07/30 VINEMAN 70.3 IRONMAN

RESULTS:

- MICHELLE S. : 1st Half Ironman

- SALVADOR : 4h 59'

- GIUSEPPE : Flat tire, but still finished strong!

- COACH FELIPE : 4h 36'

- MARK PALAMAR : 1st Half Ironman

- DAVID T. : 5h 49'

- KATHLEEN RAFAAT : 6h 35'

- NIKKI MOLENBEEK : 6h 07'

- MARK SMITH : 5h 53'

- PATRICK THEBUS : 1st Half Ironman

- GARY ELMER : 5h 36'

07/30 SOLANA BEACH TRIATHLON

RESULTS:

- TONY TURPIN : TOP 20 AGE-GROUP

-COLLEEN W. : TOP 11 AGE-GROUP

- RACHEL S. : 1ST AGE-GROUP

-TAMI: Top 29 AGE-GROUP

- JEN DIGITS : TOP 18 AGE-GROUP

-JUAN MARTINEZ:

- HEIDI CROMPTON : 3RD AGE-GROUP

-ERIK NAU: 1ST AGE-GROUP

San Diego Union-Tribune

Profile / Heidi Crompton, triathlete
July 7, 2006

Background A freestyle swimmer at Mt. Carmel High and Fresno State, Crompton first sampled triathlon atop a mountain bike. She has shifted to a road bike with nice success at the sprint distances. At the recent Mission Bay Spring Sprint Triathlon, Crompton, 28, won her age division, finishing the quarter-mile swim, 9-mile bike ride and 3-mile run in 59 minutes, 49 seconds.

Quick hits Crompton is a fifth-grade teacher who lives in Rancho Bernardo. She races for the Wheels on Wheels triathlon team. She was born in England.

Quotable Crompton on triathlon's lure: "It's addicting. Every race you're learning something new."

Job hazards
Two months before she was to run the Honolulu Marathon last December, Crompton stepped in a gopher hole while playing tag with students on the school playground. She recovered from the sprained ankle and finished the marathon in 4 hours, 47 minutes.

No mas Crompton, when asked if she'll attempt another marathon: "I'm just going to stick to triathlons. I need that swim to get me a lead."

Training log On average, Crompton swims 9 miles a week, runs 18-24 miles and rides about 60 miles.

-DON NORCROSS

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060707/news_lz1s7profile.html

Kitchen Combat - Chef Giuseppe Ciuffa

On Monday, July 10th, we had a special cooking show. Four of the top chefs in San Diego joined us in studio and duked it out with their pots and pans. From France to USA, we had the World Cup of Food. Chef Giuseppe Ciuffa stopped by to bring us the flavors of Italy. Chef Giuseppe is the man behind the delicious Giuseppe restaurants and fine catering.

Check the Video: http://www.kusi.com/news/insidesd/3321151.html?video=pop&t=a

RESULTS:

- COACH FELIPE: 1ST AGE-GROUP
- KATHLEEN RAFAAT: 1ST AGE-GROUP
- COLLEEN WOELFEL: 5TH AGE-GROUP
- GIUSEPPE CIUFFA: 24TH AGE-GROUP
- KIRSTEN LOUREIRO: 15TH AGE-GROUP
- TONY TURPIN: 28TH AGE-GROUP
- HEIDI CROMPTON: 1ST AGE-GROUP
- DANIEL YEAGER: 4TH AGE-GROUP
- ERIK NAU: 7TH ELITE
- GARRY: 9TH AGE-GROUP
- SHAUN ALGER: 12TH AGE-GROUP
- DEREK BAGGERLY: 7TH AGE-GROUP
- GREG BARRY: 61ST AGE-GROUP
- SCOTT BERTONE: FIRST TRIATHLON
- REID CARR: FIRST TRIATHLON
- MARTIN GRUNBURG: 63RD AGE-GROUP
- MARK HOFFMAN: FIRST TRIATHLON
- PAUL REYNOLDS: FIRST TRIATHLON
- WAYNE: FIRST TRIATHLON