Jamie Monroe is the race director for the brand new Tri Rock Triathlon (1/2 mile swim, 11 mile bike, 5K run)  coming up in downtown San Diego on September 12^th. The best part? When have you ever had 5 bands and 1 DJ on a triathlon race course…..and then 2 more bands and a beer garden at the finish? The interview was a blast and the event is about to sell out. Go to www.trirockseries.com for all the info.

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Blake Leeper was born with a birth defect and has spent almost his entire life missing both legs below the knee. The 20 year old University of Tennessee student played baseball and basketball in high school before discovering that he has the perfect build and personality to be a sprinter. He is being coached by 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Joaquim Cruz and is looking forward to January and his first head-to-head battle with the legendary Oscar Pistorius. Blake’s goal? To run under 11 flat for 100 meters!

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Bobby Grich is a six-time All- Star and a four-time Gold Glove Award Winner for the Baltimore Orioles and the California Angels. He joined us to chat about both his career and the upcoming All-Star Game 5K run and one-mile fun run coming up on July 11.  This is a guy who jumped into weight training when very few athletes in his sport were willing to give it a try.

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Todd Gogulski is a long time professional cyclist who you have seen on VeloCenter every day during the 2010 Tour de France. No one has better insight into the sport and the Tour than the man they call GoGo.

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Clayton Treska was diagnosed with Stage 4 Testicular cancer in July of 2009 and his doctors told him there was very little hope. Fortunately, Clayton never believed them and, against the odds, he just finished the Ironman 70.3 event in Kona, Hawaii.

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Top American marathoner Ryan Hall has come down from altitude to San Diego to work on his speed. During our interview he put out a cool idea. He wants to team up with Michael Phelps and Lance Armstrong for charity to see how fast the three of them can get through an Ironman, relay style. How sweet would it be to see that happen?

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Milena Glusac was one of the premiere runners in the nation in high school and followed that up with a collegiate career at the University of Oregon where she was a seven time NCAA All-American. In 2001 she won US titles at 20K, 25K and the half marathon and in 2002 she ran 2:31:14 at the New York City Marathon. After that, health issues took over her life and she is just now getting back into running again. Her story is one that all young runners can learn from.

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Her name is Catriona Morrison, but you can call her Cat.  If you are looking for someone to possibly give three time defending Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington a battle in Kona this October, Cat just might be the gal! She came on the show after winning Ironman Lanzarote despite breaking her chain and spending over half an hour on the side of the road.

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