Category Archives: TCSD Conversation

TCSD Conversation: March 2020 – Claudia Flynn

Posted on June 27, 2020 by tricraigz

TCSD Conversation by Craig Zelent I recently had the privilege of talking triathlon with long time TCSD member Claudia Flynn. For not being any kind of athlete as a young person, she has had an absolutely amazing triathlon career. She … Continue reading →

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TCSD Conversation: February 2020 – Kevin Fayad

Posted on June 13, 2020 by tricraigz

TCSD Conversation by Craig Zelent I recently got to sit down and talk triathlon with Kevin Fayad, one of TCSD’s Swiss Army Knife guys who seems to do a little bit of everything. It takes great people like Kevin to … Continue reading →

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TCSD Conversation: November 2019 – Make The World A Better Place

Posted on June 9, 2020 by tricraigz

TCSD Conversation by Craig Zelent For this edition of TCSD Conversation I asked our members 3 questions. The focus was on what our members do to make the world a better place. We have many civic minded people in the … Continue reading →

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TCSD Conversation: October 2019 – Jason Verbracken

Posted on November 3, 2019 by tricraigz

TCSD Conversation by Craig Zelent I had the pleasure recently of talking triathlon with Jason Verbracken. In just the 2018 and 2019 seasons Jason has done some absolutely amazing races. These include full Ironman distance races in Alaska, Iceland and … Continue reading →

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TCSD Conversation: September 2019 – John Mitchell

Posted on September 18, 2019 by tricraigz

TCSD Conversation by Craig Zelent I recently sat down and talked triathlon with John Mitchell, the TCSD Beginner Bike Coach. John has a huge heart and he is as good as they come at paying his many blessings forward. John … Continue reading →

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TCSD Conversation: June 2019 – Maggie Riley-Hagan

Posted on July 24, 2019 by tricraigz

TCSD Conversation by Craig Zelent I recently had the good fortune of sitting down and talking triathlon with TCSD member Maggie Riley-Hagan. Maggie is a real pioneer for the women athletes of today. Maggie did the TCSD and USA proud … Continue reading →

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TCSD Conversation: April 2019 – Danny Arnold

Posted on July 14, 2019 by tricraigz

TCSD Conversation by Craig Zelent I recently had the pleasure of talking triathlon with Danny Arnold. Danny is one of TCSD’s Co-Sponsorship Directors so he is playing an active role in shaping the future of our club. In addition, Danny … Continue reading →

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TCSD Conversation: March 2019 – Chris Holley

Posted on April 12, 2019 by tricraigz

TCSD Conversation by Craig Zelent I recently sat down and talked triathlon with TCSD member Chris Holley. Chris was on my radar because I knew he was a great volunteer, but along the way I learned he has achieved some … Continue reading →

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TCSD Conversation: January 2019 – Marc Sosnowski

Posted on February 7, 2019 by tricraigz

TCSD Conversation by Craig Zelent I had the pleasure of talking triathlon with Marc Sosnowski, one of TCSD’s Sponsorship Co-Directors. Marc and I grew up about 10 miles from one another in the suburbs of Chicago, but it took TCSD … Continue reading →

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TCSD Conversation: December 2018 – World Championships

Posted on January 26, 2019 by tricraigz

TCSD Conversation by Craig Zelent For this edition of TCSD Conversation I spoke to our members who raced World Championship events in 2018. My hope is that more of our members will race the qualifying events. This is a great … Continue reading →

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