd
– 16:59
1989
– Issued Category 3 Cycling License by BC Cycling
1993
- Vancouver Sun Run – 10 km – 33:50
2009
– Competed in L’Etape du Tour – Montelimar to Mount Ventoux - 170
km
2010
– Competed in Whistler GranFondo - 124 km
2011
– Competed in Axel Merckx Penticton GranFondo - 160 km
2011
– Competed in Whistler GranFondo - 124 km
2012
- Competed in L’Etape du Tour - Pau to Bagneres
De Luchon - 201 km
2012
– Competed in Whistler GranFondo - 124 km
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Paddy Downey
Above is my photo- Actually I am under the bar so you have to look
closely
Achievements
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Married a protestant in Ireland and survived-
harder than racing to the South Pole
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Member of the Queens University winning Boat
Race team- Boat racing is each person drinks a pint consecutively- we drank six
in a row in under 30 seconds(if memory serves me right!!)
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Likely a Father to several unknown children
worldwide
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Won my age group in the Kwekwe
triathlon in Zimbabwe ( Lied about my age)
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Coached my daughters field hockey team to 9
consecutive losing seasons
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Won the 40-45 age group at the BC duathlon championships by largest ever margin in 2005 -
only problem they read my name as Patricia so I was in the wrong category- True
Story!
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Probably one of the best in the group at
running with a severe hangover- ask the lunchtime
running group.
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Daniel Friedman
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Greg Inkster
If you can’t beat
‘em, steal it – Greg with Ryder’s Giro d'Italia Trophy – Las
Vegas 2012
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Rob Lonergan
Cypress Challenge –
2011
- Rob is well qualified to be a member of VO2 Min:
- born before 1960, he is old
- with his wife Janet, he has
two teenaged daughters, meeting the minimum
requirement for kids
- He is now lawyer at Fasken
Martineau DuMoulin specializing in regulatory,
environmental and transportation law
- Once upon a time, Rob was a runner. He ran track
for Canada, off and on, between 1978 and 1992. For you trivia buffs, in
1985 he won the very first Sun Run.
- Rob has had orthopaedic surgery no less than 8
times. Cycling helps.
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Rob Mulder
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John Nelson
John ascending Col du Tourmalet – July 2012
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Matt Nutall
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Duke Sasaji
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Robin Suopanki
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David Taylor
Carbon
fiber?
My “teammates” have suggested my current equipment and
accessories have not been upgraded since.
L’Etape
du Tour - Montelimar to Mt. Ventuox
- still somewhat coherent prior to a very humbling death crawl up Mt. Ventuox.
Married to
Maria with the team minimum two kids (Matthew 16 & Christopher 19); 2nd
oldest team member next to our senior geriatric, Al Carr.
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early 1960s: numerous unorganized/disorganized neighbourhood sports…soccer, road hockey, football,
baseball, cricket, biking, tree climbing and terrorizing the neighbours…. The era before “play dates”,
parental control
and computer games.
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the
late 60’s: dabbled in organized sports…..ice hockey, soccer,
gymnastics, archery, and then discovered a passion for a sport requiring minimal
skill; middle distance running
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1971-
1980 – middle distance track and cross country running; member of the
Vancouver Olympic Track Club; did ok; got injured so took up triathlon and duathlons
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1982-
1995- completed numerous triathlons and duathlons, often winning
or placing in my age category.
Hawaii Ironman 1985 & Penticton Ironman 1995 ;
a progression toward psychosis.
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1995
– ran the Westcoast trail in 14 hrs –
officially certified psychotic
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1995-
2009 – occasional road/trail running races, grouse grinding and cycling
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2009-
present – cycling; my last kick at the can – 1st 50+ age in
inaugural 2010 Whistler Granfondo; 2nd 50+ age in
2011 Whistler Granfondo
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2013
-???
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Kevin Vallely
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