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Mieko joins NMITF board
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Posted on Feb 03 2009
XTERRA World veteran Mieko Carey was appointed member of the Northern Mariana Islands Triathlon Federation board during the group’s first meeting of the season last month.
Carey is the third board member on the group, joining Fred Camacho and Rex Kosack. NMITF is headed by president Russ Quinn. Other officers are Joshua Berger, vice president; Mike Johnson, treasurer; and Lewie Tenorio, secretary.
“Mieko has been a long standing member and actively involved in most of the endurance sports held on Saipan and the region. She brings great enthusiasm to our team and we are very happy to have her on the board,” Quinn said.
Besides naming Carey to the board, NMITF during its first meeting for 2009 also discussed plans about changing the name of the association.
“Our goal [in changing the name] is to take some of the stigma away from the sport of triathlon. Many people believe that a triathlon is too difficult and only “crazy” people do them. But this is untrue. There are many reasons to be involved with triathlon and other sports that promote fitness,” Quinn said.
“First of all they help keep us healthy. And believe it or not, they are fun. There are several ways to get involved, a beginner may choose to be part of a team, they can choose whatever portion of the race they feel comfortable with. If they swim, they do that, if they are bikers, they can do that or if running is something they enjoy they can do that. This is usually a great way to get exposure to this sport. Then as interest increases, we the triathlon federation, create small Enticer events. These events are very small distances that allow a beginner to try all three disciplines at very doable distances,” he added.
Quinn said further discussions will be made before they come up with a new name for the organization.
“We are checking on some nonprofit corporation status stuff. So, once that is cleared, we will make an announcement,” the NMITF head said.
