In this section, our fifth profiled client of the month, Phillip Cooper, answers our Seven Super Questions! Congrats Phillip and keep up the good work! Phillip is coached by Eric Kenney.

1. Town, State: Cambridge, MA
   
2. Training Focus: Olympic-distance triathlon....with the occasional road race (running) and time-trial (biking) thrown in for variety.
   
3. Your "A Race" for 2005: I have split this year into 2 phases focusing on
   triathlon for June and July and then re-orienting my training for a
   half-marathon in October. My triathlon A race was the Old Colony
   Olympic-distance race in July in south-east Mass and the my next peak will be for the Boston Half-marathon.
   
4. #1 goal: I'm trying to get faster as a triathlete while simultaneously
   taking on more responsibility at work and spending more time on
   non-triathlon related activities such as my wife! Because of this, my focus
   has been on training more efficiently and under a better-managed program. This has been pretty challenging as my job demands travel more or less every week, so it's always tough fitting in the workouts I need to do.
   
5. Athletic Accomplishment You Are Most Proud Of: Recovering from a late season ski injury (broken ankle) and being competitive in my first Olympic-distance triathlon in around 5 months. Following a period of hobbling around on crutches, this entailed physical therapy and some inspiration from athletically-inclined friends which gave me the desire to morph myself from a skier/golfer/keep-fitter into a keen triathlete.
   
6. Favorite Snack/Food: Snack: anything containing fruit and/or nuts. Food: I eat pretty much anything but would probably rate Japanese, Thai, Indian and seafood as my favorites.
   
7. I'd rather be: skiing waste-deep powder in a 40deg couloir in Alaska or the Alps.

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