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Lyn is an instructional technolo- gist at EDS; Barb is a nurse/midwife. orth Farmington's Emily They often swim together in Pine Jaffe had a year to think Lake before or after work. They also do about her loss to Okemos' some separate workouts. They compet- Christine Bader in the state ed in two sprint triathlons this year. The high school tennis finals last season at standard sprint triathlon includes a 500- No. 1 singles. meter swim, 20-kilometer bicycle race "I wanted to play her in the finals and 5-kilometer run. Their first event, this year," Jaffe says. "It's been my goal in Oscoda, featured a shorter, 8-mile to win the state championship." bicycle leg. The second event, at Stony Jaffe earned her rematch and won the Creek, was standard length. Each state Division 2 tide, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. woman was first in her age group in Down 0-1 in the final set, Jaffe "said to both events. myself, 'You're in the state finals, this is Lyn admits that there was only one your goal, this is my last chance. Give it other mid-50s woman in Oscoda, and your all.' And I just won the next six no others at Stony Creek. But even games." though she was the oldest woman corn- The senior, who hopes to play college peting at Stony Creek, "I wasn't the tennis, was a four-year All-Stater at No. slowest nor the last one to finish," while 1 singles. She reached the state quarter- Barb "did as well as most of the 20- finals as a freshman and the semifinals year olds." as a sophomore. Her brother Brad was Why do they compete? "It's put me North Farmington's only previous state in the best shape I've been in for years," tennis champ. says Gorback. "It's also fun to do three North Farmington placed fifth in the different sports. You certainly don 't get tournament. Team members included bored. I'm truly not competing with Alyssa Trotsky at No. 1 doubles (state anyone but myself. I want to improve quarterfinalist) and Samantha Kelman my times just to see if I can. I want to at No. 2 doubles (state semifinalist). Other Jewish Raiders included Amanda stay in shape over the winter by contin- uing the training that I started this sum- Belkin and Rachel Prinstein at No. 5 mer. It gets easier as my conditioning doubles plus Jamie Hillenberg. improves. They're not really related, but West "I would encourage all women of a Bloomfield neighbors and friends Lyn certain age to set an exercise goal. Even Gorback, 55, and Barb Cronin-Hertz, if it's (just) walking two miles or biking 47, call themselves the "Triathlon five, it'll make you feel better, look bet- Twins." They decided independently to ter, and best of all, you can eat more." The two plan to compete again next in the spring. 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