NAME KES ALEKNAVICIUS YEAR OF BIRTH 1955 HOMETOWN BRISTOL, ENGLAND PRs SWIM, 57:08 (IRONBRIDGE ‘91); BIKE, 5:27:28 (IM SWISSY2K); RUN, 3:41 (IM SWISS 98). FAVORITE RACE HAWAII IRONMAN TOP FINISHES 10:24 AT IM SWITZERLAND 2000 ATHLETIC BACKGROUND BASKETBALL (DID 1ST TRIATHLON IN '84) DAY JOB COLLEGE LECTURER FAVORITE WORKOUT SPRING TRAINING RIDES WITH THE 'SUNDAY 8AM GRUPPO' THROUGH THE COTSWOLDS. COMMENTS 1. TRAIN LESS OFTEN AND SLOWLY, AND NEVER ABOVE 70 PERCENT OF TRUE MEASURED HR. 2. PAY FOR A LACTATE TEST—ONE IN NOVEMBER, THEN IN MARCH BEFORE THE IM SEASON STARTS. WORK WITH THE HEART RATES MEASURED. THIS IS THE CHEAPEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO IMPROVE. FORGET SPENDING MEGABUCKS ON BIKE EQUIPMENT; ALL RACES ARE WON AND LOST ON THE RUN.