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Bill Driskill - Founder of Total Body Fitness, Race Director, Multi-Sport Coach, Travel Guide My first triathlon ever was in 1985 at Contra Loma Reservoir in Antioch. I was next to last out of the swim, ran out of breath just running to my bike, but somehow finished, and decided that I liked this new sport. The next year, I convinced my high school best friend Mark Shaw to join me in a two-person adventure race called the River of No Return - Survival of the Fittest. That began our 'partnership' and our love of training and racing. I started Total Body Fitness in 1991 as Sacramento's Premier Personal Training Company offering in-home personal training to individuals looking to add health and fitness into their life. I convinced Mark to join me as my business partner in 1993, and since that time we have continued to do what we love: workout and play, and teach others how to do the same. In 2002 we convinced our long time Death Ride companion and good friend Dan Foster to join us as a partner in TBF Training. I love seeing the transformation in athlete's lives when they set and reach a fitness goal, and then that helps them to do the same thing in other areas of their lives because of their increased self confidence. I get inspiration from everyone that accomplishes difficult athletic goals, whether it is a top triathlete winning their age group, an ultimate fighter training for a victory, a marathoner setting a personal best, or an NBA guard leading the league in scoring. That power to excel, to succeed, is in all of us - and it is demonstrated by both superstars and ordinary training partners in our lives every day. My goals for 2010 include training healthy and strong all season and enjoying at least a few different races - both triathlons and marathons. I have competed in 78 triathlons including 5 IRONMAN triathlons and 14 half Ironman triathlons, 11 duathlons, 15 marathons, 5 century rides, 12 Death Rides and 12 adventure races. Mark Shaw - Partner in Total Body Fitness, Race Announcer, Multi-Sport Coach, Mountain Bike Coach, Travel Guide My entry into the multi-sport life was the River of No Return Pentathlon in the summer of 1986. My best friend Bill Driskill convinced me to be his teammate in the race with two weeks notice. After a half mile swim in the Russian River, a ten mile canoe journey downriver, a one mile uphill canoe portage, a 9 mile rolling run and a twenty mile road bike I was unable to move and unable to wipe the smile off of my face. Over the next 5 years Bill and I tried to figure a way to make a living teaching multi-sport to others. Bill got Total Body Fitness started in 1991 and I joined him in 1993. Total Body Fitness has grown into a multi-sport training, racing and travel company with a coaching staff and racing staff of over 40 people. Going outside to play was the best part of growing up. Play was coming up with new games, designing obstacle courses, making skateboards, climbing trees, catching any thing we could, piecing together scraps for bike jumps, riding wheelies, playing sports, racing motorcycles, racing bicycles, finding triathlon and always looking ahead.

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