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Name: Louise Comar Born March, 1953 Family: Robert Thomas and I have been married for 17 adventurous years and we have three wonderful indoor kitties, Tyndall (Ragdoll), Taiga (Ragdoll) and Sierra (street urchin) as well as two sweet outdoor kitties, Charlottte and Puffy, and a resident Golden Pheasant Occupation: Deputy District Attorney - 1985 to present Past Occupations:DDA in Los Angeles County - 1979 to 1985 School(s): Bryn Mawr College; Cornell Law School Current Hometown: Atascadero, Ca Past Hometowns: Ithaca, New York, Pacific Palisades, Ca and Malibu |
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| What do you enjoy about Team Kman: What first drew me to Team K-man was the athletic comraderie at 6:00 am, first on the bike and then (reluctantly) in the pool. Workouts are so much more fun when the pain and dark are shared! And while I enjoy the common interest of everyone in sports, I have also found it wonderfully refreshing to share in the diversity of people's occupations, families and other interests (eg. I now know how to sex a crocodile) | |||||
| Other interests/hobbies: In addition to trail running, Robert and I have also "fastpacked" the John Muir Trail (approx 211 mi) numerous summers. With ultralight equipment (my pack fully loaded weighed 12-14 pounds and Robert's 8-10) we would cover 20 or so miles per day. During that time Robert designed an ultralightweight backpack which we have named Speedsac and we are in the process of marketing it. | |||||
| Favorite Place(s): Death Valley and the Sierras | |||||
| A Goal(s): . Complete the Central Coast Double this spring and eventually, maybe, the 508 (but don't tell Robert) | |||||
| Brag Box:1981- Inaugural Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, first place woman (no wetsuits,only 4 women, and my brother who was pacing me punched a newsreporter who was on the trail and gave us bad directions); 1982 - Catalina to the mainland solo swim,11:59.44(my goal was to break 12 hours!); 1983 - Swim around Manhattan Island, New York City, 8:57; 1986 World's Toughest Triathlon, Lake Tahoe - First place woman 30-34 (only woman 30-34!)10th place woman overall (only 10 woman!); 1991-2001 Eight 100 mile trail run finishes, including Western States (3x - my first finish was 29:58.31 - 1 minute and 29 seconds before the final cutoff!), Wasatch (3x), Angeles Crest and Cascade Crest(finished the distance but after cutoff due to braincloud and knee injury that has prevented me from continuing to run); 2002 - Pismo to Avila Swim (6.2 mi), first woman wesuit division (only woman wetsuit division!); 2003 - Death Valley Double Century (first double finish, despite crash in paceline at 30 miles). | |||||
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