Worlds 70.3…check…AG Nats…check…PR and fun….check
Another huge racing weekend happened and as expected, there was fun to be had. Qualifications were achieved; PR’s were made and lots of podium pictures were taken. But many mental hurdles were cleared and soul searching occurred; that is what makes racing special.
Starting in the south, we had Tatyana Spencer decide it was a good idea to run from Marathon Key to Key West. Being the impatient person that she is, she proceeded to not only win the race, but set a course record by over 40 minutes.
Results can be found here
The Peachtree City International and Super Sprint had some fireworks as well.
Deanna McCurdy ran out of real estate to finish 2nd overall by just 5 seconds, Scott Gentles ran his way into 2nd overall, Fred ‘Cube’ Mehrer pushed his limit to a 2:30:20, Sandy Wisenbaker came in at 3:04:04, Mike Chrzanowski was 6th with a 2:25:25, Eliana Barnard took 2nd in the 15-19 age group with a 56:24. Deanna, Scott, Cube and Mike also qualified for USAT AG Nationals!
Results can be found here
Ryan Brooks decided to take his bike down to Gainsville, Ga for the weekend as part of the Georgia Cup Time Trial series. Way to push the roadies.
In Clemson, we had our SE Juniors team member, Cody Dorsey, rock it in a time of 1:10:39, while Ashley Pike survived a tough swim to clock a 1:30:47, and Coach Anne won her age group with a 1:18:34, not far behind was Nicole Chrzanowski for 2nd age group in 1:18:52 and Jared Meadows pushed to a 1:15:42.
Results can be found here
Down in the land of Mickey at Florida 70.3, Rachel Rasberry decided she wanted to take a trip to Vegas by earning her 70.3 World Championship slot in a time of 5:08:43, while Nick Donkar decided his first ever triathlon would be a HIM and pushed himself to a 7:06:57 finish. Way to survive the heat guys.
Results can be found here
At Irongirl, Lisa Bennett had a great race placing 4th in her age group in a time of 1:51:10. It’s hard being out front for the entire day.
Results can be found here
The second TeamEC race of the year was at Rev3 Knoxville and it did not disappoint.
In the Olympic distance, Yvonne Bedell took the top podium spot in her age group with a 2:27:34, Brett Alison overcame a swim deficit to finish in 2:24:14, Marc Thompson pushed to a 2:25:06 effort, Joshua Stephens managed a 2:28:37 with a cut foot, Justin Heineman ran through his age group to a 2:25:51, Coach Dan finished in 2:12:57.
In the Half Rev, Charlie Conway overcame some GI issues for a 6:47:20, Daniel Harris crushed the course in a time of 5:17:48, Team Ryals had a stellar day with Bethaney going 6:10:28 and TJ barely beating his wife with a 5:47:40, Coach Tony moved his way through the field with a time of 5:22:39, Doug McLaughlin earned himself a 5:13:27 performance, Kristen Deaton found herself on the podium with a swift 6:01:38, our resident Slayer Harvey Gayer pounded the course and the Clydesdale division into submission in a time of 5:13:47 to win his division handily. Last but not least was Chuck Mathison who soldiered on to a comfortable 7:12:44 and has the recovery drink to prove it.
Rev3 Results can be found here
Team warm up swim
This weekend was also a stellar one for the Friends of EC:
At the Keys 100, Jason Overbaugh, in a gutsy performance finished in 27:17:42. Way to find the line between brave and stupid and see what you’re made of!
Our own web designer Jill aka PoonStar had a huge day at Rev3 and you can read about it here
E3 Training Solutions had some big performances! Specifically at Zofingen Duathlon, Jana Richtrova aka the Czech chick earned her 1st win overall at the middle distance, beating all but 8 males and posting what seems a new course record. But that’s not all…check out the rest
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The 'Cube"
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Coach Anne
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Marc Thompson
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http://twitter.com/ClydeWatts Clyde Watts
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http://twitter.com/ClydeWatts Clyde Watts
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