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A Tri for all ages...
I personally did my first triathlon in 1985 and became hooked on the sport. I was working in hotel management and wanted all of my weekends off for racing triathlons; which was rather difficult being a Banquet Manager, so in 1991 I quit my job and started a company called Total Body Fitness, offering In-Home Personal Training. The next year I started coaching a bunch of marathon runners for a new program called Team in Training, and convinced my best friend from high school, Mark Shaw, to join me in Total Body Fitness as my partner. After a few years of coaching the marathon runners in addition to our personal training clients, we started offering a ‘Triathlon Class’ for the Wildflower Triathlon Festival. When Wildflower started getting so popular that our triathletes could not get in to the race, we put on our own triathlon for the class, and the next year in 1998, offered our first race to the public with our Granite Bay Triathlon.
After the first triathlon Total Body Fitness, or TBF Racing, the ‘branch’ of TBF devoted to Multi-Sport Events, expanded our race offerings to include Off-Road Duathlons, Mountain Bike Races, Trail Runs, and Kids Events along with more Triathlons. In 2001 we took over the Original TRI for FUN Triathlon Series founded by Sally Edwards, added an Olympic Distance Series called the Tri for Real the next year, and by 2003 had over 30 races – which prompted us to start our Race for Free Volunteer program and bring on a “Key Staff” to keep our races running safely and smoothly. Volunteers at our events, in return for working a four-hour volunteer shift, receive a $40 voucher good at any of our over 70 events. Our TBF Racing Key Staff, in return for working at all of our events, receive a two-week luxury adventure trip to Thailand each year with TBF Travel, our Adventure Travel company. With a full Key Staff and plenty of volunteers, TBF Racing events are always very well staffed and managed – one of the trademarks of our races.
Fun is another trademark of our TBF Racing events. Athletes are always remarking how much they enjoy the enthusiasm and support they receive at our races. Each athlete feels special from the care and attention given to them at our races. Having their name called as they finish by race announcer Mark Shaw; who knows many of the finishers personally, and being greeted by Bill who constantly roams the races making sure everything is running smoothly, is a personal touch that many of the athletes appreciate. TBF Racing is also known for its low prices, great finish line food, and support for the Triathlon community. TRI Clubs are offered reserved bike racks in transition for their athletes, families are offered special discounts for multiple kids racing, and TBF Racing supports local charities such as the St John’s Shelter for Women and Children and the Special Olympics, and has helped to raise funds for special causes such as Jamie Whitmore’s battle with cancer in 2008.
At Total Body Fitness our mission is to change lives, one at a time, by introducing people to the Multi-Sport Lifestyle and helping them discover the joy and freedom that comes from being able to set goals and push your body to reach them. With races from our TRI for KIDS Triathlons for boys and girls as young as 5 years old, up to our TBF HIT (Half Iron Triathlon), we have something for everyone that loves to swim, bike, and run. At Total Body Fitness we believe that if you workout, everything else will too!
To learn more about Total Body Fitness visit http://www.totalbodyfitness.com/index.html
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Bill Driskill
