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October 11, 2012

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Do Your Job Tri - DBA Tricoachgeorgia.com is with Peter Schriver.

21 hours ago

REAPERS GONNA REAP!

Y'all throw up some big horns for this dude GAMECOCK!
............also known as Peter Schriver

This guy has #noquit written all over him!

How long have you been doing triathlon and what made you start?
I did my first in 2007 and was almost dead last. It was a local sprint race. I started at the suggestion of my wife. She was training for a triathlon with some girls from the local YMCA (Tri-mommies) She was out on a bike ride with the girls when I went into atrial-fibulation and had our baby sitter rush me to the hospital. As I was being prepped for cardioversion (shocking the heart) my heart went into a normal rhythm. A friend of mine who is a cardiologist wrote 3 prescriptions and discharged me from the hospital. I started taking the prescriptions and they made me feel like crap. I knew what my issue was. Instead of buying bigger clothes, I needed to eat right and exercise. I quit taking the meds after a couple of days and went into training.

Favorite race?
Ironman Cozumel The swim is beautiful. It was like swimming in a giant aquarium.

Most unfun race you’ve ever suffered through?
Chattanooga 70.3. I had a decent swim and a good bike but 5-6 miles into the run, I had severe chest pain. It really psyched me out thinking I was going to make my wife a widow and leave my kids without a father just for a medal and a middle of the pack finish. I dropped out. I had my heart checked out and was found to have pericarditis. I am fine now.

MUST have nutrition item? Water

What would your hashtag be if you were a professional triathlete?
#TheCock

What do you love about being a Reaper?
The best part of being a Reaper is the support at races. My wife enjoys hanging out the tent supporting the participants. I still do local short course and enjoy people giving shout-outs when I'm wearing my Reaper gear

Are you coached? By whom? What makes them the best coach for you?
I am currently self-coached by using canned work-outs on Zwift. It is not the best way to be coached and I will never produce the results I had when coached by the Slayer but it the best I can do based on my current situation. I carry a busy work schedule, direct local 5ks for charity, go to my 16yo daughters sporting events and mentor under-privledged middle school kids by putting them on bikes and riding with them. Several of the kids I have mentored have gone on to attain amazing goals. I have one riding as a CAT1 and another who made the Jr tour and will be racing in Europe this summer.
I plan to do Ironman Cozumel in the near future and will definitely hire Slayer as my coach, if he will take my whiny ass back ...

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Do Your Job Tri - DBA Tricoachgeorgia.com is with Don E. Watts.

2 days ago

When everything is closed.... #doyourjob ...

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