Triathlete Peter Kain

Peter Kain, Half Moon Bay

Age

33

Personal

Wife, Shari Kain-Pro mountain biker, 13th on World Cup circuit in 1995.

Pets-Denali the rottweiller

Sprocket & Ritchey, cats

Employment

Fitness Coordinator, Octel Communications, Milpitas

Teams or coached workouts

Avocet Cycling Team, Palo Alto

Years in triathlon

12

Triathlon accomplishments

1998 Monterey Bay Challenge, #1 Overall, 1:11:42

1997 Vineman Half Ironman, #5 Overall men, 4:02:03

1997 Columbia Tri, # 1 Men 30-34, 1:58:01

1997 South Bay Triathlon # 1 Elite Men, 1:21:52.

1996 inside triathlon's All-American, Men 30-34.

1996 Sentinel Triathlon #2 Top Men, 1:47.51

1996 South Bay Triathlon #1 Overall Winner
1996 Wildflower Long Course #1, Top 10 Age Group Male Finishers

1995 ITU World Championship, 2nd (30-34) Cancun, Mexico

1995 US National Championship, 2nd (30-34) Chicago, IL

1994 ITU World Champion - Age Group - (30-34) Wellington, New Zealand

1994-1995 Triathlon Team USA

1993-1994-1995 Triathlon Today All-American (30-34)

1992-1988 Raced as a professional triathlete

1990-1991 Hawaii Ironman Finisher

1989 Los Angeles Triathlon Series - Winner

1988 Gold Coast Triathlon Series - Winner

1987 Tri Fed & USTS National Champion, Age Group (20-24)

16 Overall Triathlon Victories

Previous athletic background

Swimming and Water Polo - high school and college. Coaching Certification, UC Santa Barbara, 1987.

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 1995.

Sample weekly training schedule

Swim 10,000 meters/week

Bike 130-180 miles/week

Run 25 miles/week

Favorite places to train

Swim Stanford Masters workouts

Bike On the coast by my house in Half Moon Bay

Run Nicene Marks State Park in Aptos or Rancho San Antonio Park in San Jose.

Favorite races

ITU Worlds - well run events.

Hawaii Ironman - best run event anywhere.

Santa Cruz Sentinel Triathlon - Great race, good course and local.

Escape From Alcatraz - Name says it all.

Nutrition and diet

High carbo diet, I eat a lot, all the time. Champion nutrition, metabolol, cytomax.

Equipment /gear philosophy

Softride Power V, Profile bars, Speedplay pedals, Spinergy Wheels, Giro helmet, Tinley clothes, Oakley glasses, Timex watch, and O'neil wetsuit.

Goals

High goal: Do well in the "Triple Crown" Triathlon, Ironman, ITU Worlds, and the US National Championship. Obtain sponsors for the 1996 Triathlon season.

Short-1 year: Top 3 at ITU Worlds and the US National Championship. Break 10 hours in Hawaii.

Mid-1-3 years: Stay at the top of the 30-34 age division.

Longterm-3-5 years: Compete in the Olympic Trials race in 1999-2000.

Who inspires you, or what motivates you?

My wife!!

Peter's sponsors for 1996 are: Softride, Tinley, Profile, Timex, Champion Nutrition, Speedplay, Spinergy, Oakley, O'neill, Runners Factory and Octel Communications. Pete will be speaking at the San Jose International Triathlon Sports Expo on Working 40 Hours a Week and Still Finding Time To Train, Quality Verses Quantity, June 1st, 11:00 to 11:45.

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