Your Local Connection August 7, 2008 North Brunswick • South Brunawick 50$ Health & Fitness August is Immunization Awareness Month Page 19 Fish fry Anjappar South Indian cuisine opens in N,B. Page 27 Quote of the week: CHRIS KELLY staff North Brunswick Police Officer Thomas Vingara checks to see if cadets are lining up properly during the fifth annual Junior Police Academy, being "Our, government should held this week and next week at Linwood Middle School. take care of our veterans for the rest of-their lives." — Ken Desmond Page 12 Former S.B» gym teacher admits sex with underage student According to Megan's Law list due to the plea bargain. Middlesex County "This was a negotiated plea, and as a result Charged with endangering Assistant Prosecutor of the plea negotiations and the victim's input, Index the welfare of a child Christie Bevacqua, we decided to enter it as endangering a child's Classified 37 the relationship welfare," Bevacqua said. Editorials 8 between Kerekes Kerekes was originally charged with sexu- Entertainment . .26 BY CHRIS MURINO and the student Jiad al assault in April, but the plea deal led to a Movie Review 23 Staff Writer been going on from less harsh charge. High school Principal Tim Police Beat 29 November 2007 Matheney contacted police in April after Real Estate 31 former physical education teacher at through April 2008, receiving information regarding the relation- Sports 30 South Brunswick High School pleaded when the arrest ship. A guilty to endangering the welfare of a took place. Kerekes In addition to being employed at SBHS child, admitting to having sex with a 16-year- admitted to sexual since 1999, he was also the boys lacrosse coach old female student. acts with the girl at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School Daniel Kerekes, 37, of South River, faces A Greater Media Newspaper both in school and South for the past two years. up to three years in prison for the offense. He at his home. 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Another rider crashed into O.B. man, family Fishman while passing him on the right at a slow revel in achievement; speed, and the two grabbed each other's arms to stay astride, and then went on their way. advise others not to try it Later in the race, a spectator dressed as the devil jumped around in the middle ofthe road, shouting BY JESSICA SMITH words of encouragement to oncoming riders. Fishman Staff Writer laughed to himself, recalling the "Jesus" sighting in n Old Bridge man spent the past year work- the water. ing his hardest, striving to hear 11 little He also came across one of his sources of inspira- Awords that mean the world; tion along the epic journey. Doug Rice, who Fishman "Dan Fishman from Old Bridge, New Jersey, you called the "founding father of the Central Jersey are an Ironman!" , triathlon scene," was pedaling right along with him. Fishman reached his goal. After thanking Rice for providing him with the moti- On July 20, a rainy day in Lake Placid, N.Y, he vation to get to that moment, Fishman forged on to swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles, and then ran a finish the cycling segment. , 26.2-mile marathon to earn Ironman status. "Everyone says, '112 miles — how do you do it?"' "What a feeling," Fishman, 35, said. "It was ex- Fishman said. "You train for it." hilarating. No words can describe it—best feeling of As he began running the marathon, Fishman ex- your life." pected to be slowing to a walk by the third or fourth Completing the event within the 17-hour time mile. His body surprised him when it was willing and limit is feat enough, but Fishman went beyond that able to run until an uphill climb started, at mile 13. to finish in 12 hours, 32 minutes and 7 seconds. Fishman did not push himself at that point, knowing "It blew away my expectations. In the back of my the finish line would meet him once he made it back head I was like, 'I want to break 14 [hours]. That the 13 miles he had come. would be neat,'" Fishman said. "Let the course win the battle, and 111 win the war Fishman, one of 2,500 triathletes, only got a few in the end," Fishman told himself. hours of sleep due to excitement the night before the One landmark along the way helped keep Fish- big event, but he was ready. He and his wife Amy, man going. Friends and family members had created also a triathlete, attended the previous year's Iron- signs for their athletes prior to the race, and they were man, and he signed up the following day. posted along a stretch of about 2 miles ofthe road. From there, the workouts began. Despite his Fishman searched the sea of signs until he found his, hard work, by December Fishman still did not have "Daddy, We Love You," the sign, penned by his two the endurance to ride a bike for more than 35 or 40 children, read. minutes, he said. That was when Coach Tom Manzi "That was my goal, to go back and see the sign came into the picture. He put Fishman on a strenu- again," Fishman said. ous regimen consisting of twice-daily workouts that Though he was nea'ringhis ultimate goal of finish- took up 15 to 20 hours a week. He lost 50 pounds in ing the triathlon, tightness in his knees made Fish- the process. man get a little worried. To distract himself from the The schedule was less than ideal for a family man pain and urge himself onward, Fishman tried to figure and full-time account executive, but somehow it all out what his time would be if he continued at the pace worked out. Fishman could not say enough about he was going. After a few minutes of muddled thought, Amy's undying support throughout the process. he realized math was impossible in his state of mind. "I wouldn't have done it without her," Fishman "You get loopy in the head," Fishman said. said. Loopy or not, one reality became clear to Fishman The big day around mile 20 — he was going to be an Ironman. He Just as Amy was there during his training, she Above: Old & resident Dari Fishman,, 35, crosses thVfinish ifne at the P^eitto°gug A*phip^_^ was there from to end at the Ironman mts |ronma-n compe&|o|K As he made nis way'int0'tne stadium, he heard the roar J° > knowinghis family was awaitinghis arrival in. competition, cheering him on Their son, D.C. ofthe crowd spotted his fami|yj and «anth e pain went away.» Be|ow; Mirror the stadium where he would cross the finish line. (Daniel Cole), 4, was also there, but their daughter, i^g became a giant stew of bodies in motion during the swimming portion. As he made his way back into town on the course, Sophia, 2, rooted for her daddy from home in Old Fishman finished 17th in his age group and 143rd overall for that segment, alternating between walking and running, Fishman Bridge. Fishman's parents, Jennifer and Larry, at- , , _,,-- , «...-. .--> .- - ,^-_-,-w. •• -»„ started thinking he mighg t exceed his ggoal of making tended, along with his childhood friend, Darren it in 14 hours, and finish in 13. There were lesl s thah n Diaz, and a couple of others.