Charities - CAP (Children Awaiting Parents, Inc.), Hillside Children's Center of Rochester and the Humane Society

Personal - David lives in Canandaigua, NY with his wife Julie and dog, Mocha.  Born and raised in Rochester, NY, he is one of five existing siblings (a brother who was adopted from Hillside, died in Spain while on an exchange program).  His parents think he is crazy for wanting to return, but since he will be raising money for children, it must be worth while. 

He is currently employed as an ESL teacher at North Street Elementary School in Geneva, NY where he teaches 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders.  His life's passions are people, travel, languages, and sport. 

In 2001, he completed Ironman Lake Placid but was hospitalized for severe hyponatremia.   He is choosing to take this challenge once more in the name of charity and personal healing.  Since 1988, the year he completed his first olympic-distance triathlon at Hamlin Beach, the Ironman has been a life-long dream. 

Athletic Portfolio-           

• Ironman Lake Placid 2001, 12hrs  6 mins, spent post-race party in the ICU at the hospital in Saranac
• Survival of The Gunks, 5 hrs and 10 mins,
• 2000 Tupper Lake Tinman 2000 and 2002, 5 hrs 20 mins, and 4 hrs 59 mins respectively
• Completed 13 marathons: Vermont City, 1991,97,98,99,00,01,02 (PR: 3hrs 14 mins), Marathon International de Lyon, France, Seattle, Marine Corps, Wine Glass, and Toronto

• Tug Hill Tourathon 50km nordic ski race, 10 times, PR ?

              Other notable performances (that I recall)

               *  Corn Hill 5km race, 7/12/93 ---18 mins 43 secs (PR)

               *  Keuka Lake Triathlon, 1991, 4th overall, 1st 20-29

               *  Oswego Duathlon, 5th overall

               *  Primer Trialo Playa Anasco, Puerto Rico 1989, 3rd overall

Training  Combination of running, biking, swimming, and for a first time, weightlifting.  I will for the first time, starting this fall, I will begin a specific, integrated, planned schedule (I'm usually non-regimented)  I am not currently running to give some healing time for my plantar fasciitis.

Equipment   Stowe Air Conquest with Mavic Cosmic Elite Wheels, Quintana Roo  Wetsuit, New Balance sneakers

Education SUNY-Oswego, BA French with minors in Spanish and International Studies. 1991 Nazareth College, Rochester, NY MS Ed. TESOL, 1996

Memberships   Rochester Area Triathletes, since 1988

                        USTA Member, since 1991

                        Sawbellies Masters Swimming Team Canandaigua, NY