I've started contemplating doing a half dozen multisport races or more in 2016. I'd like to hit 100 races completed in the next few years. I'm currently at 86. Of course my main focus would be weightlifting, so I'd need to schedule races no closer than 6 weeks from weightlifting meets. The more i wondered what a weightlifting/ multisport schedule would look like the less i could resist building one. I doubt I'll stick to this schedule, but this one looks pretty good to me. What an adventure 2016 would be if i did something similar to this!
P.S. another great thing about this schedule is i wouldn't have to purchase a USA Triathlon membership until May because you don't need a USAT membership to race in multisport races on military bases and the first two races of 2016 are on military installations.
December 5th, 2015
NASA powerlifting meet
Roswell NM
Jan
The 2nd annual John Davis memorial weightlifting meet
Santa Fe NM
Feb
Missile Man duathlon (1)
WSMR, NM
April
Tax day triathlon (2)
WSMR, NM
Joker Duathlon (3)
Holloman Air Force Base NM
May
Dog house sprint triathlon (4)
Lubbock Tx
June
Milkman triathlon (5)
Dexter NM
May/ June / or July
The New Mexico state games weightlifting meet
Albuquerque NM
July
Bottomless lakes triathlon (6)
Roswell NM
August
Socorro chile harvest triathlon (7)
September
SPC cotton country sprint triathlon (8)
Levelland Tx
September
monster triathlon (9)
Holloman Air Force Base NM
Ocober
Weightlifting meet
Santa Fe NM
November
Veterans day duathlon (10)
WSMR, NM
December
The Polar Bear triathlon (11)
WSMR NM
Showing posts with label south west challenge series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label south west challenge series. Show all posts
October 25, 2015
October 22, 2015
triathlon and weightlifting?
One of my bucket list goals was to complete 100 multisport races. In the 7 years I had competed in multisport I completed 86 triathlons
and duathlons. You'd never know by my current physique, but I used to be a skinny and blazing fast triathlete.
I received a Facebook message by a state record weightlifter, Barry Schroeder. He asked if I wanted to compete in a team triathlon with him next year. That got me to thinking.... There's no reason I shouldn't compete in a few triathlons or duathlons occasionally. Barry's been a huge motivator on my life the last couple years. Seems like anytime I'm needing a moral boost or pep talk he shows up.
My favorite races were in the South West Challenge Series. I finished top 3 in the SW Challenge series for 6 consecutive years, 2006-2012. I'd need to finish 6 races in 2016 to be eligible for the series championship. I won't lie, finishing an endurance race at my current weight of 312 pounds would be hard, but I'm always up for a challenge. Plus that would probably motivate me to lose some weight. losing weight would help my health, racing multisport again, and most importantly my weightlifting. At my current weight class i missed qualifying by 5k. If I was in the 105k weight class for weightlifting my current weightlifting totals would have qualified me for The Masters Weightlifting National Chamionships.
I dunno. Should I try doing to Polar Bear triathlon in Las Cruces NM on Dec 6th of this year? That's the first race of The South West Challenge Series 2016 season. I'd only have to do 5 more to qualify to be a 2016 South West Challenge Series champion. If I did 6 races for the 2016 season I'd only have to complete 8 more in my lifetime to have completed my goal of 100. I'm competing in a NASA powerlifting meet on Dec 5th in Roswell NM. I could drive from the meet straight to Las Cruces and compete in the triathlon the next morning. That would be insane to compete in a powerlifting meet and a triathlon on back to back days, but it would be a weekend I'd always remember. Hhhmmm. What do you think?
I received a Facebook message by a state record weightlifter, Barry Schroeder. He asked if I wanted to compete in a team triathlon with him next year. That got me to thinking.... There's no reason I shouldn't compete in a few triathlons or duathlons occasionally. Barry's been a huge motivator on my life the last couple years. Seems like anytime I'm needing a moral boost or pep talk he shows up.
My favorite races were in the South West Challenge Series. I finished top 3 in the SW Challenge series for 6 consecutive years, 2006-2012. I'd need to finish 6 races in 2016 to be eligible for the series championship. I won't lie, finishing an endurance race at my current weight of 312 pounds would be hard, but I'm always up for a challenge. Plus that would probably motivate me to lose some weight. losing weight would help my health, racing multisport again, and most importantly my weightlifting. At my current weight class i missed qualifying by 5k. If I was in the 105k weight class for weightlifting my current weightlifting totals would have qualified me for The Masters Weightlifting National Chamionships.
I dunno. Should I try doing to Polar Bear triathlon in Las Cruces NM on Dec 6th of this year? That's the first race of The South West Challenge Series 2016 season. I'd only have to do 5 more to qualify to be a 2016 South West Challenge Series champion. If I did 6 races for the 2016 season I'd only have to complete 8 more in my lifetime to have completed my goal of 100. I'm competing in a NASA powerlifting meet on Dec 5th in Roswell NM. I could drive from the meet straight to Las Cruces and compete in the triathlon the next morning. That would be insane to compete in a powerlifting meet and a triathlon on back to back days, but it would be a weekend I'd always remember. Hhhmmm. What do you think?
December 15, 2013
The 2014 South West challenge series rule changes
I was surfing the web and saw that there was only 1 Clydesdale who completed the 5 race minimum for the 2013 South West Challenge series, which is the oldest and largest multisport series in the world. That got me excited. The South West Challenge series old rules says all I'd need to do is complete 5 races in the series to be eligible to win. While I was browsing their web page I saw they have changed their rules and the minimum amount of races I'd have to compete in is now raised to 8. That would be fine except the SW challenge series kicked all the races in Northern and Central New Mexico out of their series. There's only 1 race in the entire series that is closer than a 5 hour drive from my house. I cant afford to drive 10 hours round trip 8 times in 2014! Uncool SW challenge series, very uncool.
March 13, 2013
the 2013 South West Challenge Series Schedule
DECEMBER 1, 2012, Saturday
7K Run / 35K Bike / 400M Swim
Brent Jones (575) 678-3374
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM 88002
MISSILE MAN DUATHLON
FEBRUARY 2, @ 0800, Saturday
7K Run/40K Bike
Brent Jones (575) 678-3374
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM 88002
Register www.active.com
SUL ROSS SPRINT TRIATHLON
MARCH 24 @ 8 a.m., Sunday
5K run, 15 mile bike, 360 yard pool swim
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas
Jim Hector or Helen Crane at (432) 837-8038
P.O. Box C-23
Alpine, TX 79832
Map Race Information
Registration & information
MIGHTY MUJER TRIATHLON ALL FEMALE RACE APRIL 20 @ 7:30, Saturday
300Y Swim / 15K Bike / 2MI Run
Gabriela Gallegos (915) 433-3439
Memorial Park Pool - 3251 Copper
P.O. Box 23208
El Paso, TX 79923
Note: This will be an SWCS Points race for the Ladies
JOKER’S DUATHLON
APRIL 27 @ 0800, Saturday
5K Run / 30K Bike
Entry Fee $30.00 Individual/ $55 Team
POC is SSgt Erica Reyes
Phone number for Info is 575-572-2529 Front Desk
FAX Number is 575-572-3799
Domenici Fitness & Sports Center
ATTN: Joker Duathlon
1051 Connecticut Ave
Holloman AFB NM 88317
BUFFMAN & SQUEAKY TRIATHLON
MAY 5 @ 9:00 am, Sunday
1500m Swim, 40K bike, 10K Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
P.O. Box 93726
Lubbock, TX 79493
Registration Deadline: May 14 / No Race Day Registration
DOG HOUSE SPRINT TRIATHLON
DOG HOUSE SPRINT TRIATHLON
MAY 5 @ 9:30am, Sunday
500m Swim, 17.6 mile Bike, 3.1 mile Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
P.O. Box 93726
Lubbock, TX 79493
Registration Deadline: m
may 14 / No Race Day RegistratioN
ARMED FORCES DAY TRIATHLON
MAY 18 @ 0700, Saturday
400 m Swim, 15 mile Bike, 5k Run
Replica Aquatic Center
Enter Robert E. Lee Gate
Ft Bliss, TX
Holly Imbriaco 744-744-5794
East Bliss Aquatic Center
20751 Constitution Road
Fort Bliss TX 79908
Register Online at active.com or eventbrite.com
HOWLING COYOTE TRIATHLON
MAY 25 @ 0730, Saturday
5K Run/30K Bike/400M Swim
Brent Jones (575) 678-3374
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM 88002
MILITARY SECURITY: ADVISE EARLY ARRIVAL
Register online Active.com
MILKMAN TRIATHLON
June 1 @ 0800, Saturday
500M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
Larry Marshall (575) 734-5415
P.O. Box 399
Dexter, NM 88230
Registration Deadline: May 29 / No Race Day Registration
RUIDOSO SPRINT TRIATHLON
JUNE 8, Saturday
Run(3.8M), Bike(16.8M), Swim(400Y)
Ruidoso, New Mexico
Triathlon Website
Ruidoso Athletic Club
415 Wingfield Street
Ruidoso, NM 88355
Register online Active.com
MISSION VALLEY DUATHLON
JUNE 23 @ 7:30am, Sunday
5k run - 20k Bike - 5k Run
Tigua Recreation & Wellness Center
Gabriela Gallegos (915) 433-3439
Registration: www.RaceElPaso.com
TRI RAIDER TRIATHLON
JUNE 29 @ 8:30am, Saturday
500m swim, 17.6 mile Bike, 3.1 mile Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
P.O. Box 93726
Lubbock, TX 79493
EASY RIDER TRIATHLON
JUNE 29 @ 8:00am, Saturday
1500m Swim, 40K bike, 10K Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
P.O. Box 93726
Lubbock, TX 79493
Registration Deadline: June 24 / No Race Day Registration
BUFFALO SPRINGS LAKE TRIATHLON Ironman 70.3
June 30 @ 6:30am, Sunday
1.2 mile Swim, 56 mile Bike, 13.1 mile Run
Marti Greer (877) 719-4957
P.O. Box 93726
Lubbock, TX 79493
Registration Deadline: June 24 / No Race Day Registration
MIDLAND YMCA TALL CITY TRI
JULY 27, Saturday
500M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
David Ham (432) 699-1718
800 N. Big Spring St
Midland, TX 79701
Race Day Registration Allowed
ODESSA TUMBLEWEED TRIATHLON
JULY 28, Sunday
500M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
Edward Moreno (432) 362-4301 / Joe Moya (432) 550-7654
3001 East University
Odessa, TX 79762
Registration Deadline: July 28 6PM (Active.com)/ (Increased Fee After July 22 unless sign up is for BOTH Midland & Odessa) No Race Day Registration without Prior Approval
BOTTOMLESS TRIATHLON
JULY 13 @0830, Saturday
400M Swim / 14K Bike / 4K Run
Jan Olesinski (575) 937-6196
myweb.cableone.net/janolesinski
900 Mason Dr
Roswell, NM 88201
Registration Deadline: July 9 FIRM
SOCORRO CHILE HARVEST YOUTH TRIATHLON
AUGUST 2 - FRIDAY NM Tech Campus
Distances Vary by Youth Age
Lynette Napier (505) 363-3361
P.O. Box 1508
Socorro, NM 87801
Registration Deadline: July 31 FIRM
SOCORRO CHILE HARVEST TRIATHLON
AUGUST 3, Saturday
Socorro City Pool
400M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run
Robert Gonzales (575) 418-1449
P.O. Box 1508
Socorro, NM 87801
Registration Deadline: July 31 FIRM
EAGLE IN THE SUN TRIATHLON
SEPTEMBER 1 @ 7:30am , Sunday
400y swim - 20k bike - 5k run
Socorro ISD Student Activities Complex
Gabriela Gallegos (915) 433-3439
Tigua Recreation & Wellness Center
P.O. Box 23208
El Paso, TX 79923
Registration www.raceelpaso.com
IRON SOLDIER SPRINT TRIATHLON
SEPTEMBER 28 @0730, Saturday
400 m Swim, appox 15 mile Bike, 5K Run
Holly Imbriaco 744-744-5794
East Bliss Aquatic Center
20751 Constitution Road
Fort Bliss TX 79908
Register Online at active.com or eventbrite.com
TRINADA DEL MUERTO TRIATHLON – ½ Ironman
SEPTEMBER 29, Sunday
1.2 m Swim/56 m Bike/13.1 m Run
Contact: Scott Kennicutt
imathlete.com
Event Registration Website
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
MONSTER TRIATHLON
OCTOBER 5 @ 0800, Saturday
5K Run / 30K Bike /700M Swim
Entry Fees $50 individual $80 Team (3 Person)
Email mhollomanfitnesscenter@holloman.af.mil
POC is SSgt Erica Reyes
Phone 575-572-2529 Front Desk
FAX Number is 575-572-3799
Domenici Fitness & Sports Center
ATTN: Monster Triathlon
1051 Connecticut Ave
Holloman AFB NM 88317
YUCCA TRIATHLON
SEPTEMBER 7 @ 0730, Saturday
7K Run/48K Bike/400m Swim
Brent Jones (575) 678-3374
Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM 88002
MILITARY SECURITY: ADVISE EARLY ARRIVAL
Register online Active.com
SPC COTTON COUNTY SPRINT TRI
5K Run/13 m Bike/ 300 yd pool Swim
Mail Entry to: SPC c/o Dee Dee Odorizzi
1401 College Ave
Levelland, TX 79336
(806) 716-2236 Phone
(806) 897-3090 FAX
Race Website
The following race will kick off the 2014 season
POLAR BEAR TRIATHLON
5K Run / 30K Bike / 400m Swim
Brent Jones (575) 678-3374
brent.k.jones.naf@mail.mil
www.wsmrmwr.com/bell_gymnasium.php Bell Gymnasium / PO Box 400
WSMR, NM 88002
Register online Active.com
March 10, 2013
updated 2013 triathlon and duathlon series
Every year since I started training and racing in multisport I'd been competing in the South West Challenge series. Last year the SWCS had 36 races, This year it has less than 10 races and the majority of them are in the Las Cruces/ El Paso area. Sadly, since there are not any races in my area I wont be competing the the SWCS anymore. I'll mostly be competing in the Chasing 3 series open water series. And I'll be racing as a clydesdale (220 pound and above) all year.
So far it looks like this will be my race schedule for 2013:
Feb
1- The Missile Man duathlon (duathlon)
May
2- The Jay Benson triathlon, Albuquerque NM (sprint)
June
3- The 4 corners X-terra triathlon, Farmington NM (X-terra)
4- The Billy The Kid triathlon, Fort Sumner NM (OLY)
5- Storrie Lake triathlon, Las Vegas NM (oly)
July
6- City of Lakes triathlon, Santa Rosa NM (sprint)
7- Cochiti Lakes triathlon, Cochiti NM (oly or sprint)
Aug
8- The 505 triathlon, Cochiti NM (LC or Sprint)
Sept
9- The Santa Fe triathlon, Santa Fe NM (sprint)
10- X-terra Dread Mon, Truth or Consequences NM (X-terra)
11- Trinidad Del Muerto, Truth or Consequences NM (Half Iron distance)
Dec
12- The Nutcracker triathlon, Rio Rancho NM (sprint)
So far it looks like this will be my race schedule for 2013:
Feb
1- The Missile Man duathlon (duathlon)
May
2- The Jay Benson triathlon, Albuquerque NM (sprint)
June
3- The 4 corners X-terra triathlon, Farmington NM (X-terra)
4- The Billy The Kid triathlon, Fort Sumner NM (OLY)
5- Storrie Lake triathlon, Las Vegas NM (oly)
July
6- City of Lakes triathlon, Santa Rosa NM (sprint)
7- Cochiti Lakes triathlon, Cochiti NM (oly or sprint)
Aug
8- The 505 triathlon, Cochiti NM (LC or Sprint)
Sept
9- The Santa Fe triathlon, Santa Fe NM (sprint)
10- X-terra Dread Mon, Truth or Consequences NM (X-terra)
11- Trinidad Del Muerto, Truth or Consequences NM (Half Iron distance)
Dec
12- The Nutcracker triathlon, Rio Rancho NM (sprint)
February 06, 2013
The 2013 Missile Man Duathlon race results Whit Sands Missile Range NM
Here are the results for the 2013 Missile Man duathlon. The South West Challenge Series Clydesdale Open division isn't listed on The South West Challenge Series web page yet so I posted them here.
So far the Clydesdale open division points for the South West Challenge Series, 3 races into the season are:
1st Michael Barrow 2 races/ 20 points
2nd T. Strasser 2 races/ 15 points
T-3rd C. Roehrman 1 race/ 9 points
T-3rd D. Wilson 1 race/ 9 points
T-5th E. Ytuarte 1 race/ 8 pts
T-5th Zapata 1 race/ 8 pts
T-5th Cody Hanson 1 race/ 8 pts
T-8th Greg Trujillo 1 race/ 7 points
T-8th John Barefield 1 race 7 points
February 05, 2013
2012 Polar Bear triathlon race results (White Sands Missile Range NM) December
I had been having a hard time finding the results to the Polar Bear triathlon. It wasn't listed on The South West Challenge Series web page or anywhere else online that I could find. The Rd was nice enough to send me them so I thought I'd post the results here in case anyone else is trying to find them. Click on each page to view.
So far the Clydesdale open division points for the South West Challenge Series 3 races into the season are:
1st Michael Barrow 2 races/ 20 points
2nd T. Strasser 2 races/ 15 points
T-3rd C. Roehrman 1 race/ 9 points
T-3rd D. Wilson 1 race/ 9 points
T-5th E. Ytuarte 1 race/ 8 pts
T-5th Zapata 1 race/ 8 pts
T-5th Cody Hanson 1 race/ 8 pts
T-8th Greg Trujillo 1 race/ 7 points
T-8th John Barefield 1 race 7 points
February 02, 2013
The 2013 Missile Man duathlon race report
I left my house this morning at 1:30 am to drive to White Sands Missile Range New Mexico to race The Missile Man duathlon. I really enjoy racing any of the multisport races held at WSMR NM. They have excellent post race meals of pasta, french bread, and Gatorade. During the awards ceremony they have a raffle where free race entries are handed out for any White Sands Missile Range race. There are showers available so you can get cleaned up before you drive home. The WSMR races are held on a military instillation, so there's little to no vehicle traffic on the bike course; which is important to me since I freak out riding my bike near vehicles thanks to a very large vehicle running over me and giving me a traumatic brain injury in September of 2011.
If you interested in racing a multisport race at WSMR here's the link to their 2013 race schedule:
http://cody-the-clydsdale.blogspot.com/2012/10/white-sands-missile-range-2013.html
The Missile Man duathlon was my 83rd multisport race, and my 19th duathlon. It was a 7k run, 28k bike, 5k run. I was nervous about this race, I wasn't sure I'd be able to complete it since I've done virtually no swimming, biking, or running, and have gained 75 pounds since the accident.
The last triathlon I raced in was in September 2012. It was my slowest race ever, so I knew I had to do something to stop the gaining weight. I joined Zia CrossFit in Santa Fe NM the 1st week of January. I was doubtful that doing CrossFit 3 times a week for 4 weeks would make me race any faster. But before I knew it, it was time to see....
I started out feeling good on the 1st run of 7 kilometers, or 4.34 miles. I finished the 1st run of the day in 45:01, which is around a 10:21 per minute pace. I was pretty sure I was in 4th place in my division (it's easy picking out who the Clydes are), but I wasn't sure if I could pass anyone later in the race when I'd need some endurance- did I still have any of that stuff called endurance?
The bike is an out and back 17.4 miler, the 1st half is a gradual downhill. On the first few miles I felt fantastic! I was passing people left and right! At mile 5 my left calf started cramping, I did my best to ignore it and focus on my effort rather than the pain. Eventually the cramping went away.... On the return route I started the long gradual (dreadful) climb back. Climbing is all about fitness and being at a low body weight, so I assumed I'd suffer and be slow coming back because I'm heavy and I was pretty sure I'd lost most of my fitness..... I surprised the heck out of myself by doing better on the climb than I did going downhill! I'm not saying I was fast, I'm just sayin' I was climbing fast for a guy weighing 250 pounds. I passed at least one Clyd on the way back to the transition area. Progress! Apparently CrossFit does build speed! Who knew? Well now I do that's who! My end bike time was a dismal 1 hour 19 minutes which is a 13.1 mph average, but it was still faster than my last race in September! Like I said, progress!
After the race I started thinking.... I raced on aero dynamic wheels and wore an aero helmet, and I only rode an average of 13.1 mph. A cyclist has to ride at least 19 mph to make riding on aero wheels or in an aero helmet worth while. I knew I was going to be slow, so why use aero equipment? Why wear out my expensive equipment when it doesn't benefit me? That was dumb. Really really dumb. I bet I looked stupid out there. I bet I looked a lot like the guy in this picture.
On the 2nd run I was a mess, both calf's were cramping up and I was fatigued like crazy, but I didn't allow anything to take my focus off of running as hard as I could to the finish. I knew the clyd I passed on the bike was right behind and I didn't want to let that guy pass me! The thought of missing a podium finish got my competitive juices flowing and I can get REALLY COMPETITIVE! I ended up finishing the 2nd run of 5 kilometers in 23:51, which is a 7:41 pace. Yup, I'm mighty happy with the 2nd run time! Run fat boy run!!!
I finished in 26th place overall, and 3rd place in the Clydesdale 39 and under. So like I said, I did much better than I assumed I'd do, but I'm still a very long way away from my strreak of top 3 overall finishes back in 2010. No, you didn't read that wrong. Top 5. I used to be lean and FAST! I know it's hard to believe it by looking at me now, but back in 2010 I finished 5 races in the top 5 overall. My average sprint triathlon times were 6:16 for a 400 meter swim, I'd average just shy of 21 mph on the bike, then still be able to run just shy of a 7 minute per mile pace. I realize I'm a long ways from where I used to be, but this is a life long sport. It doesn't matter where I am right now, what matters is where I'm going. Next step is to start off supplementing CrossFit with a little cycling and running.
With today's 3rd place finish I have 8 points for the South West Challenge Series. 1 race down, 4 more races to go until I hit the minimum number of races needed to qualify for The South West Challenge Series series, and 4 more races minimun needed to qualify for the Chasing 3 Open Water Series. Yup, I'm going to try and compete in both deries this year.
If you interested in racing a multisport race at WSMR here's the link to their 2013 race schedule:
http://cody-the-clydsdale.blogspot.com/2012/10/white-sands-missile-range-2013.html
The Missile Man duathlon was my 83rd multisport race, and my 19th duathlon. It was a 7k run, 28k bike, 5k run. I was nervous about this race, I wasn't sure I'd be able to complete it since I've done virtually no swimming, biking, or running, and have gained 75 pounds since the accident.
The last triathlon I raced in was in September 2012. It was my slowest race ever, so I knew I had to do something to stop the gaining weight. I joined Zia CrossFit in Santa Fe NM the 1st week of January. I was doubtful that doing CrossFit 3 times a week for 4 weeks would make me race any faster. But before I knew it, it was time to see....
I started out feeling good on the 1st run of 7 kilometers, or 4.34 miles. I finished the 1st run of the day in 45:01, which is around a 10:21 per minute pace. I was pretty sure I was in 4th place in my division (it's easy picking out who the Clydes are), but I wasn't sure if I could pass anyone later in the race when I'd need some endurance- did I still have any of that stuff called endurance?
The bike is an out and back 17.4 miler, the 1st half is a gradual downhill. On the first few miles I felt fantastic! I was passing people left and right! At mile 5 my left calf started cramping, I did my best to ignore it and focus on my effort rather than the pain. Eventually the cramping went away.... On the return route I started the long gradual (dreadful) climb back. Climbing is all about fitness and being at a low body weight, so I assumed I'd suffer and be slow coming back because I'm heavy and I was pretty sure I'd lost most of my fitness..... I surprised the heck out of myself by doing better on the climb than I did going downhill! I'm not saying I was fast, I'm just sayin' I was climbing fast for a guy weighing 250 pounds. I passed at least one Clyd on the way back to the transition area. Progress! Apparently CrossFit does build speed! Who knew? Well now I do that's who! My end bike time was a dismal 1 hour 19 minutes which is a 13.1 mph average, but it was still faster than my last race in September! Like I said, progress!
After the race I started thinking.... I raced on aero dynamic wheels and wore an aero helmet, and I only rode an average of 13.1 mph. A cyclist has to ride at least 19 mph to make riding on aero wheels or in an aero helmet worth while. I knew I was going to be slow, so why use aero equipment? Why wear out my expensive equipment when it doesn't benefit me? That was dumb. Really really dumb. I bet I looked stupid out there. I bet I looked a lot like the guy in this picture.
On the 2nd run I was a mess, both calf's were cramping up and I was fatigued like crazy, but I didn't allow anything to take my focus off of running as hard as I could to the finish. I knew the clyd I passed on the bike was right behind and I didn't want to let that guy pass me! The thought of missing a podium finish got my competitive juices flowing and I can get REALLY COMPETITIVE! I ended up finishing the 2nd run of 5 kilometers in 23:51, which is a 7:41 pace. Yup, I'm mighty happy with the 2nd run time! Run fat boy run!!!
I finished in 26th place overall, and 3rd place in the Clydesdale 39 and under. So like I said, I did much better than I assumed I'd do, but I'm still a very long way away from my strreak of top 3 overall finishes back in 2010. No, you didn't read that wrong. Top 5. I used to be lean and FAST! I know it's hard to believe it by looking at me now, but back in 2010 I finished 5 races in the top 5 overall. My average sprint triathlon times were 6:16 for a 400 meter swim, I'd average just shy of 21 mph on the bike, then still be able to run just shy of a 7 minute per mile pace. I realize I'm a long ways from where I used to be, but this is a life long sport. It doesn't matter where I am right now, what matters is where I'm going. Next step is to start off supplementing CrossFit with a little cycling and running.
With today's 3rd place finish I have 8 points for the South West Challenge Series. 1 race down, 4 more races to go until I hit the minimum number of races needed to qualify for The South West Challenge Series series, and 4 more races minimun needed to qualify for the Chasing 3 Open Water Series. Yup, I'm going to try and compete in both deries this year.
January 31, 2013
2013 triathlon and duathlon goals
I have 2 goals I'd like to shoot for this year:
1) take top 3 in both the New Mexico Open Water Series and The South West Challenge Series. This goal will take a minimum of 10 multisport races, but may take as many as 16. I'm excited about attempting to place in 2 series in the same year. I've placed top 3 in The South West Challenge Series 7 years in a row, but trying to balance two series simultaneously will be quite the challenge indeed!
2) My 2nd goal is to get down to 220 pounds. This goal will be harder for me then racing an average of twice a month for an entire year. Food sucks.... well in all honesty, I guess food ROCKS! Which is why it sucks. I love food- no I hate it! But I love it..... I hate to love it! My relationship is with food is kind of like a fresh baked bear claw. Sweet, comforting, and kinda warm deep inside, but all twisted up and slippery.
My current weight is 250. I only have 30 pounds to lose to reach my goal. It's really not that much to drop in a year. I've lost 120 pounds before and kept the weight off for a year and a half, but right now losing 30 pounds feels virtually impossible. Honestly, it feels like I'd be more capable of a successful jump across the Grand Canyon with ankle weights on.
1) take top 3 in both the New Mexico Open Water Series and The South West Challenge Series. This goal will take a minimum of 10 multisport races, but may take as many as 16. I'm excited about attempting to place in 2 series in the same year. I've placed top 3 in The South West Challenge Series 7 years in a row, but trying to balance two series simultaneously will be quite the challenge indeed!
2) My 2nd goal is to get down to 220 pounds. This goal will be harder for me then racing an average of twice a month for an entire year. Food sucks.... well in all honesty, I guess food ROCKS! Which is why it sucks. I love food- no I hate it! But I love it..... I hate to love it! My relationship is with food is kind of like a fresh baked bear claw. Sweet, comforting, and kinda warm deep inside, but all twisted up and slippery.
My current weight is 250. I only have 30 pounds to lose to reach my goal. It's really not that much to drop in a year. I've lost 120 pounds before and kept the weight off for a year and a half, but right now losing 30 pounds feels virtually impossible. Honestly, it feels like I'd be more capable of a successful jump across the Grand Canyon with ankle weights on.
December 31, 2012
another New Mexico 70.3 distance triathlon
Looks like there won't be a 2013 Elephant Man triathlon or a 2013 Damit Man
triathlon. Those two triathlons will be replaced by the Jornada del Muerto and
the ChupaCabra Challenge, both being held on September 29th. The Jornada del Muerto is a long course triathlon which means its a 70.3 distance
triathlon. The ChupaCabra Challenge is a sprint distance triathlon. Both triathlons will be on a very difficult course and can be guaranteed to be a suffer fest!
The Jornada del Muerto and the ChupaCabra Challenge are both part of the Chasing 3 open water series. The chasing 3 open water series is awesome. The NM open water series has done more in a couple years to promote multisport than any other group has in the 8 years I've been doing triathlons. The NM open water series offers tens of thousands of dollars in awards to the age group winners.
So far all of the other races that have become part of the chasing 3 NM open water series have ended up not being in the South West Challenge Series. If this continues there won't be anymore New Mexico open water triathlon races in the SWCS. If all the quality triathlons leave the SWCS I doubt the series will continue to be in existence. That makes me sad. The SWCS is the oldest and largest multisport series in the world. I've enjoyed the SWCS immensely.
I copied this from an email the race director sent me:
The Jornada del Muerto is New Mexicos 2nd long course triathlon! This race takes its name from the Jornada del Muerto, and should be as tough as the original, but not as death defying. With a bike turn around at New Mexico's SpacePort America this race will be an interesting combination of the past and our future.
Then at 8 am we start the ChupaCabra Challenge! Our newest sprint course. This beautiful hilly course will take you to places on the lake you have never been. The view from the east side of the lake is nothing short of amazing.
The Jornada del Muerto and the ChupaCabra Challenge are both part of the Chasing 3 open water series. The chasing 3 open water series is awesome. The NM open water series has done more in a couple years to promote multisport than any other group has in the 8 years I've been doing triathlons. The NM open water series offers tens of thousands of dollars in awards to the age group winners.
So far all of the other races that have become part of the chasing 3 NM open water series have ended up not being in the South West Challenge Series. If this continues there won't be anymore New Mexico open water triathlon races in the SWCS. If all the quality triathlons leave the SWCS I doubt the series will continue to be in existence. That makes me sad. The SWCS is the oldest and largest multisport series in the world. I've enjoyed the SWCS immensely.
I copied this from an email the race director sent me:
The Jornada del Muerto is New Mexicos 2nd long course triathlon! This race takes its name from the Jornada del Muerto, and should be as tough as the original, but not as death defying. With a bike turn around at New Mexico's SpacePort America this race will be an interesting combination of the past and our future.
Then at 8 am we start the ChupaCabra Challenge! Our newest sprint course. This beautiful hilly course will take you to places on the lake you have never been. The view from the east side of the lake is nothing short of amazing.
October 15, 2012
2012 South West Challenge series year end results
The only race left that needs to be tallied for the 2012 South West Challenge
Series year end results are the Cotton Country sprint triathlon. Rather than
wait for the series point counter I looked up the Cotton Country sprint
triathlon results and figured out who the winners for each division are on my
own. I'm %90 certain these are correct. I listed some amazing performances for
the 2012 South West Challenge series below, the SW series points are listed
below that.
The Age Group that had that had the highest combined points total for the top 3 in their AG was the male 60-64 with 214 points between them. They finished 29 races between the top three!!!
The male 20-25 AG was the age group with the closest finish between the top 3 finishers, the top 3 were separated by only 2 points!
Sara Hall and Flip Lyle competed in the most SW series races with 14 races in 2012! Sara Hall also completed 12 races in 2011, 15 in 2010, 16 in 2009, and 8 in 2008 for a total of 65 races in 5 years!!!
Robert Browning had the highest points for the 2012 South West Challenge series with 80.75.
Scott Darling of the 60-64 AG had the most age group victories with 9 races finished in 1st place in his AG in 2012!
In 2012 Flip Lyle of the 65-69 male AG had the largest margin of victory with 33 points over 2nd place.
There are 3 athletes in the men 35-39 who are tied for third place with 48 points!
Below are the 2012 South West Challenge Series age group winners.
Clydesdale open division
Champion B. Laird 57 points
2nd place A Ceniceros 45 points
3rd placeJ Sanchez 41 points
Clydesdale masters division
Champion M. Mowles 79 points
2nd place J. McClure 54 points
Male 20 and under:
Champion Josh Gordon 69 points
2nd place- Ben Campbell- 68 points
3rd place- Alex Bradbury- 50 points
male 20-24
Champion William Kessler 31.5 points
male 25-29
Champion Michael Castaneda 49 points
2nd place Matt Gonzales 48 points
3rd place Gage Bonestroo 47 points
male 30-34
Champion Dustin Ward 65 points
2nd place- Randolph Knox 49 points
3rd place- Jason Atkinson 48 points
male 35-39
Champion Price Lawhon 65 points
2nd place- Cody Hanson 50 points
T- 3rd place- Matt Hall 48 points
T- 3rd place- Jeremy Harwood 48 points
T-3rd place Jan Grande 48 points
male 40-44
Champion R. Browning 80 points
2nd place A. Lugo 58 points
3rd place G. Heredia 51 points
male 45-49
Champion J. Kehrle 80 points
2nd place G. Garcia 68 points
3rd place S. Crane 64 points
male 50-54
Champion R. Reynold 68 points
2nd place B. Gonzales 60 points
3rd place G. Southard 56.25 points
male 55-59
Champion C. Armstrong 78.24
2nd place L. Barfield 72 points
3rd place J Jackson 71 points
male 60-64
Champion S. Darling 80 points
2nd place R. Wiggs 72 points
3rd place M. Strum 62 points
male 65-69
Champion F. Lyle 80 points (14 races)
2nd place G Sargent 47 points
male 70-74
Champion K. O'Connor 78 points
2nd place M. Greer 48 points
75+
Champion R. Park 70 points
Athena masters division
Champion S. Hall 76 points (14 races!!!)
2nd place P. Miller 35
Female 25-29
Champion A. Howell 45 points
2nd place I. Speer 41 points
3rd place A. Wagner 39 points
Female 30-34
Champion R Ruiz 57 points
2nd place S. Bailes 30 points
Female 35-39
Champion D. Sather 43 points
Female 40-44
Champion D. Steele 80 points
2nd place S Heredia 65 points
Female 45-49
Champion D. Steele 80 points
2nd place S. Heredia 65 points
Female 50-54
Champion K. Carlsen 70 points
2nd place H. Crane 67 points
3rd place S. Crewe 60.25 points
Female 55-59
Champion J. Herbert 50.25oints
2nd place P. Baker 50 points
Female 60-64
Champion M. Balsiger 47 points
Female 65-69
Champion C. Akright
The Age Group that had that had the highest combined points total for the top 3 in their AG was the male 60-64 with 214 points between them. They finished 29 races between the top three!!!
The male 20-25 AG was the age group with the closest finish between the top 3 finishers, the top 3 were separated by only 2 points!
Sara Hall and Flip Lyle competed in the most SW series races with 14 races in 2012! Sara Hall also completed 12 races in 2011, 15 in 2010, 16 in 2009, and 8 in 2008 for a total of 65 races in 5 years!!!
Robert Browning had the highest points for the 2012 South West Challenge series with 80.75.
Scott Darling of the 60-64 AG had the most age group victories with 9 races finished in 1st place in his AG in 2012!
In 2012 Flip Lyle of the 65-69 male AG had the largest margin of victory with 33 points over 2nd place.
There are 3 athletes in the men 35-39 who are tied for third place with 48 points!
Below are the 2012 South West Challenge Series age group winners.
Clydesdale open division
Champion B. Laird 57 points
2nd place A Ceniceros 45 points
3rd placeJ Sanchez 41 points
Clydesdale masters division
Champion M. Mowles 79 points
2nd place J. McClure 54 points
Male 20 and under:
Champion Josh Gordon 69 points
2nd place- Ben Campbell- 68 points
3rd place- Alex Bradbury- 50 points
male 20-24
Champion William Kessler 31.5 points
male 25-29
Champion Michael Castaneda 49 points
2nd place Matt Gonzales 48 points
3rd place Gage Bonestroo 47 points
male 30-34
Champion Dustin Ward 65 points
2nd place- Randolph Knox 49 points
3rd place- Jason Atkinson 48 points
male 35-39
Champion Price Lawhon 65 points
2nd place- Cody Hanson 50 points
T- 3rd place- Matt Hall 48 points
T- 3rd place- Jeremy Harwood 48 points
T-3rd place Jan Grande 48 points
male 40-44
Champion R. Browning 80 points
2nd place A. Lugo 58 points
3rd place G. Heredia 51 points
male 45-49
Champion J. Kehrle 80 points
2nd place G. Garcia 68 points
3rd place S. Crane 64 points
male 50-54
Champion R. Reynold 68 points
2nd place B. Gonzales 60 points
3rd place G. Southard 56.25 points
male 55-59
Champion C. Armstrong 78.24
2nd place L. Barfield 72 points
3rd place J Jackson 71 points
male 60-64
Champion S. Darling 80 points
2nd place R. Wiggs 72 points
3rd place M. Strum 62 points
male 65-69
Champion F. Lyle 80 points (14 races)
2nd place G Sargent 47 points
male 70-74
Champion K. O'Connor 78 points
2nd place M. Greer 48 points
75+
Champion R. Park 70 points
Athena masters division
Champion S. Hall 76 points (14 races!!!)
2nd place P. Miller 35
Female 25-29
Champion A. Howell 45 points
2nd place I. Speer 41 points
3rd place A. Wagner 39 points
Female 30-34
Champion R Ruiz 57 points
2nd place S. Bailes 30 points
Female 35-39
Champion D. Sather 43 points
Female 40-44
Champion D. Steele 80 points
2nd place S Heredia 65 points
Female 45-49
Champion D. Steele 80 points
2nd place S. Heredia 65 points
Female 50-54
Champion K. Carlsen 70 points
2nd place H. Crane 67 points
3rd place S. Crewe 60.25 points
Female 55-59
Champion J. Herbert 50.25oints
2nd place P. Baker 50 points
Female 60-64
Champion M. Balsiger 47 points
Female 65-69
Champion C. Akright
October 14, 2012
South West Challenge series points almost totaled!
There's only 2 more races left to be tallied for the 2012 South West Challenge Series! The Elephant Man olympic triathlon and the Cotton Country triathlon. So far, with just 2 more races needed to be counted, there are seven triathletes in the 35-39 age group who are still in contention for the coveted top 3 awards in the South West!!!!
35-39 Age Group
58 points- Price Lawhon
49 points Cody Hanson
48 points- Jeremy Harwood
48 points- Jan Grande
46 points- Mathew Hall
44 points- Mike Edwards
38 points- Valentin Ramirez
I'm still 232 pounds and the first two races of the 2013 multisport season are only 7 weeks away so I'm certain I'll be racing in the Clydesdale open division next year. These are the top in the Clydesdale open division with 2 more races left to be tallied. This divisions year end points aren't nearly as close, but the athletes in contention are very fast.
Clydesdale open division:
57 points- Brett Laird
45 points- Arnold Ceniceros
35 points- Jeremy Sanchez
28 points- Martin Hedge
My daughter is only a few years away from competing in adults triathlons so I looked up their points totals for the season for the female 20 and under division and there isn't a single female under the age of 20 who completed the minimum 5 races to be eligible for awards in the South West Challenge series. Looks like my daughter will probably be able to take top 3 in the Female 20 at the age of 10 just by completing 5 races!!!!
35-39 Age Group
58 points- Price Lawhon
49 points Cody Hanson
48 points- Jeremy Harwood
48 points- Jan Grande
46 points- Mathew Hall
44 points- Mike Edwards
38 points- Valentin Ramirez
I'm still 232 pounds and the first two races of the 2013 multisport season are only 7 weeks away so I'm certain I'll be racing in the Clydesdale open division next year. These are the top in the Clydesdale open division with 2 more races left to be tallied. This divisions year end points aren't nearly as close, but the athletes in contention are very fast.
Clydesdale open division:
57 points- Brett Laird
45 points- Arnold Ceniceros
35 points- Jeremy Sanchez
28 points- Martin Hedge
My daughter is only a few years away from competing in adults triathlons so I looked up their points totals for the season for the female 20 and under division and there isn't a single female under the age of 20 who completed the minimum 5 races to be eligible for awards in the South West Challenge series. Looks like my daughter will probably be able to take top 3 in the Female 20 at the age of 10 just by completing 5 races!!!!
October 03, 2012
The South West Challenge series male 35-39 AG standings
In one of my recent posts I blogged about the South West Challenge series male 35-39 AG points standings. That post was actually incorrect because I forgot to include the results for the Cotton Country triathlon that happened a couple weeks ago. The only triathlete who competed in the Cotton Country triathlon who is currently in contention for the SW Challenge series 35-39 AG was Cory Adair. His strong finish at the Cotton Country triathlon shot Cory Adair up to a solid 3rd place tie with Matt Hall. The 6 triathletes who are in contention for 2nd and 3rd place in the 35-39 AG in the series are only separated by 8 points!!!!!!!
I'm not going to be able to compete in the Holloman triathlon this weekend, so it looks like any one of the 6 triathletes who race the Holloman triathlon may end up knocking me out of the top 3 and taking 2nd or 3rd place in the series.
The SW challenge series 35-39 AG points standings is currently:
1st place Price Lowhon with 65 points
2nd place Cody Hanson with 46 points
T-3rd place Matt Hall with 41 points
T-3rd Cory Adair also with 41 points
T-5th place Jan Grande with 38 points
T-5thplace Valentin Ramirez also with 38 points
7th place Mike Edwards with 36 points
I'm not going to be able to compete in the Holloman triathlon this weekend, so it looks like any one of the 6 triathletes who race the Holloman triathlon may end up knocking me out of the top 3 and taking 2nd or 3rd place in the series.
The SW challenge series 35-39 AG points standings is currently:
1st place Price Lowhon with 65 points
2nd place Cody Hanson with 46 points
T-3rd place Matt Hall with 41 points
T-3rd Cory Adair also with 41 points
T-5th place Jan Grande with 38 points
T-5thplace Valentin Ramirez also with 38 points
7th place Mike Edwards with 36 points
September 30, 2012
The 2012 Elephant Man olympic triathlon race report
Today, September 30th 2012 I completed the Elephant Man Olympic distance triathlon in Elephant Butte New Mexico. This was my 81st multisport race and my 8th Olympic distance triathlon. This was by far the hardest Olympic distance I've ever raced. As a matter of a fact, the Elephant man triathlon is easily the hardest course I've EVER raced. It has massive hills, lots of very steep climbing, heat, a rough road for cycling, and a mile of sandy dirt paths on the run. It's also one of the funnest courses I've ever raced. There's AMAZING views, lots of friendly volunteers, and the vehicle traffic was very courteous.
I knew I was going to be slow today, and I was right. Today was one of the 2 slowest race performances of my triathlon career, but I don't feel badly. To finish a race of this difficulty and distance with virtually no training at all in over 4 months is something I was proud of. My legs fell apart at the 10 mile mark of the bike, so the last sixty percent of the race I finished with nothing but heart. I'm in the worst shape I've been in in over 8 years, but my courage, ability to work through pain, persevere through adversity, and my determination has always been my greatest asset, and it came out in force today.
I swam a 1 mile open water swim having not completed any swim training in over a year and still finished it in 34 minutes 41 seconds, I was 10th out of 14 in my AG, 71st out of 156 overall. I finished the 25.5 mile bike in 1 hour 37 minutes, finishing dead last in my division, 92nd out of 156 overall. And I ran the 6 mile run in 1 hour, 12th out of 14, 82nd out of 156 overall. I finished the trithlon in a total time of 3 hours 17 minutes and 58 seconds, 12th out of 14 in my AG, and 110th out of 156 overall.
I only earned 1 point in the South West Challenge Series for the 2nd race in a row. I now have 46 points, and since the SW challenge series is no longer counting the Warrior triathlon 46 is how many points I'll be ending the 2012 season with. The SW challenge series 35-39 AG points standings is currently:
1st place Price Lowhon with 65 points
2nd place Cody Hanson with 46 points
T-3rd place Matt Hall with 41 points
T-3rd Cory Adair also with 41 points
T-5th place Jan Grande with 38 points
T-5thplace Valentin Ramirez also with 38 points
7th place Mike Edwards with 36 points
I knew I was going to be slow today, and I was right. Today was one of the 2 slowest race performances of my triathlon career, but I don't feel badly. To finish a race of this difficulty and distance with virtually no training at all in over 4 months is something I was proud of. My legs fell apart at the 10 mile mark of the bike, so the last sixty percent of the race I finished with nothing but heart. I'm in the worst shape I've been in in over 8 years, but my courage, ability to work through pain, persevere through adversity, and my determination has always been my greatest asset, and it came out in force today.
I swam a 1 mile open water swim having not completed any swim training in over a year and still finished it in 34 minutes 41 seconds, I was 10th out of 14 in my AG, 71st out of 156 overall. I finished the 25.5 mile bike in 1 hour 37 minutes, finishing dead last in my division, 92nd out of 156 overall. And I ran the 6 mile run in 1 hour, 12th out of 14, 82nd out of 156 overall. I finished the trithlon in a total time of 3 hours 17 minutes and 58 seconds, 12th out of 14 in my AG, and 110th out of 156 overall.
I only earned 1 point in the South West Challenge Series for the 2nd race in a row. I now have 46 points, and since the SW challenge series is no longer counting the Warrior triathlon 46 is how many points I'll be ending the 2012 season with. The SW challenge series 35-39 AG points standings is currently:
1st place Price Lowhon with 65 points
2nd place Cody Hanson with 46 points
T-3rd place Matt Hall with 41 points
T-3rd Cory Adair also with 41 points
T-5th place Jan Grande with 38 points
T-5thplace Valentin Ramirez also with 38 points
7th place Mike Edwards with 36 points
September 28, 2012
lucky me
I'm barely hanging on to 2nd place in the South West Challenge series 35-39 AG right now. I just got word that the Warrior tri wont be counted in the series this year. That is lucky for me. I'm too slow and out of shape right now to be able to finish any races in a decent enough time to earn points for the series. At the Patriot tri I only earned 1 point;-( The less races that are left the more likely I'll find myself still in the top 3.
September 09, 2012
The 2012 Patriot triathlon race report
Last Wednesday I saw that Price Lawhon had surpassed me in the the points total for the South West Challenge series 35-39 AG. I'm crazy competitive so when I saw that Lawhon was ahead of me I HAD to register for the Patriot triathlon. I needed to place 7th or better in the 35-39 AG at the Patriot triathlon held in Rio Rancho New Mexico to regain my lead. Placing 7th at the Patriot triathlon was going to be difficult because of the three and a half months I took off from training and weight I've gained. I've only been training again consistently for a little less than a week.
The Patriot triathlon was my 80th multi-sport race and I finished it in 1 hr 37 minutes 19 seconds and took 10th place in my division. Today was the slowest I've raced in 7 years. I only earned 1 point for the series, so Price Lawhorn is still in 1st place in the series with a 3 point lead. I'm in really bad shape right now and slower than a one leg grasshopper, so if Price Lawhorn races again in a triathlon in the SW series there will be no possible way I could catch him.
A great friend of mine, Matt Hall is a super stud triathlete. He races in the same age group as I do and is competing in the South West challenge series too. Matt Hall raced today at the Patriot tri and did AMAZING! He placed 15th overall and 2nd place in our age group. He earned 9 points for the SW challenge series and is now in 3rd place in the 35-39 age group with 39 points. He's incredibly fast and will pass me in the SW series if he finishes 4th place or better at the Elephantman Olympic distance triathlon Scheduled for Sept 30th.
It's probable that Matt Hall and Price Lawhorn will end up passing me in the series and maintaining their lead and I'll be scratching and clawing for 3rd place in the 2012 SW challenge series. I'm grateful that I saw the action heating up in the series, it motivated me to start training again.
I was exhausted after todays race. Really exhausted. There's no way I'd be able to finish the Redman full distance triathlon, so I'll be taking my family to Carlsbad Caverns that weekend instead.
The Patriot triathlon was my 80th multi-sport race and I finished it in 1 hr 37 minutes 19 seconds and took 10th place in my division. Today was the slowest I've raced in 7 years. I only earned 1 point for the series, so Price Lawhorn is still in 1st place in the series with a 3 point lead. I'm in really bad shape right now and slower than a one leg grasshopper, so if Price Lawhorn races again in a triathlon in the SW series there will be no possible way I could catch him.
A great friend of mine, Matt Hall is a super stud triathlete. He races in the same age group as I do and is competing in the South West challenge series too. Matt Hall raced today at the Patriot tri and did AMAZING! He placed 15th overall and 2nd place in our age group. He earned 9 points for the SW challenge series and is now in 3rd place in the 35-39 age group with 39 points. He's incredibly fast and will pass me in the SW series if he finishes 4th place or better at the Elephantman Olympic distance triathlon Scheduled for Sept 30th.
It's probable that Matt Hall and Price Lawhorn will end up passing me in the series and maintaining their lead and I'll be scratching and clawing for 3rd place in the 2012 SW challenge series. I'm grateful that I saw the action heating up in the series, it motivated me to start training again.
I was exhausted after todays race. Really exhausted. There's no way I'd be able to finish the Redman full distance triathlon, so I'll be taking my family to Carlsbad Caverns that weekend instead.
June 20, 2012
sick and injured, season goal in danger?
I got sick 6 days ago. I feel better, but still not well enough to bike. I can't remember ever being sick for this long. Earlier in the triathlon season I pulled my quad and it took almost 3 weeks until I felt 100%. I'm telling you, I'm getting old.
I broke my toe on Saturday night. It feels much better. I can walk with only a small limp, but I'm not even close to running yet. Needless to say between the toe and the illness I won't be racing the Tri Raider triathlon or the Grady Williams the next two weekends. I may end up missing even more races than those. My goal this year was to win the South West Challenge Series. Now that I'm not able to train or race for awhile I'm a bit worried I'll lose the top spot in the 35-39 AG I currently hold.
I broke my toe on Saturday night. It feels much better. I can walk with only a small limp, but I'm not even close to running yet. Needless to say between the toe and the illness I won't be racing the Tri Raider triathlon or the Grady Williams the next two weekends. I may end up missing even more races than those. My goal this year was to win the South West Challenge Series. Now that I'm not able to train or race for awhile I'm a bit worried I'll lose the top spot in the 35-39 AG I currently hold.
May 12, 2012
The 2012 Dog House sprint triathlon race report
Today I competed in the Dog House sprint triathlon in Buffalo Springs Lake outside of Lubbock Texas. In 2010 I had one of my best races of all time at this race and finished in an hours twenty two minutes and in 2011 I finished in 1:23:13. This year they increased the distance of the swim, it was some where around 575 meters. I finished the swim in 9:22 and 19th overall.
I've been racing with a new aero helmet and I had serious problems getting it on in transition. I lost a good 9 seconds trying to get that dang thing on. I'm usually great in transition, but today I had a 79 second 1st transition. Very slow. My transition was 16th overall.
The bike was 17.6 miles and it was WINDY! I've been struggling to find the time to get in much cycling this year. The times I've been able to ride has been predominantly on the indoors rollers which isn't great for building short course speed. I finished the bike 54:18, maintaining a 19.4 mph average and finished with the 8th fastest bike ride of day.
T-2 was much better for me than T-1 with a 46.4 second transition 2 which was the 4th fastest transition 2 of the day.
I felt good on the run considering I've been struggling with a pulled quad muscle for the last few weeks. I finished the 3.1 mile run in 23:46 keeping a 7:40 pace. There was some confusion about where the turn around was. 2 athletes in front of me and 3 who were close behind me turned around about 25-30 meters early. I'm not sure why, but the volunteers didn't try and get the athletes to stop and come back. The time they got ahead of me by turning around early I wasn't able to make up. The RD's should have had a better marked course and more volunteers to prevent that from happening. A timing mat at the turn around would have provided the info of which athletes cut the course and who ran the distances they were supposed to. Oh well, such is life.
I finished 10th on the run.
My total time was 1:39:34, 8th place overall, and 2nd place in my age group.
I now have 5 races and 45 points for the SW challenge series 35-39 age group.
My next race will be the Tri Raider sprint triathlon in 5 weeks right here in Lubbock Texas.
I've been racing with a new aero helmet and I had serious problems getting it on in transition. I lost a good 9 seconds trying to get that dang thing on. I'm usually great in transition, but today I had a 79 second 1st transition. Very slow. My transition was 16th overall.
The bike was 17.6 miles and it was WINDY! I've been struggling to find the time to get in much cycling this year. The times I've been able to ride has been predominantly on the indoors rollers which isn't great for building short course speed. I finished the bike 54:18, maintaining a 19.4 mph average and finished with the 8th fastest bike ride of day.
T-2 was much better for me than T-1 with a 46.4 second transition 2 which was the 4th fastest transition 2 of the day.
I felt good on the run considering I've been struggling with a pulled quad muscle for the last few weeks. I finished the 3.1 mile run in 23:46 keeping a 7:40 pace. There was some confusion about where the turn around was. 2 athletes in front of me and 3 who were close behind me turned around about 25-30 meters early. I'm not sure why, but the volunteers didn't try and get the athletes to stop and come back. The time they got ahead of me by turning around early I wasn't able to make up. The RD's should have had a better marked course and more volunteers to prevent that from happening. A timing mat at the turn around would have provided the info of which athletes cut the course and who ran the distances they were supposed to. Oh well, such is life.
I finished 10th on the run.
My total time was 1:39:34, 8th place overall, and 2nd place in my age group.
I now have 5 races and 45 points for the SW challenge series 35-39 age group.
My next race will be the Tri Raider sprint triathlon in 5 weeks right here in Lubbock Texas.
April 29, 2012
Atomic Man duathlon 2012
I competed in the 2012 Atomic Man duathlon today. This was my 80th multisport race, and my 19th duathlon since 2004.
I pulled my quad last week at the Spring Fling triathlon and hadn't been able to train all week. I decided to approach the Atomic Man as a light workout to test my leg. I decided to jog/walk the runs and bike very light.
On the 1st half of the 1st run I felt a little pinch where the injury was, but nothing bad enough to worry me. I finished the 2.25 mile run in a safe and leg protecting time of 22:22.
I was worried about my quad on the bike because this course has some big climbs. I wasn't sure if my leg was ready to attempt climbing like that yet. Thankfully I completed the entire bike without any pain at all. I finished the 8.13 mile bike 33:28.
On the 2nd run my leg felt great. I picked up the pace to a high zone two and never felt any pulls or
pinches from my leg at all. The 2nd run was 2.42 miles in 21:03.
I finished in a total time of 1:19, taking third place out of 3 in my age group and 27th overall 40out of.
I have completed 4 races in the 2012 South West Challenge series, one 1st place, two 2nd place finishes, and one third. I have a total of 36 points and am in 1st place overall in the 35-39 AG.
Looks like I'll start training again this week. I plan on cutting all my rides and runs in half this week. If my leg feels better after this weeks long days on Friday and Saturday then I'll try and train my full schedule the week after.
I pulled my quad last week at the Spring Fling triathlon and hadn't been able to train all week. I decided to approach the Atomic Man as a light workout to test my leg. I decided to jog/walk the runs and bike very light.
On the 1st half of the 1st run I felt a little pinch where the injury was, but nothing bad enough to worry me. I finished the 2.25 mile run in a safe and leg protecting time of 22:22.
I was worried about my quad on the bike because this course has some big climbs. I wasn't sure if my leg was ready to attempt climbing like that yet. Thankfully I completed the entire bike without any pain at all. I finished the 8.13 mile bike 33:28.
On the 2nd run my leg felt great. I picked up the pace to a high zone two and never felt any pulls or
pinches from my leg at all. The 2nd run was 2.42 miles in 21:03.
I finished in a total time of 1:19, taking third place out of 3 in my age group and 27th overall 40out of.
I have completed 4 races in the 2012 South West Challenge series, one 1st place, two 2nd place finishes, and one third. I have a total of 36 points and am in 1st place overall in the 35-39 AG.
Looks like I'll start training again this week. I plan on cutting all my rides and runs in half this week. If my leg feels better after this weeks long days on Friday and Saturday then I'll try and train my full schedule the week after.
February 01, 2012
2011 south west challenge series Award Winners
Below are the 2011 South West Challenge Series age group winners.
I listed some amazing performances for the 2011 South West Challenge series below:
The Age Group that had that had the highest combined points total was the Athena 40+ with 224.75 points between the top three finishers. They finished 35 races between the top three!!! This was also the age group with the closest finish between the top 3 finishers, the top 3 were separated by only 9.75 points! Way to race hard ladies!!
Jon Gardea competed in the most SW series races with an amazing 16 races in 2011! He also finished with the most total SW series points in 2011 with 81. He's finished 36 South West challenge series races in the last 3 years, and he's placed 1st or 2nd in his AG each of those 3 seasons. Talking about determination and some serious fortitude!!!!!
Jon Gardea & Sarah Crewe had the highest points for the 2012 South West Challenge series with 81.
Flip Lyle of the 65-69 AG had the most age group victories with 9 races finished in 1st place in his AG in 2011!
In 2011 Sarah Crewe of the 50-54 female AG had the largest margin of victory with 25 points over 2nd place and 35.25 points over 3rd place.
Name/ points
Clydesdales under 40
Andrwe Ducar- 47
Karl Thomas- 38
Clydesdales over 40
Jon Gardea- 81
Rob Lovett- 80.25
Adolf Sanchez- 33
Athena under 40
no qualifiers
Athena over 40
Tammy Atkinson-Dayley- 79.75
Sara Hall- 75
Patricia Miller- 70
male Under 20
Ben Campbell- 79.25
Josh Gordon- 64
Liam Browning- 42
Female under 20
no qualifiers
Male 20-24
Mathew Gonzales- 64
Rance Irvin- 60
Xavier Nolen- 54
Female 20-24
no qualifiers
male 25-29
Randy Arriola- 70
Chris Werth- 69
Michael Casteneda- 38
Female 25-29
Stephanie Gates- 50
Lauren Thompson- 50
Male 30-34
Greg Gonzoles- 70.75
Jeremy Harwood- 50
Justin Newcomer- 46
Female 30-34
Terry Moore- 57
Kristin Moriarty- 56
Sarah Lough- 46
Male 35-39
Robert Vandivort- 76.25
Marty Moriarty- 71.25
Cody Hanson- 56.5
Female 35-39
Trisha Stavinoha- 50
Amy Lee- 38
Sanna Sevanta- 38
male 40-44
Robert Browning- 79.25
James Kehrle- 70
Clay Moseley- 59
female 40-44
Miki Matsuo- 39
Erin Levick- 28
Valerie Starracino- 18
male 45-49
Gregory Garcia- 74
Pat Brug- 69
Stuart Crane- 48
female 45-49
Gretchen McElroy- 65.25
Michele Sanchez- 52
Grace Duffy- 50.75
Male 50-54
Bobby Dominguez- 65
Bobby Gonzales- 60
Greg Southard- 53.25
female 50-54
Sarah Crewe- 81
Treca Boney- 56
Noelle Sharp- 47
male 55-59
George Marck- 77
Scott Darling- 76
Gilbert Gil- 67
female 55-59
Linda Summers- 43
male 64-60
Ted Freedman- 59
Rodney Wigs- 52
Mike Strun- 43
female 64-60
Christina Glidden- 75
Carol Akright- 67
Kathy Foucar- 60
male 65-69
Flip Lyle- 80
female 65-69
no qualifiers
male 70-74
Kennith O'Connor- 78.25
Richard Park- 67
female 70-74
no qualifiers
male 75+
no qualifiers
female 75+
no qualifiers
I listed some amazing performances for the 2011 South West Challenge series below:
The Age Group that had that had the highest combined points total was the Athena 40+ with 224.75 points between the top three finishers. They finished 35 races between the top three!!! This was also the age group with the closest finish between the top 3 finishers, the top 3 were separated by only 9.75 points! Way to race hard ladies!!
Jon Gardea competed in the most SW series races with an amazing 16 races in 2011! He also finished with the most total SW series points in 2011 with 81. He's finished 36 South West challenge series races in the last 3 years, and he's placed 1st or 2nd in his AG each of those 3 seasons. Talking about determination and some serious fortitude!!!!!
Jon Gardea & Sarah Crewe had the highest points for the 2012 South West Challenge series with 81.
Flip Lyle of the 65-69 AG had the most age group victories with 9 races finished in 1st place in his AG in 2011!
In 2011 Sarah Crewe of the 50-54 female AG had the largest margin of victory with 25 points over 2nd place and 35.25 points over 3rd place.
Name/ points
Clydesdales under 40
Andrwe Ducar- 47
Karl Thomas- 38
Clydesdales over 40
Jon Gardea- 81
Rob Lovett- 80.25
Adolf Sanchez- 33
Athena under 40
no qualifiers
Athena over 40
Tammy Atkinson-Dayley- 79.75
Sara Hall- 75
Patricia Miller- 70
male Under 20
Ben Campbell- 79.25
Josh Gordon- 64
Liam Browning- 42
Female under 20
no qualifiers
Male 20-24
Mathew Gonzales- 64
Rance Irvin- 60
Xavier Nolen- 54
Female 20-24
no qualifiers
male 25-29
Randy Arriola- 70
Chris Werth- 69
Michael Casteneda- 38
Female 25-29
Stephanie Gates- 50
Lauren Thompson- 50
Male 30-34
Greg Gonzoles- 70.75
Jeremy Harwood- 50
Justin Newcomer- 46
Female 30-34
Terry Moore- 57
Kristin Moriarty- 56
Sarah Lough- 46
Male 35-39
Robert Vandivort- 76.25
Marty Moriarty- 71.25
Cody Hanson- 56.5
Female 35-39
Trisha Stavinoha- 50
Amy Lee- 38
Sanna Sevanta- 38
male 40-44
Robert Browning- 79.25
James Kehrle- 70
Clay Moseley- 59
female 40-44
Miki Matsuo- 39
Erin Levick- 28
Valerie Starracino- 18
male 45-49
Gregory Garcia- 74
Pat Brug- 69
Stuart Crane- 48
female 45-49
Gretchen McElroy- 65.25
Michele Sanchez- 52
Grace Duffy- 50.75
Male 50-54
Bobby Dominguez- 65
Bobby Gonzales- 60
Greg Southard- 53.25
female 50-54
Sarah Crewe- 81
Treca Boney- 56
Noelle Sharp- 47
male 55-59
George Marck- 77
Scott Darling- 76
Gilbert Gil- 67
female 55-59
Linda Summers- 43
male 64-60
Ted Freedman- 59
Rodney Wigs- 52
Mike Strun- 43
female 64-60
Christina Glidden- 75
Carol Akright- 67
Kathy Foucar- 60
male 65-69
Flip Lyle- 80
female 65-69
no qualifiers
male 70-74
Kennith O'Connor- 78.25
Richard Park- 67
female 70-74
no qualifiers
male 75+
no qualifiers
female 75+
no qualifiers
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