swim, bike, run, HAVE FUN!
2012 SUPPORTED TEAM
1. Rebecca Tschider
2. Jenifer Garner
3. Kata Skaggs
4. Nick Skaggs
5. Tony Chan
Supported team details and team member biographies can be found below.
bob.martin@PhoenixTriathlonClub.org
Eric Harding - Vice President
eric.harding@PhoenixTriathlonClub.org
Greg Garner - Secretary (Registration)
greg.garner@PhoenixTriathlonClub.org
Andy Gates - Activities Director
Tiffany Gates- Treasurer & Clothing/Merchandise Director
Scott Perrine and Brian Kochert - Past Presidents & Active Advisors
scott.perrine@PhoenixTriathlonClub.org
brian.kochert@PhoenixTriathlonClub.org
PTC Board of Directors
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Bob Martin: President
bob.martin@PhoenixTriathlonClub.org
I have been a member of PTC for the past seven years. When I first joined the club, I found a group of people that were eager to be part of my personal triathlon experience. They were part of helping each member achieve their individual goals, whatever they were, first sprint, Olympic, or Ironman races. And before I realized, I had developed a group of what I have considered, extended family. This became very clear to me after I moved to California for several years. I would see club members racing at events in California and it was like I was still in Phoenix. I then developed a sister triathlon club, grown in the image of PTC and spread the values, along with the spirit of PTC, as the President of that club.
Fate and desire brought me back to Phoenix and to PTC. I am humbled and honored to represent PTC as President. My background includes racing triathlon events for the past 17 years. I have at least 15 Escape from Alcatraz swims and races, Wildflower, Vineman, countless sprints, Olympic distances, and all six Ironman Arizona races.
My goals are; to maximize the value our members get in return for their dues and exceed the expectations our sponsors have for their investment in our club. I will focus on growing membership and ensuring each member enjoys the PTC experience. Our best advertising and marketing tools are all of us, as ambassadors of this great organization. I will do my best to promote the core values of this club and I ask each of you to join me and continue in that mission. No matter what we do, we must, Swim-Bike-Run-And Have FUN!
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Eric Harding: Vice President
eric.harding@PhoenixTriathlonClub.org
I grew up in the thriving metropolis of Texico, New Mexico. I was fairly active playing football, basketball, baseball, track (If I didn’t, my school wouldn’t have enough players :)). I then went to college and became very inactive.
I have found in the last several years meeting people from the Phoenix Triathlon Club, that my story is similar to a many others. 8 years ago, I was topping the scales at about 230lbs and was recovering from an arthroscopic knee surgery.
I then decided to “get in shape” and lose some weight. I found that the 12 week BodyForLife worked well for me and shed quite a few lbs. One of my buddies challenged me to do a Sprint Tri in San Diego. I love San Diego, was about 180 lbs now and am always up for a challenge….I dropped another 20 lbs, finished the race and was hooked! I describe my triathlon as…I’m a horrible swimmer, a mediocre cyclist, a decent runner…but I TRI!
I’ve now competed in over 60 events including dozens of 5K/10K runs, 6 ½ Marathons, 3 Marathons, a few dozen Sprint/Olympic distance Triathlons and 6 ½ Ironman distance races and Ironman Arizona 2009. After spending most of 2011 nursing a bad back, I am ready for the 2012 race season!!!
My new role as Vice President is to continue to enhance the value of the club for the members and to be an ambassador for the club. I am passionate about this club and the family that I have in this club! PTC rocks!!!!! I’m always looking for new ideas and suggestions….so send ‘em my way!
Born and raised in Tempe Arizona, I entered the sport of triathlon non-traditionally. I was first involved in being a Fitness Competitor for several years, traveling the nation competing in fitness challenge and figure competitions. (This was a huge accomplishment after dropping 20 lbs that I gained in Graduate school). 
I joined the Phoenix Triathlon Club back in 2007 after I did my first relay sprint triathlon. I came from a swimming background in high school and college. I remember the energy that the sport brought. Since then, I have done several sprint/Olympic distance races, two half Ironman races (Oceanside and Wildflower) and one full Ironman race (Arizona 2009).
Greg Garner: Secretary (Membership)
greg.garner@PhoenixTriathlonClub.org
My name is Greg Garner and I am proud to serve as Secretary for the Phoenix Triathlon Club. I was first introduced to the sport of triathlon when my wife came to me in the summer of 2004 and said she wanted to enter and compete in the first Ironman Arizona that following April. I thought she was crazy, but supported her endeavor. I jumped into triathlon head first in August 2006 and signed up for my first triathlon which was Ironman Arizona. I hired Camelback Coaching and started working out. I knew that swimming would be my biggest challenge, but with lots of extra coaching and time I began swimming longer and longer distance. I have never looked back since and have completed several Sprint and Olympic distance triathlons and 4 Ironman triathlons. I began my affiliation with the Phoenix Triathlon Club via the Tri-Kids program in 2006. My daughter Greer was the first in our family to join and my wife and I soon followed in 2007. The Phoenix Triathlon Club has given me and my family support and camaraderie at most races we attend and it gives us a great venue to give back to the sport by volunteering and helping others get involved in the triathlon via the New to Tri Program. In 2010 I plan on racing in several triathlons including Lake Havasu Olympic, Ironman St. George, Vineman 70.3, Nathans Olympic, Pumpkinman and Silverman Full Ironman in the fall. Good luck to everybody and we will see you out there.
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EXPECTATIONS OF SUPPORTED TEAM
- Team members are expected to wear PTC apparel and sponsor related equipment during PTC training events and during all races. This includes, but is not limited to, PTC clothing, eyewear, helmets, running shoes, hydration packs, among others.
- Team members are expected to consistently update the Supported Team coordinator with a race schedule and with race results as they occur. This is to be done on a proactive basis by the team member.
- Team members are expected to race in as many of the “PTC Club Races” as possible during the year. These races are chosen by the PTC board and will be posted on the PTC web site in January of each year. The “PTC Club Races” are also eligible for the race reimbursement program.
- There are 3-4 races each year that are required races for thePTC Supported Team. These races are chosen by the PTC board and will be posted on the PTC web site in January of each year.
- Team members are expected to attend each monthly club meeting held in metro Phoenix.
- Team members are expected to lead at least one monthly training event.
- Team members are expected to attend at least two monthly training events.
- Team members are expected to contribute at least one race story that will be placed on the PTC website.
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Rebecca Tschider: Supported Team
A little about me… beyond I am an engineer and writing is not my strong point :-). (Okay, I have an engineering degree, but am really a manager of a software organization at Intel…) I will start with where I came from and work forward. I am from Bismarck, ND as many find interesting when I am the one who shows up with piles of clothing on for any ride that is less than 70 degrees. My athletic background prior to Triathlon is very little and only about 1 year deep. I grew up riding and showing horses, which is where I got my first taste of competition. Even then I liked variety though as I rode dressage, jumped, as well as rode western. It was not until I moved to
I started mountain biking 5-6 years ago as my husband needed company. That led to mountain bike racing. I also started to run about that same time to keep my husband and our Alaskan Malamute ‘Nanuk’ company –okay I really did not want to be left out. From there came a half marathon and a push into the pool where I was told I needed to relearn how to swim like a fish. That of course led to the first triathlon about 4 years ago.
For the first couple of years I raced mainly sprints with 1-2 Olympics. 2 years ago I discovered the joys of Xterra. There I could combine my enjoyment of mountain bike racing and trail running with my enjoyment of triathlon. Last year I focused on Xterra with the highlight being qualification for and a trip to Nationals in Tahoe. I also completed my first half ironman at SOMA last year. This year I plan to focus on Xterra with a very long stretch goal of qualifying for Worlds in
I have been a member of Phoenix Triathlon club for several years and am very proud to represent them as a member of the supported team. Triathlon for me is about the people, the learning, and the challenge. Phoenix Triathlon club has been all three for me: A means to meet others with the same interest, great support and belief that I could make my goals come true, as well as the sense of accomplishment when I meet my goals.
Jenifer Garner: Supported Team
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My name is Jenifer Garner and I got started in triathlon in July of 2004. I jumped right in as my goal was to complete Ironman Arizona 2005. I finished that race and have been hooked ever since. To date, I’ve competed in over 45 triathlons including 9 Ironmans. My 10th and 11th Ironman races will be in 2011 at Ironman Coeur d’Alene and Ironman Canada.My affiliation with PTC began in 2006 via the Tri-kids program. My daughter Greer was actually the first of our family to become a PTC member. My husband and I joined the club in 2007. I also enjoy volunteering, along with my family, at various triathlon and triathlon related events. We especially enjoy helping out at the Trisports.com stop on the Tour de Cookie race in Tucson. This year I will work to get the kids program at PTC back up and running. I think it is a great opportunity to expose our children to the sport that we are participating in.
I am honored to have been selected as a supported team member for 2011. I appreciate the friendships I’ve made over the past few years and I look forward to the new friendships that will be developed during the course of the year as I meet more new and existing members of the PTC family.
