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NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

DAVID McADAMA is taking up the challenge of the You'll Never Know Til! You Tri

short-course triathion. The North Vancouver resident has traded his cigarettes in for a
racing bike, running shoes and swimming togs which will be put to the test on May 21.

Triathlon training finally
ends 25-year smoking habit

AFTER YEARS of smoking and half-hearted attempts
to quit, David McAdam has at last found a way to dig

himseif out of that quandary.

He decided to train for a triathlon.

“T smoked all my adult life —
for 25 years. I've quit dozens of
times for varying times but I’ve
always gone back,’’ said the 44-
year-old = group insurance sales
manager.

lt started a few
when, after consistent pressure
from his doctor who is also a
triathlete, McAdam started ty
think seriously about quitting
and training.

“fT guess it was a combination
of wanting to be fit and some-

vears age

thing to get me to quit smoking. |
wanted something with a zoal
that would make me do it.”

But ic wasn't until last January
that RecCentre Ron Andrews
provided the missing ingredient.

McAdam saw a poster adver-
tising a triathlon clinic for begin-
ners led by both loval and world
class competitors, including
triathletes Carol Montgomery

and Paul Granger.

“It was the best thing | could
have imagined for me. J just
thought these are really down-
to-earth people who get off on
doing it. It's not a snooty sport."’

Since that clinic McAdam has
quit smoking and devoted what
time he can spare to training.

“It’s sort of a mind set. I can’t
conceive of smoking and training
at the same time. It’s incompati-
blew” he says.

Initially, McAdam had ear-
marked the Vancouver Interna-
tional Triathlon for his first race
but has decided to try a more

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Capilanos clin Kamlocps

CAPILANOS THIRDS defeated
Kamloops RFC 9-6 in a hard
fought provincial championship
final at Surrey on Saturday.

Shane Cabie proved to be the
player of the game scoring ai] nine
points for the winners. Cable kick-
ed a penalty goal in the firs: half
and with the score tied at 3-3 it
looked like either team’s game go-
ing into the second half.

The locals responded
magnificently to the urging of
player coach Bob Michael and

eventually wore down the bigger
Kamloops pack. Chris Tilly troke
loose for a fine run and handed off
to Cable who scored a try and ad-
ded the two point conversion.

Ross Miles, Martin Woodward
and Wail Amara were also promi-
nent in this superb team effort.

Capilanos Atumni Day will be
held at Klahanie Park on Satur-
day, June 2 with games beginning
at 11:30 a.m. The official sod tur-
ning for the new field will take
place at 1 p.m.

Track preliminaries under way

FOUR DAYS of preliminaries
leading to the North Shore high
school track and field champion-
ships continue until May 10 at
Handsworth beginning at 2:45
p.m. each day. Fouzteen schools
are involved.

The preliminaries qualify

athletes for 99 events at the 30th
annual meet on May 17 at
Swangard Stadium from 8:45 a.m.
to 3:45 p.m. For the first time, the
triple jump will be held in each of
the four girls’ age divisions.

A total of 28 other long
distance, javelin and discus events
are finals during preliminaries.

NORTH SHORE GIRLS SOCCER CLUB
INVITES APPLICATIONS FROM COACHES AND
MANAGERS FOR THE FOLLOWING

METRG teams:

U-18 (DIV. 1)
U-16 (DIV. 2)
U-14 (DIV. 4)

Minimum requirement for coaches is Level I
(Technical). Persons interested in these
positions contact Glenn Cabb 988-3561
no later than May 25, 1990

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