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Name:	Jose Torres
Nickname:	Jose
Location:	Reston, VA
Age Group:	Male 50 - 54
What I do to pay the bills:	Procurement Professional (Food & Beverage industry)
Short term triathlon goals:	To obtain a respectable time in a Sprint and Olympic length Triathlon
Long term triathlon goals:	To place in my age group in a Sprint or Olympic Length Triathlon
Fantasy triathlon goals:	NYC Nautica Triathlon (my home town) (will only do if I can do well)
Garlic:	Good with everything
Blue Cheese:	Good with everything, but I'm lactose Intolerant
For breakfast, I usually have:	Almost every day I have a PB& J sandwich
After a long day of training, my favorite meal is:	Nothing beats a dozen hot wings.
My best triathlon advice is:	During the first 5 – 10 minutes of training, ignore the discomfort, it gets better without even noticing. If I did not get this advise, I never would have made it though the discomfort of warming up.
What was I thinking when I signed up for my first race:	Terrified I would finish last

Race Summary

Race Type	# Done	PR Race	PR
Run - 5 km	5	Walk for Autism 5K Race (Oct 22, 2011)	0:22:29
Run - 10 km	1	Ringing in Hope 10K (Dec 31, 2010)	0:55:12
Run - Half Marathon	3	Annapolis Half Marathon (Nov 19, 2011)	1:46:50
Duathlon - Sprint	3	Bronx Duathlon (Apr 29, 2012)	1:25:03
Duathlon - International Distance	1	Prospect Park Duathlon (Nov 13, 2011)	1:35:38
Triathlon - Sprint	12	Tri-It™ Triathlon (Jun 9, 2012)	0:51:06
Triathlon - Half Ironman	1	IRONMAN 70.3 San Juan (Mar 18, 2012)	6:22:00

Race Schedule

Date	Name	Type	Results
Date	Name	Type	Time	O.A.	A.G.
Oct 9, 2010	Reston Great Pumkin 5K	Run - 5 km	View
Oct 9, 2010	Reston Great Pumkin 5K	Run - 5 km	0:32:34	902 / 14	83 / 98
Oct 10, 2010	Walk for Autism 5K Race	Run - 5 km	View
Oct 10, 2010	Walk for Autism 5K Race	Run - 5 km	0:26:36	46 / 66	8 / 14
Oct 30, 2010	Wolf Trap's Run for the Arts	Run - 5 km	View
Oct 30, 2010	Wolf Trap's Run for the Arts	Run - 5 km	0:27:51	157 / 596	25 / 58
Nov 14, 2010	Prospect Park Fall Duathlon	Duathlon - Sprint	View
Nov 14, 2010	Prospect Park Fall Duathlon	Duathlon - Sprint	1:52:25	53 / 88	6 / 8
Nov 25, 2010	Atlanta Half Marathon	Run - Half Marathon	View
Nov 25, 2010	Atlanta Half Marathon	Run - Half Marathon	2:16:37	5589 / 8866	529 / 624
Dec 31, 2010	Ringing in Hope 10K	Run - 10 km	View
Dec 31, 2010	Ringing in Hope 10K	Run - 10 km	0:55:12	224 / 466	49 / 93
Mar 19, 2011	Prospect Park Fall Duathlon	Duathlon - Sprint	View
Mar 19, 2011	Prospect Park Fall Duathlon	Duathlon - Sprint	1:43:11	61 / 109	11 / 17
Apr 2, 2011	Smithfield Sprint Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	View
Apr 2, 2011	Smithfield Sprint Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	1:08:15	156 / 425	6 / 58
May 1, 2011	Five Boro Bike Tour	Bike - Other	View
May 1, 2011	Five Boro Bike Tour	Bike - Other
May 6, 2011	Tour de Skyline Day 1	Bike - Other	View
May 6, 2011	Tour de Skyline Day 1	Bike - Other	7:30:00
May 7, 2011	Tour de Skyline Day 2	Bike - Other	View
May 7, 2011	Tour de Skyline Day 2	Bike - Other	5:01:00
May 15, 2011	Ocean City Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	View
May 15, 2011	Ocean City Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	1:28:17	37 / 11	9 / 13
Jun 5, 2011	Reston Sprint Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	View
Jun 5, 2011	Reston Sprint Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	1:17:00	159 / 511	11 / 30
Jun 19, 2011	Washington DC Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	View
Jun 19, 2011	Washington DC Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	1:51:00	716 / 1311	74 / 120
Jul 17, 2011	TRI 'N DU PUTNAM	Triathlon - Sprint	View
Jul 17, 2011	TRI 'N DU PUTNAM	Triathlon - Sprint	1:25:00	129 / 250	12 / 18
Jul 31, 2011	NYC Central Park Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	View
Jul 31, 2011	NYC Central Park Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	1:17:00	46 / 196	4 / 13
Sep 18, 2011	Taylor Love Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	View
Sep 18, 2011	Taylor Love Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	1:13:34	6 / 88	1 / 8
Oct 2, 2011	Giant Acorn	Triathlon - Sprint	View
Oct 2, 2011	Giant Acorn	Triathlon - Sprint	1:24:27	132 / 366	5 / 63
Oct 8, 2011	Reston Great Pumkin 5K	Run - 5 km	View
Oct 8, 2011	Reston Great Pumkin 5K	Run - 5 km	0:22:50	78 / 448	8 / 69
Oct 16, 2011	Dragonfly Sprint Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	View
Oct 16, 2011	Dragonfly Sprint Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	1:32:53	14 / 106	3 / 14
Oct 22, 2011	Walk for Autism 5K Race	Run - 5 km	View
Oct 22, 2011	Walk for Autism 5K Race	Run - 5 km	0:22:29	10 / 83	4 / 15
Nov 13, 2011	Prospect Park Duathlon	Duathlon - International Distance	View
Nov 13, 2011	Prospect Park Duathlon	Duathlon - International Distance	1:35:38	23 / 118	3 / 23
Nov 19, 2011	Annapolis Half Marathon	Run - Half Marathon	View
Nov 19, 2011	Annapolis Half Marathon	Run - Half Marathon	1:46:50	427 / 3400	56 / 232
Jan 29, 2012	Cloud Snapple Half Marathon	Run - Half Marathon	View
Jan 29, 2012	Cloud Snapple Half Marathon	Run - Half Marathon	1:47:00
Mar 18, 2012	IRONMAN 70.3 San Juan	Triathlon - Half Ironman	View
Mar 18, 2012	IRONMAN 70.3 San Juan	Triathlon - Half Ironman	6:22:00	677 / 1107	134 / 195
Apr 14, 2012	Rumpass in Bumpass Internation	Triathlon - International Distance	View
Apr 14, 2012	Rumpass in Bumpass Internation	Triathlon - International Distance	(DNF)
Apr 29, 2012	Bronx Duathlon	Duathlon - Sprint	View
Apr 29, 2012	Bronx Duathlon	Duathlon - Sprint	1:25:03	28 / 125	3 / 14
May 4, 2012	Tour de Skyline Day 1	Bike - Other	None
May 5, 2012	Tour de Skyline Day 2	Bike - Other	None
May 12, 2012	Cascade Lake Triathlon/Duathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	View
May 12, 2012	Cascade Lake Triathlon/Duathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	1:30:26	46 / 210	9 / 21
Jun 3, 2012	Autism Speaks Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	View
Jun 3, 2012	Autism Speaks Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	1:15:20	2 / 59	1 / 8
Jun 9, 2012	Tri-It™ Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	View
Jun 9, 2012	Tri-It™ Triathlon	Triathlon - Sprint	0:51:06	21 / 335	1 / 25