What happens in Vegas…

… stays in Vegas, but what happens at the 5th Annual Nevada Silverman Triathlon makes the NOLS blog. On Sunday, November 8, 2009, three NOLS Rocky Mountain employees will take on what is known as one of the toughest courses in North America.
Pascal Beauvais, Program Supervisor, Rachel Drayer, Evacuation Supervisor, and Pat Kearney, Program Supervisor, will be completing the Half Distance course that consists of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.2 mile run.
I had a chance to catch up with Rachel and Pascal before they made their way to Vegas:

What are you most looking forward to in Vegas?

RD: Sushi and Red Rocks. I hear there’s a triathlon too, but whatever.


PB: Hanging out with my friend- the great triathlete Pat Kearney (aka “Death Magnetic”)

What was your childhood nickname? If you didn’t have one, what would you want it to be?

RD: I didn’t have one, but I always wanted it to be Scout, like the girl in To Kill A Mockingbird.


PB: I had one but it’s in french and I would never share that information.

What do you never leave home without?

RD: Coffee and my blackberry – so cosmopolitan.


PB: A tuque! (warm hat)

What do you plan on eating the night before your race?

RD: Sushi, see above.
PB: Salmon, pasta, chocolate, Ibuprofen

Do you think you would be a good rapper?

RD: Have you not heard my skillz?! I used to be big in the Baltimore underground scene. I don’t talk about it much.
PB: Absolutely not. I’m french Canadian. We just don’t rap. I’m good at chopping wood though.

How are you most likely to break the law?

RD: Speeding.
PB: I’m always worried that the custom officer will realize that I have spent most of the last 5 years living in the US…

In honor of PK down on the Rio Grande, if you had to write a quick personal ad for him, what would it be?

RD: single white male, tall and wiry, height weight proportionate seeks woman of the same. I like heelies, drinking out of jars, making jokes no one else gets, and long walks, but only on the south side of town. Sound like a perfect match!? ichat me at “hellonheels.”


PB: PK doesn’t need an ad; he gets everything he wants, all the time. He’s a real winner. An inspiration to many.

As the Nevada Silverman Triathlon website states: “You’ve had Iron. Are you ready for Silver?” Good Luck!