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Coaches Blog...Monday, April 30Friday, April 27 Profile / Nikee Pomper, triathlete UNION-TRIBUNE April 27, 2007 Background: Raised in Chicago, Pomper, 28, was an All-America water polo player in high school. After attending the University of Kansas, where she didn't play water polo and majored in communications, Pomper focused on her fitness again by running a half marathon and marathon. Wanting to live in San Diego for some time, she moved here 31/2 years ago and works for a company that produces charity events. She took up the triathlon two years ago and has fallen hard for the sport. At the Ford Ironman Arizona last weekend, Pomper finished fourth out of 45 in her age group (11 hours, 23 minutes) and missed qualifying for Ironman Hawaii by less than five minutes. Quick hits: Pomper, who lives in Ocean Beach, trains with Felipe Loureiro's Breakaway Training group. Arizona was her second Ironman. She improved her time by more than 50 minutes. On average, she trains 16-19 hours a week. Cove lover: Pomper's favorite San Diego activity: swimming at La Jolla Cove. "Being that I swam for so many years in a Chicago pool, it's like swimming in an aquarium. There's no lanes. You don't have to worry about flip turns. It's beautiful." Faves file: Pomper's favorite recent movie: "Babel." "It was fast-paced, the cinematography was amazing. The story was phenomenal." Favorite book: J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye." "I liked how real the descriptions were." Favorite TV program: "Arrested Development." "It's so witty and so smart. The characters are just hilarious." - DON NORCROSS Thursday, April 26Good Luck This Weekend to all Breakaway Training Athletes:  The Alpine Challenge is the premiere ride of the East San Diego County's mountains. Each ride tests the riders skills with the Dehesa Road ascent. The Pine Valley Ride takes you through the communities of Descanso, Guatay and Pine Valley. They consist of the 20 Mile Ride, the 30 Mile Ride, the 61 mile Descanso Ride and the 72 mile Pine Valley Ride  This epic event will not only test your physical and mental strength, but more importantly will create treasured lifelong memories.Along the way are 30 legs covering approx. 180 + miles from the start line at Vail Lake in Temecula to the finish line at San Dieguito County Park in Del Mar. Date: April 28 & 29, 2007 Start Line: Vail Lake - Temucula, CA Finish Line: San Dieguito County Park - Del Mar, CA Breakaway Training Wild Miles Relay Team Roster: Salvador Lancaster & Rick Denney Sunday, April 22Desert International Triathlon  La Jolla Half Marathon               Saturday, April 2104/22  - Tom West (Top 11 Age-Group) - David Teafatiller (10th Age-Group) - Marsella Macias (Top 17 Age-Group) - Gunnar Granquist (3rd Age-Group) _________________________________________________________________________________  - Rachel Saldivar: 2h30' P.R. - Antonio Marques: 1h37' P.R. - Dave Platfoot: 1h34' - Paola Pasqualini: 1h39' P.R. - Kirsten Loureiro: 1h45' P.R. - Julie Dunkle: 1h44' - Scott Cauchois - K. Briggs: 2h31' First Half - Brian Melekian: 1h37 P.R. - Mark Wayne: 1h36' - Dave Wilcox: 1h43' - Jay Pederson: 2h18' - Paul Jesse: 1h43' - Kassie Eckhart - Damon Smith: 1h50' - Michelle S. - Karin Thebus - Rebecca Birns: 30'00'' - Maria Gonzalez - Mike Vitug: 2h29' - Jordan Gardiner: 1h32' - Crystal Vitug: 2h32' - Steve McFarland: 2h18' P.R. - Doug Brackmann - Giuseppe Ciuffa: 1h45' - Lindsey Logan: 1h54' - Mark Palamar - Rick Vingirelli - Stuart Fish: 1h45' - Coach Luke: 1h27' - Coach Felipe: 1h29'  Monday, April 16 Boston Marathon Rebecca Rothman: 3h28'11'' Norma Gonzalez: 4h17'15'' Titi Scolari: 4h49'02'' Juan Martinez: 5h00'17''    NIKEE POMPER - 11h23'08'' (4th Age-Group) SWIM 58:46 BIKE 5:51:13 RUN 4:26:01 COLLEEN WOELFEL - 14h24'55'' SWIM 1:01:57 BIKE 6:36:52 RUN 6:33:04 Sunday, April 15 Congratulations to Erik Nau (5th Overall) and Emilio DeSoto (7th Overall) on the Los Angeles Triathlon Championship Series #1 Wednesday, April 11 Hello! Hope all is well with you all. I will be competing in my 2nd Ironman this Sunday, Ironman Arizona. I can be tracked online at www.ironmanlive.com, click on the Ironman Arizona link, and the will be an option to "Track an Athlete." My progress can be tracked with my last name or my bib number, #2087. My teammate and good friend Colleen Woelfel will also be competing in the race. This will be here first! Here bib number is #2242 I am shooting to finish the race in 11 hours and 30 minutes. I came down with Bronchitis 2 weeks ago, and hoping to kick the last bit of it by this weekend. I hope the last 2 weeks of my rest/taper/taking it easy will pay off. At the race, I will have the loving support of my platonic life partner, Joanna, my very dear friend, Joe, my sweetheart/ the best boyfriend a girl could ask for, Brian, and Brian's very dear friend Anthony and his family. I ask you to please send Colleen and I good thoughts and prayers on Sunday! Nikee Pomper My Kuota Kalibur ready for Oceanside 70.3
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 Thursday, April 5Breakaway Training & San Diego Running Institute Presents: What: Meeting When: 04/16 (Monday) Where: San Diego Running Institute (www.sdri.net) Time: 5:30 to 7:00 pm  Schedule: 5:30 - 5:50 Basic Bike Care and Bike Tips w/Matt Simpson 5:55 - 6:15 Injury Prevention and Care w/Dr. Runco 6:20 - 6:45 Polar Demo w/Team Polar Reps 6:45 - 7:00 - Training Questions w/ Coach Felipe   Sunday, April 1
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