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PAGE 42 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Financially, the support is tough. Yet, they get great support from businesses such as High Impact (shoes) and other businesses for bits and pieces of equipâ€" ment they need in their dayâ€"toâ€"day training and competition. Although the triathlete/duathlete tries not to overload their bodies during trainâ€" ing, there are certain times a year where they try to build their base and train in all three/two events during a day . USED SKATE Tom Sawver, who works out of the Life Health According to Beech, while training for a Worldâ€"class comâ€" and Fitness Club, is getting some financial support from petition, an athlete can run 50 kilometers, cycle 200 km. his fellow employees who are holding a fund raiser for the _ and swim between 10 to 15 km. per week. And because husband and wife team o o ons es The 20 hour flight and the 17 hour difference in time once they armve on the other side of the world, will also take some adjustment. Luckaly, Beech will be armving on Nov. 18 and compete nine days later â€" "It s definitely going to be one of the things we‘re gning to have to overcome. It‘s a big jump. We eave on the 18th and armve on the 20th. You lose i day once you get there "Hopefully. this will be my last competition as in amateur." said the 23â€"vearâ€"old triathlete, who + »pending a portion of his inheritance from his <randmother to help finance his $3,000 trip to New Zealand *After the Worlds, I‘m going to stay n Australia and train with with former pro Miles stew art. I‘ve been saving up for this trip for a long mme now . but we all could use some sponsorship to help us offâ€"set the cost of the trip." Jeff Beech and husband and wife duathletes, To ind Deb Sawver. know what it takes to be the bext in what they do. vet they also know how tough it is to get the recognition and support that > demanded upon them if they want to compete in the world stage This week. the Sawvers will be leaving to comâ€" pete in the World Duathlon (running and cyeling) m Tasmania, while Beech will fly to New Zealand the following week to compete in the World Irathlon championships In this sometimes greedy world of the highlyâ€" paid professional athlete. whose dedication to the sport. at times, is measured by the almighty buck, one has to wonder what goes through the mind of the highlyâ€"competitive amateur athlete whose dedication to the sport is measured in time, effort and desire Three Waterloo athletes, includingtriathlete For the love of the sport Waterloo triathlete and duathletes on the World stage ) SPORTS , . & ecreatlo Great Selection of ] New or Reconditioned "All the athletes are now at top level in all three sports. There‘s no area for weakness." Ontowmcmmmszcon\pefiuonhmmismdiharedwmmemDebSnwyoraMtriMriyn,Jofl Beech of Waterioo. Pete Cudhes photo â€"Triathlete Jeff Beech there‘s no official triathlete club in the area, much of the training is done either alone, or through local running, swimming and cycling clubs. "The sport used to be more Ameriâ€" y can dominated and the Canadians top have done really well, but the Euroâ€" peans have a tremendous club sysâ€" tem that they‘re branching out in * and they‘re really starting to take off ; 99 and be the dominant people in the SS. sport. All the athletes are now at top + level in all three sports. There‘s no wl!'ulb 11 a.m.â€"6 p.m. ouraxt _ Including Holidays 181 King St. S., Waterloo . area for weakness. * Sunday (Continued on page 51)