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THE DALLAS POST, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1984
1984 Triathlon
The 1984 Wyoming Valley Back
Mountain Triathlon is set for
Sunday, September 2, and will get
underway at 8 a.m. with an 8/10
mile swim in Harveys Lake. The
swim will be followed by a 40
kilometer bike race through the
Endless Mountains and will con-
clude with a 10 kilometer run
through the Back Mountain.
Race director Pat Kramer reports
the triathlon committee expects a
field of approximately 325 triath-
letes and hopes to add to the $13,000
the event has raised over the past
two years for the Wyoming Valley
Unit of the American Cancer
Society.
The bike portion of the triathlon
concludes at College Misericordia,
followed by the 6.25 mile run in
Dallas Township. The overall event
concludes on the campus of College
Misericordia.
Kramer invites the public to come
to the Back Mountain to witness this
gruelling event, but, at the same
time, encourages the cooperation of
spectators is making this event as
safe as possible for the participants.
Bikers and runners will be travell-
ing on Center Hill Road from Route
309 (bikers) and Church Street (run-
ners) to Lake Street where they will
turn right toward the college
campus. Motorists in these respec-
tive areas are urged to cause cau-
tion as athletes will be on these
roads between approximately 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
The triathlon committee will be
restricting traffic on Lake Street
between Center Hill Road and Coun-
try Club Road. Residents of College
Manor are asked to exit onto Lake
Street at the other end of Circle
Driver (closest to Elmecrest) and
proceed toward Shrine Acres to
reach their destinations. Residents
leaving Elmcrest by the Lake Street
exit are asked to follow the same
procedure as this portion of Lake
course.
Access to the college campus will
be as follows:
Enter campus via Center Hill
Road onto Lake Street and then onto
campus at the Mercy Center
entrance road. If travelling from
Shrine Acres, enter campus via
tennis court road. If travelling from
Shrine Acres, enter campus via
tennis court road. Leave campus
via the tennis court road and turn
right only onto Lake Street.
Athletes will finish biking and
begin their run on Lake Street
betwen the College Misericordia
campus and St. John’s Cemetery.
phunners will turn from Lake Street
onto the campus through the stone
arch and proceed up the hill and
around the back of the administra-
tion building onto the grassy area to
the finish line.
Kramer explains the traffic plan
is designed to eliminate all automo-
bile traffic on the bike finish area
and has been developed with the
assistant of the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation and
local police authorities.
The triathlon committee appre-
ciates the cooperation and support
of the local community and apolo-
gizes for any driving inconvenience
motorists may experience during
these few hours.
By DOTTY MARTIN
Editor
For every person who crosses
the finish line after completing
the 1984 Wyoming Valley Back
Mountain Triathlon, there will be
another person who will get no
applause, no pat on the back, and
virtually no recognition.
For every single person who
participates in the gruelling
event, there will be one volunteer
working just as hard. The volun-
teer may not be sweating as
much as the triathlete who fin-
ishes a 10 kilometer run (almost
61% miles), but the volunteer’s
role is extremely important to
the success of the Triathlon. For,
without the volunteers, the
triathletes would not have the
opportunity to prove to their
opponents, and to themselves,
they can finish the course.
This year’s triathlon, the third
of its kind in the Back Mountain,
is set for Sunday, September 2,
and will consist of an 8/10 of a
mile swim in Harveys Lake, a 40
kilometer bike ride through the
Endless Mountains and a 10 kilo-
meter run through the*Back
Mountain. It is sponsored by the
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader and
will benefit the Wyoming Valley
Unit of ithe American Cancer
Society.
And, although the athletes are
busy training for this year’s
event, the volunteers have been
preparing much, much longer,
having started their planning the
day after last year’s triathlon.
One such volunteer, Mrs. Pat
Kramer of Shavertown, has for-
* gotten the ‘meaning of ‘spare
time.” :
Kramer, who calls herself race
director (‘for lack of a better
Setting the pace
“Sure, it’s an enormous job,” more involved than I thought I
would be, but it has been an
educational experience for me
and I have met a lot of people.”
Pat isn’t alone with her triath-
David, an independent ‘‘Snap-
On” tools dealer, “can’t help but
be involved”, according to his
wife.
“I was always ‘Dave’s Slave’
before and did most of his paper-
back,” Pat laughs. ‘Now, we’re
living in total uproar this
summer because there’s so much
to do.”
Kramer quickly acknowledges
the cooperation the triathlon
administration of College Miseri-
cordia and notes how the triath-
lon makes ‘heavy-duty use’ of
the facilities at College Miseri-
cordia.
“The finish of the race is on
‘the Misericordia campus, she
says, ‘‘and we use their locker
rooms, their computer rooms,
and a lot more. We use their
facilities heavy on the day of the
race, but they have been so
helpful in planning this whole
thing.”
Pat expects to be at Sandy
Beach at approximately 4:30
a.m. the day of the race to see
‘that things are ready when the
swimmers begin to register at 6
a.m. She will work closely with
members of a local radio club
throughout the day and her job
will be to oversee the entire
operation. ‘‘At least I'll get to see
a sunrise,” she says, with a note
of excitement in her voice.
Not one word of disappoint-
ment or frustration is spoken as
Pat Kramer anxiously awaits the
starter’s gun on race day.
And, what will she do when it’s
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egis ra ion en S Nn ay steadily preparing for this year’s lon. Kramer, of Shavertown, is serving as race director this “Start planning next year’s, of |
| triathlon since the last partici- year, a job thatitakes up vitrually all of her spare time. course!”
pant crossed the finish line in the
1983 event. Now that race time is
drawing near, of course, Kramer
finds herself sometimes near the
panic button stage.
Managing to keep her cool,
however, Kramer explains that
her job is to coordinate the
efforts of all those involved in the
preparation of the event.
Although hers sounds like one
mammoth task, the race director
is quick to point out the experi-
ence and qualifications of those
working closest with her as she
cites Maureen Judge, swim
director: Tom Jones, bike direc-
tor; Mike Jones, run director,
and the hundreds of volunteers
who will be in full force day of
the event.
Kramer, who swears she is
just a ‘novice runner’ and will
not be an active participant of
the triathlon, laughs when asked
how she got involved, and places
all the blame on her brother.
Pat’s brother is none other
than Tim Bauman, a former
Back Mountain resident and one
of the founding fathers of the
Annual Back Mountain Run
which began nine years ago and
has grown into a 10 mile run, a
four mile run and a one mile fun
run conducted every year in the
Back Mountain area.
Bauman, who now resides in
7 Santa Ana, California where he
works for a telecommunications
company, was very instrumental
in the planning and preparation
of the first Back Mountain
Triathlon in 1982. Tim’s enthusi-
asm for the event rubbed off on
is si and Pat seems to have
Time is running short for those of you who plan to paticipate in the
1984 Wyoming Valley Back Mountain Triathlon and have not yet
registered because registrations close this Friday, Aug. 24.
The triathlon, the third of its kind, scheduled for Sun., Sept. 2 with
no raindate, sponsored by the Wilkes-Barre times Leader, the
triathlon benefits the Wyoming Valley Unit of the American Cancer
Society.
i Y The gruelling event consists of an 8/10 mile swim in Harveys Lake,
followed by a 40 kilometer bike race that ends at ('ollege Misericordia
and a 10 kilometer run that concludes on the campus of College
Misericordia. :
Check-in time the day of the race is from 6 to 7 a.m. with the swim
part of the event scheduled to begin at 8 a.m.
The post-race meal will begin at 11 a.m. at College Misericordia for
all triathlon competitiors, free of charge, and for families, friends
and spectators for a fee.
The awards ceremony will begin at approximately 11:30 a.m. at
College Misericordia. Awards will be presented for the following
categories: Male and female champions; second, third, fourth and
fifth place, male and female; top three finishers in each age group,
male and female; overall course record; age group record. All
finishers will receive a commemorative medal and all entrants will
receive a long-sleeve training shirt.
Entrance fee is $35 which is tax deductible and non refundable as
the entire event is underwritten by The Times Leader and other
sponsors. Checks should be made payable to the Pocono Northeast
Triathlon Association and should be mailed to The Times Leader
TRIATHLON, P.O. Box 1675, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18703. There will be
no day-of-event entries.
Mini football
season begins
The Back. Mt. Junior Football
season will begin on Sunday, Aug.
26 and continue through Oct. 14 at
the Dallas Senior High School Ath-
letic Field.
This year the club will sponsor “A
Night at the Races’ to be held on
Oct. 13 at the Idetown Fire hall.
Kingston Township Raiders will
hold their doorbell weekend on Sept.
7 and 8 with the Dallas Cowboys on
Sept. 14 and 15. The club will also
have a raffle at a later date.
All money received from these
fundraisers is used to update and
replace equipment for football play-
ers and cheerleaders, also all par-
ticipants are treated to an awards
banquet at the end of the season.
Your cooperation and support of
the Back Mt. Junior Football Club is
greatly appreciated.
Dr. Pensieri
Opens
Office
DR. SANDRA LEE PENSIERI-
Dr. Sandra Lee Pensieri is pleased to announce the opening of her Podiatry office at
the Riverside Daycare Center, 220 South River Street, Plains, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Pensieri is a graduate of Wilkes College where she received a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Biology. She received her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Degree from
the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia. Upon her graduation
she received awards in Orthopedics and Radiology.
Dr. Pensieri recently completed a two year surgical residency, certified by the
American Board of Podiatric Surgeons and the American College of Foot Surgeons, at
the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital and the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric
Medicine, Philadelphia. At John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital she also was Resident
Clinician for the Surgical Clinic and at the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine
a Resident Clinician for the Pediatric Clinic, and course instructor for the Orthopedic
Department. She also authored several articles on Podiatric Disorders.
She is Board Certified by the National Board of Podiatric Examiners.
Currently she is a member of the American Podiatric Association, Pennsylvania
Podiatry Association, Luzerne County Podiatry Association and the American
Association for Women Podiatrists.
Dr. Pensieri is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pensieri of Plains and is married to
Michael P. Mulitoris, C.P.A.
Dr. Pensieri is now accepting appointments for general and surgical podiatric care
including podopediatrics and sports medicine. Appointments can be made by calling
829-4711.
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