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Total Intensity Sports
and L2 Technical Sales is pleased to sponsor and support Team
Intensity, a group of individuals who make sacrifices and strive to reach
their fullest potential as athletes. Team Intensity is a select team of
triathletes and runners who aim to compete in the Regional, National and World
Championship events. Team Intensity athletes have been training with Total
Intensity Sports for at least twelve months and have reached specific
competitive standards in races they've completed in the past eighteen
months.
Team Intensity athletes compete in triathlons, duathlons
and running events of all distances as well as open water swims, marathons, short
and middle distance running races, mountain bike races and triathlons,
cycling races and any other competitive event that offers them a
challenge.
These athletes train smart and
train with intensity!!
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 Jon
Fong
Home:
Roseville CA
Age: 26
Year Started in Triathlon: 2006
First Triathlon: Tri 4 Real - Pleasanton, CA
Best Racing Moment: Going sub 2:30 on the Wildflower Olympic Course
Favorite TIS Workout: Track. Always something new, definitely going to be
hard, guaranteed to make you faster.
Favorite Non-training Activity: Bowling. I'm a much better bowler than
triathlete.
Favorite Event: Vineman. It's an awesome event in a gorgeous setting. The
course should be super fast, yet every year it finds a way to destroy me.
Favorite Quote: (random lady at Wildflower 2009) Rub some hurt on it!!
Most Admired Athlete: David Zabriskie. A TT specialist, but a complete
dork off the bike.
Your Biggest Motivation to Train/Race: I've never been an athletic or
active person. It's amazing to see what can be accomplished through dedication
and hardwork. And I love all the toys you can buy for your bike.
Top Three Highlights From 2008:
- Back to back AG Nationals in Portland
- Olympic Wildflower PR
- 3rd AG finish at Merced Gateway
Most Important Events 2009:
- WF Long Course
- Vineman 70.3
- IM CDA 2010
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 Mike
French
Home:
Davis, CA
Age: 38
Year Started in Triathlon: 2007
First Triathlon: Tri For Fun, Rancho Seco
Best Racing Moment: Reeling in as many of the faster swimmers on the bike as
possible
Favorite TIS Workout: Saturday morning bike/run repeats
Favorite Non-training Activity: Recovering, filling in as a sleep number
bed for my cats, Darwin & Huxley.
Favorite Event: Wildflower - arriving Friday night, setting up camp,
watching the long course on Saturday surrounded by hundreds of fellow
triathletes; by Sunday, I am biting at the bit to get going.
Favorite Quote: "That which does not kill me, only postpones the
inevitable."
Most Admired Athlete: Dick Hoyt, the father who has competed in hundreds of
triathlons, marathons and other races, all while carrying along his son, Rick
Hoyt, who has cerebral palsy
Your Biggest Motivation to Train/Race: To stay fit and active. Always having
another race on the horizon is what helps keep me motivated to train harder.
Top Three Highlights From 2008:
- Competing in my first Olympic distance tri at
Wildflower
- Winning my age group at the Tri for Fun
Most Important Events 2009:
- Lake Stevens 70.3 - my first half Ironman and
with the number of Total Intensity members coming together and sharing a house
together for the event, it will be like a much more luxurious and intense
Wildflower.
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 Jon Klingensmith
Home:
El Dorado Hills, CA
Age: 34
Year Started in Triathlon: 2005
First Triathlon: Tri-for-Fun
Best Racing Moment: 12th place ag group finish at Vineman 70.3 with a 4.38
while having a full-blown case of shingles on my eye.
Favorite TIS Workout: Track!! Is there any doubt?
Favorite Non-training Activity: Playing with my kids.
Favorite Event: Vineman 70.3 and any Ironman
Favorite Quote: "We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to
the level of our training."
Most Admired Athlete: Too
many to name... Lance Armstrong for his fight against cancer. Chrissie Wellington for her modesty and
selflessness even though she is completely dominant. The list goes on...
Biggest Motivation to Train/Race: Goals. The competition. Staying
strong and healthy. Setting a good example for my kids as they grow up.
Top Three Highlights From 2009:
- 4th place age group at World's Toughest Half
- 12th place age group out of 261 at Vineman 70.3
- cutting 1:15 off my Ironman PR at Ironman Louisville
Most Important Events 2010:
- Ironman Coeur D'Alene
- Ironman Wisconsin
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 Michael
Klingman
Home:
Sacramento, CA
Age: 29
Year Started in Triathlon: 2008
First Triathlon: Wildflower
Best Racing Moment: Top 10 Overall Finish at Golden Gate Triathlon
Favorite TIS Workout: Saturday Bricks
Favorite Non-training Activity: Spending time with family/friends
Favorite Event: Wildflower
Favorite Quote: "It's okay to hurt!" - John Pottebaum
Most Admired Athlete: Lance Armstrong - he's not human
Biggest Motivation to Train/Race: I love to compete!
Top Three Highlights From 2008:
- finishing my first triathlon - Wildflower
- placing in the top ten overall at Golden Gate
Triathlon
- PR at Folsom International - 2.16
Most Important Events 2009:
- Lake Stevens
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 Tom
Murphy
USA Triathlon Honorable
Mention All-American, 2007-2008
Home:
O'Fallon, IL
Age: 41
Year Started in Triathlon: 2003
First Triathlon: Icebreaker Triathlon
Best Racing Moment: 3rd Overall at Cutting Edge 1/2 IM - 4:35 was PR; 1st
time that I "raced" instead of just finished a triathlon.
Favorite TIS Workout: Hard weeks during intensity phase; especially the
brutal weekends - 16 hours training in 2 days.
Favorite Non-training Activity: Spending time with family/friends, reading,
music
Favorite Event: American Triple-T - four races in 3 days! Great endurance
test and extreme confidence builder.
Favorite Quote: "We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never
lose infinite hope." - Martin Luther King, Jr
Most Admired Athlete: Tiger Woods - he has amazing focus and realizes that
success is built by hard work and attention to fundamentals.
Biggest Motivations to Train/Race:
- Qualify for Kona (great to always have goals)
- Maintain a healthy lifestyle (though training allows
me to eat what I want)
- Camaraderie of fellow athletes (comparing war-stories
is awesome)
Top Three Highlights From 2008:
- Wildflower - 1st Race back from accident in 2007
- IM CDA - Broke 11 hours
- IM Louisville - Best IM finish; only 9 weeks between
Ironmans
Most Important Events 2009:
- IM Arizona in November
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 Holly Olmsted
Home:
Sacramento
Age: 28
Year Started in Triathlon: 2005
First Triathlon: TBF Tri-for-Fun
Best Racing Moment: Coming out of the water in Ironman Canada and
looking at my watch and seeing 1hr and 9 min!
Favorite TIS Workout: In addition the Tuesday night spin class, the
Rodeo Park Duathlon Time Trials! I love the competitiveness!
Favorite Non-training Activity: Enjoying time with family and
friends
Favorite Event: Wildflower....can't beat a weekend of camping and a
challenging race course!
Favorite Quote:
"I do this because I can."
Most Admired Athlete:
My mom....learning to swim at 64 years old and completing her first
triathlon
Your Biggest Motivation to Train/Race:
I thrive on the competition and seeing what my body is capable of
accomplishing
Top Three Highlights From 2009:
- Completing Ironman Canada under 12 hours
- PR'ing across the board in Vineman 70.3
- Can't believe that I got hit by a car two weeks
before my Ironman
Most Important Events 2010:
- Wildflower Olympic distance course...has
been two years since I have done short course
- Breaking 11 hours in Ironman Arizona
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 Steve Reynolds
Home:
Sacramento
Age:
55
Year Started in Triathlon:
2000
First Triathlon:
Golden State
Best Racing Moment:
Qualifying for Nationals 2008
Favorite TIS Workout:
Serrano Saturdays
Favorite Non-training Activity:
Working in the yard
Favorite Event:
Pacific Grove
Favorite Quote:
"Man this hurts" , Cary Keaten
Most Admired Athlete:
Anyone who toes-the-line on race day.
Your Biggest Motivation to Train/Race:
The people I train with.
Top Three Highlights From 2008:
- Completing my first Wildflower
- Qualifying for nationals at Pacific Grove
- USAT Age-Group Nationals in Oregon
Most Important Events 2009:
- WildFlower
- Donner
- Pacific Grove
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 Cindy Scott
Home: Sacramento, CA
Age: 54
Year Started in Triathlon: 2009
First Triathlon: Wildflower
Best Racing Moments: Crossing the line at Wildflower almost trumps
crossing the finish line at the Olympic Marathon Trials in 1988
Favorite TIS Workout:
Still loving descending 400's on the track, but riding my bike up hill is
getting close
Favorite Non-training Activity: Playing with my dogs and working on my
house
Favorite Event: Wildflower
Favorite Quote: “When was the last time you did something for the first
time” - Coach P.
Most Admired Athlete: TIS athletes
Your Biggest Motivation to Train/Race: To be strong, healthy and happy
and to do everything to the best of my ability…
Top Three Highlights:
- Learning how to swim
- Swimming in open water (with the help of my TIS
friends and coach)
- Completing my first triathlon after being a runner
for 28 years
Most Important Events 2009:
- So far…wildflower.
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 Nancy Templeton
USA Triathlon
Honorable Mention All-American, 2008
Team USA Member, 2009
Home: Sacramento
Age: 53
Year Started in Triathlon: 2006
First Triathlon: Pacific Grove (on my 50th birthday!)
Best Racing Moment: Having Coach at Nationals coaching and encouraging me
into and out of T1, coming around on the bike loop and heading out and then back
in on the run! John did it for all of us who were racing that day, and that it
made a huge difference to each and every person!!
Favorite TIS Workout: Saturday group. Its the perfect way to start the
weekend; a good hard workout with a fantastic training group!
Favorite Non-training Activity: Cheering for my son Robby and his team at football
games and track meets
Favorite Event: The next one!
Favorite Quote: "When you're going through hell keep going."
Most Admired Athlete: Sam McGlone, who came back from a near career-ending
injury to place 5th at Kona and then win IM Arizona.
Your Biggest Motivation to Train/Race: I love to race!
Top Highlight From 2009:
- Crossing the finish line at the aquathlon world
championship just 5 weeks after surgery to repair my broken wrist (suffered in a
training crash). It was my first non-wetsuit swim and I did it using only one
arm!
Most Important Events 2010:
- Boulder 70.3 (my first 70.3 event)
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 Nicole
Young
Home:
Shingle Springs, CA
Age: 38
Year Started in Triathlon: 1997
First Triathlon: Eppie's Great Race
Best Racing Moment: Crossing the finish line in any and every race!
Favorite TIS Workout: Saturday morning bricks
Favorite Non-training Activity: What else is there? OH...hanging out with my
children!
Favorite Event: Eppie's Great Race and Hood to Coast Relay
Favorite Quote: don't really have one...other than what I tell my kids:
"Practice, practice, practice!!"
Most Admired Athlete: I
don't really follow many athletes - I'm a doer more than a follower, but Lance
Armstrong is pretty inspirational as an athlete; getting through cancer, the
Tour, "retiring", doing a marathon and mountain biking, then going back to his
love of road biking just because...he loves it! Why quit if it's your passion!?
Biggest Motivation to Train/Race: Several reasons: it's a mental therapy for
me, I love having goals, I want to be an inspiration and role model to my
children and, of course, it allows me to eat more chocolate!
Top Three Highlights From 2009:
- Eppie's (first overall female; PR'ing)
- Finishing 1st in my division (or first overall) in
all but one race that I competed in...but most importantly, I felt like I was
ready and on top of my game in nearly every race!
- Feeling like I'm in the best shape of my life
Most Important Events 2010:
- Eppie's (defending my title)
- Adding a brand new component to racing and
training...learning to swim (literally) and competing in Boulder 70.3.
- Outside of racing: coaching my son's soccer team,
watching him participate and love all sports, and watching my daughter excel in
gymnastics!
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 Allison
Zwingenberger
Home: Davis, CA
Age: 38
Year Started in Triathlon: 2007
First Triathlon: Tri for
Fun, Rancho Seco, CA
Best Racing Moment: Crossing the finish line at my first Wildflower
Favorite TIS Workout: Saturday bike/run repeats. I love doing the short,
hard runs in between the bike loops.
Favorite Non-training Activity: Reading a good book, when I have time!
Favorite Event: Wildflower. The race is so challenging, and the atmosphere
is fantastic.
Favorite Quote: "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you
must keep moving" - Albert Einstein
Most Admired Athlete:
Chrissie Wellington. She is so gifted, and yet humble and gracious to other pros
and age groupers alike.
Your Biggest Motivation to
Train/Race: I love being challenged with gaining new skills (mental and
physical), and reaching new goals.
Top Three Highlights From
2008:
- completing my first 70.3 at Lake Stevens
- first podium finish at the Tri For Fun
- having fun with the TIS crew at races and workouts!
Most Important Events 2009:
- Wildflower
- Boulder 70.3
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