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St 0 u f f v i l l e Spartan Kelsey Wetheral scores a try as Bill Crothers Colt Alyssia Robi- chaud tries to stop her during a York Region high school game played at Bill Crothers in Unionville on Tuesday. The Colts won 12-5. To Register: Please go to the Soccer Office located at the Stouffville Arena- 12483 Ninth Une Hours: Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm In addition to the existing Women: (ages over 25) and Mens (over 35) leagxes Come and learn about the programs your local soccer , club has to offer. Registration payment can be made by cash or cheque. For more information please call 905.640.1800 or visit www.wssc.info -mens ages 17â€"34 (start date Thurs. May all games played in 'womens ages 17-25 (start date Mon. May Bist, all games played in town) May 27th, in town) STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEE N While Iamjekian’s focus is to complete the course, his presence at Lake Placid also serves another specific purpose - to help raise “I hope to come in somewhere around the 13-hour mark. But if the next eight weeks of training go well, I’m daring to dream of hitting 12 hours. Employed by a pharmaceutical consult- ing company when he's not training, Jam- jekian acknowledges his weaknesses. “I’m not a naturally gifted long distance athlete and my swimming ability, or lack of ability, was limited to doggy paddling. I’m an OK mountain biker, but never tried road biking before," he said. “Needless to say, my goal is to finish the race. “Of course disaster can strike very eas- ily at these events too, so 14 hours wouldn't surprise me either,” he said. And to do it within a specified time would be a bonus. To cross the finish line, he said, would be an accomplishment. “To do an ironman event had always been in the back of my mind as the ultimate goal," he said. “I felt like I would regret it if I never tried. So when registration opened up for the Ironman Lake Placid I tried signing up. I didn't expect to get in because it's sort of lottery based. I tried last year and wasn’t successful. But when I saw the registration go through this year I felt like ‘whoa, what just happened? I guess I have to buy a bike now.’ I was in a mild state of shock for about a week,” he added with a laugh. Making his debut in this gruelling com- petition, which includes a 2.4-mile swim, llZ-mile bike course and a 26-mile run, lamjekian is looking forward to the chal- lenge. These days, he’s diligently preparing to embark on another adventurous outing - an ironman competition. It's not just any ironman event. He’ll be in Lake Placid, N .Y., July 25 to swim, cycle and run at the high-profile 2010 Ford Ironman Lake Placid. During the past 10 years, the 31-year- old Stouffville resident has participated in adventure racing, marathons and mountain biking. Armen Jamjekian enjoys going on an out- door adventure. Charitable side to ironman SPORTS: Stouffville triathlete tackles Lake Placid course for MS BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA mhayakawa@yrmg. com For those wishing to assist Jamjekian, they can log on to. htm://my.e2nn.com/personalPage.asp(r‘SID-256 7627 “So this is my way of helping to end the suffering of others at the hand of this disease in his name.” His goal is $5,000. Acknowledging that asking for donations isn’t something he's comfortable in doing, lamjekian said within a couple of weeks of announcing his intentions he’s close to reaching the halfway point of his goal. “I've been truly touched by everyone that has supported the cause," he said. “His story is a long one that still brings tears to our eyes. I spent the last night of his life with him. It was a Tuesday night. At 8 am. I left his side to go to work. I rushed back from work, planned on having dinner and going back to see him. But I basically fell asleep where I was sitting from exhaus- tion. The phone then rang and it was my father letting me know that Uncle Mike had passed away. “I just kept yelling ‘why couldn't I do any- thing to help?’ “On March 18, 2008, my Uncle Mike passed away from Multiple Sclerosis. It was a 20-year battle. He was a fun-loving guy that we all loved very much," Iamjekian said. “Our family had never truly experienced the loss of someone so close in such a harowing way. money for tho; Multiple Sclerosis Society. ARMEN JAMJEKIAN: Stouffville adventure lover will attempt first triathlon in name of his late uncle.