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TRIATHLON <t ,y4 <br /> ealthy <br /> start on <br /> activity " <br /> Kids Triathlon <br /> introduces <br /> youngsters to an <br /> important lifestyle. <br /> DENNIS GLADE <br /> Tribune Staff Writer <br /> SOUTH BEND — <br /> XavierGardahasbeenac- ` ' ePlj& t t3 UsAVt}t ri <br /> tive his whole life and he Noah Dltzler teftt apd Ltijce Lemalf ct11o111helrireath`anta I g e ttaRat <br /> wants to continue that KtttsrlathlonatpotawatomlPa7k Fornphi+ lewlsltSoIiQen�Tbnecyli <br /> trend. <br /> The 14-year-old GarciaBBebmY, <br /> partfei atedintheIIthan- <br /> nual I{ids Triathlon at oursimufei yard$ Lai <br /> PotawatomiPark. <br /> It was the third honsecu- Plmstnn aatd< <br /> tiveyearthatGarcia,whois rSroc� ntYoa 't <br /> a sophomore at Clay High case) <br /> School has participated n �nq�e°y tlanVarp°l � <br /> With a background of ys s�etr > <br /> playing football and base <br /> all since age six, Garcia <br /> ifin <br /> began to compete in the biJazetcetes ta3s; <br /> ICdsThathlon with the goal ! ss sort ? t s+ t <br /> of trying to master another ctd aegtoder Aunxrc rog pgr'� <br /> activity. `'' isoze�am1 : <br /> "It's just something new +•e Boy aFg1n er c ea c Hosayk y <br /> U21(G wee+� .,_ <br /> that I haven't tried yet and rs c)d.Assn t Cosner irss{sew <br /> I just want to see how good <br /> I can do,"Garda said. �BAY:C'9�1+ 15taS tPd7jFW <br /> At age 14, Garcia has MeganMcGOnnlckflegl'ns daly� VIIN tgnttootlr'e'tt &tonlAeeginMrrtogw�ets ` <br /> reached the age lintit to par- thenyycling'portlondurlag tQen)tiytbelunnln eto@oyeeytNUutmrerl,ts <br /> ticipate in this triathlon,but thaKttlaTrlathloh. por�lpfjofjbstrlath�on Mtska t <br /> that won't stop him from g9oeoplueyklo- tyo ,; <br /> further participation in the then•father,Jun for the sec tns�thTon lje had attended ote n <br /> future. and stiafght y 5 1Yns one rs very famUy ism <br /> "If I can't find any Johnston;a forwer track onent the way fhey have Ir� ryo� <br /> (races), I am going o try head coach at Merrillville peoiie, all around, other .1i i�air 7 t <br /> and volunteer here,Garcia Hi School in Mem7lville, ones you have to"stay n a " jl z y 1 <br /> said. Intra it a point to do set of bleachers,"Johnston t5 <br /> While Garcia has to things to promote activity said. t <br /> move on to other races,Ri- with his S. Johnston and Ids sons <br /> ley and Cody Johnston are Johnston attended other have had so rrup M—Ifia a . <br /> Mtgetting started with the biathlons with his sons in #i}oy will do thr$aso ti s °` <br /> getting the past,but the setup to try�n atteiitl�Dig s <br /> Riley,9 and Cody,7 trav- <br /> eled from Hobart,Ind.,with was better than aSry Youth peto <br /> Y ` . <br />