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August 08, 2011

The new face of Team Alaska

team_alaska_cropBy Race Director Andy Duenow
It was a rain soaked morning for the race… 47 degrees and wet all over!  But some solid races by some of Alaska’s best! 

For the men…  With a string of SIX 2nd places already this year to a couple of the state’s best…  It was Jason Lamoreaux’s race to lose with both Jens [Beck, 2010 National Champion] and Will Ross unable to play!  True to form, Jason blitzed the bike to come into T-2 with former BOUS racer Fred West… then ran away with the victory.  Fred hung on for 2nd, with Luke Kiskaddon, Michael Wheatall and Andy Kirk rounding out the top 5.

For the gals…  similar to the men… with Shannon [Donley, 2nd place at 2010 Championship] out of the mix..  it was going to be a race between Amber Stull and Lori Deschamps.  But with the wet, windy conditions…  any feeling in feet for the start of the run was only just a fantasy!!  Blocks of ice to run on was the norm for all racers today…  and the combination proved too much for Lori as she had to drop out after the bike with severe hypothermia.  Amber had race-best bike and run splits to take the win unchallenged… with Larrell Lockard* [consistently strong performances at the Championship], Katy Povolo [raced the Championship for Mississippi in 2006], Suzanne Wheatall and Janna Miller rounding out the top 5.

*Missing from photo is Larrell; she couldn’t stay at all… probably needed a hot tub!

WOMEN
Amber Stull, 33, Anchorage
Larrell Lockard, 37, Anchorage
Katie Povolo, 35, Anchorage

MEN
Jason Lamoreaux, 33, Anchorage
Fred West, 42, Anchorage
Luke Kiskaddon, 37, Anchorage 

   

July 15, 2011

Big CRs for mid-season frontrunners

danhedgecock_3St. Paul, Minnesota's Dan Hedgecock and Worcester, Massachusetts' Catherine Sterling are arguably the most dominant amateurs in American triathlon right now. Each raced to course-record-smashing victories  last Saturday at the 10th anniversary edition of the Life Time-Minneapolis Triathlon.

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July 11, 2011

Cheyenne Sprint: Saluting a Major (well, Captain) Comeback

devils_towerWhen the surgeon told Air Force Captain Elizabeth West that her recovery would be longer than typical, she figured she'd be out, say, eight weeks instead of six. Wrong. Try two years. Six months in a cast.  We'd explain the injury to you if we could spell

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July 10, 2011

McDaniel moves to top spot at Idaho's Spudman

idaho_logo_cleanConstruction crews don't control the weather, of course; nevertheless construction on Moore's Peak Bridge over the Boise River can ultimately be blamed for the swim cancellation at Saturday's Spudman Triathlon. "It's the first time ever in 25 years we've had to cancel the swim," said race director Tim Severa.

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July 05, 2011

Holy Edelweiss, Kelly! 9:29:49?

kelly_fillnow_pushupsOK, so Ironman Austria's Klagenfurt course is known as world-record fast. But 9:29:49? That may be the fastest amateur female IM time ever. And that's what Kelly Fillnow (28, from North Carolina) just did. If  you read a recent blogpost

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