Name: Rob Seltzer
Age: 46
Occupation: High School Math Teacher
Years doing triathlon? 6
First Triathlon? Belews Creek Sprint
Your favorite triathlon? Augusta IM 70.3
Meal the night before race? Grilled chicken with mac and cheese or rice
Pre-Race Meal? Cinnamon PopTarts for a sprint/international… EggMcMuffin for 70.3
Race Nutrition? Chewy chocolate granola bars, PowerAide gels, HEED, fig newton’s
Favorite motivational training song? Mouth of Madness by Circus Maximus
Favorite mantra? Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming… Just keep running… Just keep pedaling… in my best Finding Nemo voice
Key Workout? Put the time into each event. I have been really working on improving my running since Augusta IM 70.3.
Best Triathlon training or racing tip? Stay within yourself. You’ve done the training. NOW TRUST IT. There’s no point burning all your energy in the swim and bike only to bonk on the run.
Triathlon literature or other sources of information? I like to watch videos on YouTube about tips
Who inspires you? The TTT guys that I train with. (Doug, Steve, Phillip, Pete, Walt, Wes) We keep each other motivated and on track.
Future goal? I am looking forward to completing my 5th DoubleDown to the Beach in June (a Double Century) and improving on last years’ time at Augusta IM 70.3 in September.
Bucket list – The Great Wall Marathon in China. If you’re going to run that far, you might as well make it memorable.