Thor SoderbergGuide

The NYCT in July will be my first triathlon as a guide, and being a guide for Mazen is a gift for me. To be able to help someone else enjoy the sport I have been able to participate in since the mid nineties is truly a blessing. I was introduced to the sport by a friend in college, and now becoming a guide has allowed me to move that tradition forward and help others learn and enjoy the sport. I have been doing roughly two to three events a summer since the mid-nineties.Triathlon allows me to stay active while having a great time, and being a guide for Mazen and C-different was the next step in sharing what is an important part of my life more accessible for an athlete like Mazen. Sports and triathlons specifically are a great way to get in touch with yourself and to learn about what you thought limits were. Many people think they can NOT swim 1500 meters or run 10 kilometers, and a triathlon shows you what IS possible, and how much else is possible because of it. That is what brought me to triathlons and keeps me doing them into this decade, and hopefully, for many decades to come. Note: Thor’s appreciation for the outdoors was honed while serving the military in Alaska, and the pinnacle of his swimming challenge was finishing the “Swim to Alcatraz”. You can often see him riding patrol with the Chicago Police Bike Unit.