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My Favorite Gear: tiM o’Donnell
J
ust 10 months after retiring as a Lieutenant from the Navy and moving to Boulder to train full-time,
Tim O’Donnell tasted some serious success: a win at the 2009 ITU Long Course World Championships
in Perth, Australia. “Listening to the National Anthem while watching the American flag being hoisted
high was a powerful feeling I’ll never forget,” says O’Donnell, a native of Shaverton, Pa. A fan of non-
drafting races, thanks in part to his strength on the cycling leg, the 29-year-old plans to focus on the 70.3
distance in 2010. Then, with London 2012 on his radar, he’ll embrace drafting and the accompanying skills
and speed Olympic courses take. Although his only contact with the water from here on out will likely be
in a wetsuit and goggles, O’Donnell, a six-time National Armed Forces Champion, will, as he says, “always
race for the Blue and Gold.” Here, some of the gear that helps him emphasize the gold part:
Mavic ZxelliuM roaD cyclinG ShoeS ($299; mavic.com)
“I like to train in a pair of road cycling shoes in winter because they keep my feet warmer than mostly mesh tri
shoes do. But I match my road shoe to my tri shoe so I don’t have any alignment or performance issues. I use
Mavic’s Tri Heliums for my race day shoe, which use the same carbon platform as the Zxelliums do.”
racer Mate’S coMputrainer
pro with real courSe
viDeoS ($1,650 for
Computrainer; $65-100 for DVD;
racermateinc.com)
“Nothing says winter training
better than CompuTrainer! It
maximizes my time on the bike
k-SwiSS k-onaS ($90; kswiss.com)
and lets me dial in my intervals
“In winter, I run a good bit on the treadmill and use its
with precise wattage readings. The
softer surface to get comfortable with a lighter shoe;
interactive videos provide a chance
that way, I eliminate some of the pounding my body
to simulate and visualize the exact
takes running outdoors. I hit the tready in my K-Onas,
courses I will face this season. I’ll be
which weigh in at 9 ounces, and cadence up and feel
riding the St Croix course this winter, so
fast. It’s nice to get used to them early in the season.”
I can defend my title there in May.”
testers
ratinG key:
FrOM 1-5 WITH 5 BeING THe HIGHeST rATING
LauraSophiea • 54 SteveSMith • 62 marCbonnet-eyMarD • 38 CaSSieMcwilliaM • 43 hoLLynybo • 46
Atlanta, Georgia Granger, Ind. Winter Garden, Fla. Charlotte, N.C. Portola Valley, Calif.
Katiebell • 32 timcrowley • 44 SherriwattenbarGer • 41 KathLeenJohnSton • 50 DavekoontZ • 51
Boulder, Colo. Marlboro, Mass. Overland Park, Kan. Nashville, Tenn.
Charlotte, N.C.
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