A pro triathlete from Germany who recently finished in the top 10 at Ironman Germany is going to be in Tucson, AZ from mid August through late September with his coach and he asked me if I had connections to masters swim classes, home stays, training partners etc.
He is a super nice guy who rocks one of these new Giant TT bikes and I was hoping that we might get some connections for him here on slowtwitch. Exact date he had in mind was August 19 through September 27.
Any thoughts? What say you Tucson folks?
I’m thinking this is the masters program that the fast swimmers go with: http://homepage.mac.com/jimstites/FordAquatics/index.html
How many people need a place to stay, him and the coach or just him? I can forward the information to my club (www.tucsontriathlonclub.org) and get the word out. I may be able to provide a place for that duration but need to verify that I don’t have any schedule conflicts. I won’t be much help for the training partner thing but I’m sure a few people from our club could help out.
Also, I’m not sure why names are never mentioned in these requests, but it is much easier to commit to a homestay situation when you know the persons name and can look up their info. I was fortunate enough to have Kim L and Kelly L here for 3 months earlier this year. Had I not figured out who they were, I likely wouldn’t have offered up the house to them. I will say that it was great to have them here and will gladly open up my house to any athletes in the future providing I have space available.
Herbert, give me a ring. Ironically I’m in NC right now visiting the grandfolks/folks/sister from AUS.
The guy’s name is Nils Goerke and he was in that crazy sprint with Terenzo Bozzone at the end. I’ll find out more.