Extended family news: Dotto Completes a Triathlon
In a bit of extended family happenings, my brother Darius (Dotto) just emailed me some great news: On Sunday, August 5th he competed in and finished the 5th annual Cayuga Lake Triathlon in our hometown of Ithaca, NY.
The event was held at beautiful Taughannock Falls State Park. I’ll let him describe his experience:
Congratulations, DT! Keep up your good work! You’re an inspiration to all of us.
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Hello! My name is Gerald Talandis Jr, and I'm the webmaster of this blog. I'm using it as a tool for staying in touch with family in friends around the world. I've been in Japan since 1993 and currently teach English at the 
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Luke was born on July 29th, 2001. He is now an elementary school student and loves sports, like his mama. Each week, Luke swims, plays soccer, and goes to a gymnastics class. He is also studying English and dreams of visiting the USA someday and becoming an Olympic swimmer, like his hero Michael Phelps.
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Darius
ugh, nice photo! I will have some photos of the race soon to post. This weekend is The Great Race in Auburn NY (a team triathlon - 1 person runs, 1 bikes and 2 people canoe… I am one of the canoeists this year. In the past I have been the runner as well as a canoeist). http://www.great-race.com/
Aug 09, 2007 @ 11:02 pm
Papa
Hey, DT! You’ve just posted the first ever comment to our blog!!! I’ll have to get you something special, like a candy bar or something.
Good luck with the race, DT! Let us know how it goes.
Oh, and if you get me a new photo, I redo the one I’ve posted above.
Aug 10, 2007 @ 11:36 am