Summer Time Trials

Our summer time trial series starts this week on Tuesday August 7th.  We will start the first rider at 6pm.  We have improved road surface on 75th, so that should nice.  Details are here.

TriRochester goes to Chisago

It's time for the Chisago Lakes Triathlon!  We will once again have a bunch of TriRochester members racing in Chisago including some doing their first half-iron distance.  Good luck to all of our racers!

We will have the tent at the Chisago Triathlon this weekend to support our many club members racing in both the sprint and half iron distance races. Feel free to use this as a bag drop while you are racing as transition is very crowded. We will also provide body marking on Sunday morning so you don’t have to stand in long lines. There will be refreshments after the race including hamburgers and hot dogs. We’ll have water, Gatorade and a few sodas also. There also will be Key Lime cake bonbons! We'll try to get pictures during and after the race. Hope everyone has a great race!  See you there.

Heart of the Lakes 2012

This year's edition of HOLT was another great event. Check in, packet pick-up and body marking takes about 5 minutes. Not kidding. They have it down. The water was really warm, around 84*. Many people left the wetsuit in transition or at home. The bike course for this race is flattish and the run is the standard around the lake run. It was warm this year, but nowhere as hot as last year. The short course at HOLT is very beginner friendly and the long course is a nice step up for those wanting to try an Olympic distance race.

HOLT Long Course	1/2 mile	21 mile	5.3 mile
Name	Swim	Bike	Run	Final	Overall (of 292)	AG
Andrew Becker	18:07	52:26	39:45	1:59:47	95	9/30
David Williams	14:28	59:14	42:30	1:59:54	97	6/15
Bill Nevala	23:56	59:25	57:24	2:26:22	231	27/30
Pattie Ekman	18:38	1:02:10	1:04:20	2:32:00	252	12/13

TNTs NOT moving to Tuesdays in July

Correction:  The Waterski shows have been changed to Tuesdays so our TNTs will continue to be on Thursdays in July.  The next TNT will be on 7/12.

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Original post:  Due to the Waterski Shows at Foster Arends on Thursdays in July, TNTs are moving to Tuesdays.  We don't even have to change the name.  We did not have a TNT this week due to the July 4th holiday falling in the middle of the week.  TNTs will resume next week, on July 10th, same 6:30 start.  Attendance drops off in August but we'll be back to Thursdays and continue if we are getting decent turnouts. 

End of June 2012, Race Catch-up

While some of us were on vacation, others were busy racing.  So, here we go with an attempt to catch up.

6-23-12 - Meadowfest mad Dash 5k

Congratulations to Mario Minelli who not only turned in an overall win and a PR of 17:02, but also invented his own new type of duathlon by riding 30 miles to and from the race!

One problem with winning a race you rode to... Hauling back a big crockery trophy!

6-23-12 Kickapoo Kicker

http://www.kickapookicker.com/

The second in the Wisconsin Triple Crown bike ride series is in the books.  Six members rode one step closer to their finisher's jerseys.

Name	Distance	Total Time
Joe Moyer	200k	9:51:29
Dan Harke	200k	10:00:17
Mike Ewen	200k	10:00:35
Ann Moyer	150k	9:11:32
Marie Harke	150k	9:11:49
Paige Reeves	100k	6:25:37

 

 

6-24-12 Lake Waconia Triathlon

Lake Waconia is a longish sprint-distance tri with a 0.5 mile swim, 20 mile bike, and 4 mile run.  This race tends to bring out a strong elite field and this year that trend continued.  TriRochester's Alex Hooke placed second in the elite competition.  His 10:39 swim, 46:18 bike, and 24:44 run gave him 6th, 2nd, and 10th best times respectively.

6-24-12 Ironman Coer d'Alene

Big congratulations to Bill Nevala for completing his first Ironman.  It was a tough day with 55-degree rough water kicking things off.  Way to go Bill!

7-1-12 North Mankato Sprint Triathlon

Our friends at FinalStretch stepped in this year to keep the North Mankato Triathlon going strong and added what looks to have been a really great kids tri.  Several members competed in the Sprint Tri which had a 0.25 mile swim, 12 mile bike and a 3 mile run.

Name	Overall (of 194)	Age Group	Total Time
Sam Wiegand	26	4/18	1:06:49
Justin Gundelach	48	5/15	1:11:11
Bill Krauss	59	4/12	1:13:37
Andy Koch	87	9/15	1:17:33
Adam Asalakson	179	8/8	1:39:45

 

Come See TriRochester at the Sports and Fitness Expo

TriRochester will have a booth at the Games Tracker International Sports and Fitness Expo this Sunday at the Mayo Civic Center.  The Expo website is here.  Expo admission and activities are free!

In addition to many local sports clubs and vendors at the Expo, our friends at Team R.E.D and the Rochester Track Club will be hosting a one mile fun run/walk and Olympic Day.  There will also be a one mile stroller-a-thon.  The expo opens at 11 am on Sunday, June 24th and registration for the races (which are before the expo) is at 9am.

We will be there to spread the word and answer questions about the sport of Triathlon and our club.

High Cliff and Grandma's

High Cliff Tri Report - by Joe and Ann Moyer

High Cliff Triathlon is always one of our favorite races because it is well organized and in a picturesque setting in Eastern Wisconsin.  The event features both a sprint (~1/4 mile swim, 22 mile bike, 5k run) and a half-iron (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run).  The day started out with pleasant weather and a seemingly calm lake.  For both the sprint and half courses, the beginning of the swim was quite smooth, but the last third of the course coming into shore was more choppy and challenging than it appeared from the shore.  At the end of the swim, there was a large hill to run up into transition and a number of helpful wetsuit strippers.

I (Ann) basically used the swim to warm up since there was a long period of waiting before the first sprint wave went off (and I start way off to the side or in the back of the swim anyway just to avoid the chaos in the first 200 meters).  After multiple people had commented on how neat my bike looked with the turtle disc (compliments of my very talented brother), I felt compelled to ride strong enough to be worthy of having the flashy wheel!  After the initial congestion of the bike course and a small battle where I had to pass the same woman 3 times on the bike about 10 miles in, I never saw another athlete on the bike course.  There was a nice stretch with a cross/tailwind, but unfortunately that lead to the final portion of the course with a strong headwind that made it feel as though I was no longer moving forward!  T2 was pretty exciting since there weren't very many bikes on the rack--a sure sign things are going well.  The run course goes up a challenging hill and then goes through some trails in the woods and on the rocky surface of High Cliff.  In past years, I've seen people mis-step and bite it on the run.  As a less-than-coordinated person, I decided to just take a conservative pace on the run, with room to pick it up a notch if anyone appeared. Luckily, other than the guy I was following, I didn't see anyone on the run either, so it was a nice and peaceful jog through the woods. It was definitely fun to come into the finish chute with the cheering of many spectators!

I (Joe) came into the High Cliff Half with a different perspective and mentality as compared to usual, as 8 of the athletes I am working with were also going to be racing.  I had a much higher level of anxiety as compared to usual, and probably felt how a parent feels when they first send their child off to start school.  I knew they all were well prepared in their training, but all had their own challenges to overcome during the race.

I unfortunately came into the race after some GI issues and was dehydrated at the start.  Not long into the race I knew it was going to be a just finish day.  Ann has covered the swim, and I can concur that the last third of the 1.2 miles was quite choppy and challenging. The bike course had mostly smooth pavement, and is relatively flat (after the initial "High Cliff" climb) with some small hills.  It was quite windy, and was getting quite warm towards the end.  The run is kind of an Xterra off road trail run, and I have always found it enjoyable.  When I was about 9-10 miles through the run, a rather large thunderstorm passed through with lots of rain and wind.  The cool down was welcome, though the wet shoes were not.

At the end, I was very proud of all of the athletes I am working with and their successful finishes--some of them completing their first half, some earning podium positions and others PR's!   -Joe and Ann  

Results Sprint- ¼ mile swim, 22 mile bike, 3.1 mile run

Ann Moyer  1:30:42.2  Overall Sprint Female Winner

Results Half Iron- 1.2 mile swim, 56.7 mile bike, 13.1 mile (trail) run

Peter Somers 19/340      6/61       Total time 4:48:54

Peter Moeschler 52/340    13/61   Total time 5:08:08

Joe Moyer 71/340  19/61    Total time 5:13:02

Dan Harke 76/340   10/45   Total time 5:15:43

Eric Cleveland 145/340  32/71   Total time 5:39:07

Marie Harke  25/ 3/21   Total time 5:30:48

Paige Reeves 2/7  Total time 6:02:12  

Grandma’s Marathon Grandma's Marathon is a point-to-point course run on scenic Old Highway 61 along the beautiful north shore of Lake Superior. The race begins just outside of Two Harbors, Minnesota and finishes in Duluth’s Canal Park. Grandma's Marathon is ideal for first time participants as the terrain is relatively flat.  http://grandmasmarathon.com/site/

Peter Maves   3:28:10

Andrew Becker   3:32:48

Cathy Torgerson   5:17:52

Rochesterfest Triathlon

TriRochester Rocks Rochesterfest!

Another excellent showing for TriRochester at the Rochesterfest Triathlon! If you thought that last weekend’s results were impressive, here’s more of the same. This weekend we had 25 club members competing in the sprint race and 33 members in the Olympic race. In addition to sheer volume, we had a number of Top 10’s and 22 members were called to the podium. Well done everyone, and thanks to Stacey and everyone else who came out to support us!    

Top 10’s: Sprint Relay- Travis had the fastest sprint relay swim of the day with 0:6:56 and Brad Steele had the fastest sprint relay bike with 0:26:02. Sprint Swim- Jason Fischer 6, Andy Shulha 8, Sawra Maurer 9 Sprint Bike- Erich Heneke 2, Josh Weigel 8, Andy Shulha 9 Sprint Run- Rob Mitchell 3, Andy Shulha 10

Top 10's Olympic Swim- Alex Hooke 3, Kris Koepp 4, Diana Koepp 7, Jeremy Ekman 9, Chris Coon 10 Olympic Bike- Alex Hooke 2, Mario Minelli 5 Olympic Run- Ruth Brennan-Morrey 3, Alex Hooke 4, Chris Coon 6, Mario Minelli 7

Podiums- 25:

Sprint Overall Women- Jenny Shulha 1, Sawra Maurer 2 Olympic Elite Women- Ruth Brennan-Morrey 1 Olympic Elite Men- Alex Hooke 2 First place amateur Olympic AG 25-29 F- Susan Griffee 1, Diana Koepp 2 Olympic AG 25-29 M- Kris Koepp 1, David Williams 3 Sprint AG 30-34 M- Erich Heneke 3 Olympic AG 30-34 M- Chris Coon 1 Elite Sprint Men- Andy Shulha 2, Rob Mitchel 3 Sprint AG 35-39 M- Elton Mosman 1, Josh Weigel 3 Olympic AG 35-39 M- Jeremy Ekman 2 Sprint AG 40-44 M- Geir Nedredal 3 Olympic AG 40-44 M- Mario Minelli 1 Olympic AG 50-54 M- Bill Krauss 2 Olympic AG 55-59 M- Mike Ewen 1, Tom Williamson 2 Olympic AG 50-54 F- Judy Weller 2 Sprint AG 55-59F - Barb Ewen 3 Sprint AG 65-69 F- Patty Hutchings 1 Olympic AG 65-69 M- Ed Maslowski 1 Sprint Athena- Amber Aslakson 3

Full Results:

Rochesterfest Sprint Tri  June 17, 2012
.25 mile Swim, 10 mile Bike, 5 k Run
Name	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	AG place	OA place of 238
Andy Shulha	0:06:19	0:26:53	0:19:25	0:54:38	2 of 4	4
Rob Mitchell	0:07:10	0:27:55	0:18:24	0:56:06	3 of 4	5
Elton Mosman	0:06:51	0:28:29	0:20:09	0:57:13	2 of 20	10
Erich Heneke	0:09:14	0:26:05	0:20:14	0:57:52	2 of 12	12
Jason Fischer	0:05:58	0:28:23	0:22:08	0:58:33	4 of 4	14
Matthew Hangge	0:07:59	0:28:13	0:22:08	1:00:50	4 of 12	18
Jenny Shulha	0:07:00	0:29:31	0:21:52	1:00:52	1 of 2	19
Josh Weigel	0:08:16	0:26:38	0:24:35	1:01:35	4 of 20	21
Brian Ogren	0:07:35	0:28:31	0:22:55	1:01:50	5 of 20	22
Sawra Maurer	0:06:20	0:30:04	0:23:12	1:02:04	2 of 2	23
Geir Nedredal	0:08:47	0:29:15	0:23:26	1:04:35	3 of 16	35
Nick Rogness	0:08:24	0:32:05	0:24:05	1:07:47	8 of 12	54
Michael Graif	0:09:11	0:33:14	0:23:32	1:09:02	6 of 18	64
Andy Koch	0:07:44	0:32:46	0:27:37	1:10:40	10 of 12	74
Betsy Ogren	0:06:51	0:34:21	0:27:42	1:12:49	6 of 31	88
Jim VanOosten	0:09:25	0:35:12	0:31:59	1:20:31	9 of 18	135
Vanessa King	0:11:01	0:36:01	0:31:49	1:23:12	5 of 7	157
Katie Carlin	0:11:35	0:34:54	0:34:47	1:25:47	9 of 21	172
Amber Aslakson	0:10:04	0:38:03	0:34:15	1:26:35	3 of 4	178
Phil Vickers	0:10:02	0:38:19	0:34:17	1:27:00	5 of 6	180
Adam Aslakson	0:09:03	0:37:26	0:35:45	1:27:14	4 of 6	182
Barb Ewen	0:13:19	0:40:26	0:42:28	1:41:12	3 of 3	226
Patty Hutchings	0:18:58	0:57:16	0:57:47	2:25:42	1 of 1	238
Sprint Relay
Travis Seeger, Brad Steele, Tracy Steele			2 of 12 teams
Rochesterfest Olympic Tri  June 17, 2012
1.5 k Swim - 40 k Bike - 10 k Run
Name	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	AG place	OA place of 126
Alex Hooke	0:19:32	0:59:36	0:37:32	1:58:38	2 of 6	2
Ruth Brennan-Morrey	0:27:18	1:06:21	0:36:28	2:11:57	1 of 5	6
Chris Coon	0:22:39	1:08:38	0:38:15	2:12:16	1 of 14	7
Mario Minelli	0:29:03	1:03:29	0:38:35	2:13:39	1 of 15	9
Kris Koepp	0:19:56	1:08:35	0:46:56	2:17:51	1 of 9	17
Jeremy Ekman	0:22:34	1:08:20	0:46:08	2:20:31	2 of 22	19
Mike Ewen	0:30:57	1:10:52	0:44:00	2:28:23	1 of 4	30
Joe Ryan	0:31:42	1:14:52	0:42:26	2:30:56	5 of 15	33
Susan Griffee	0:27:44	1:15:31	0:45:31	2:31:09	1 of 7	34
Diana Koepp	0:21:36	1:20:22	0:48:09	2:32:14	2 of 7	37
Juan Pulido	0:25:53	1:18:05	0:49:13	2:36:43	9 of 22	43
Adam Starkey	0:26:44	1:15:04	0:53:41	2:39:06	8 of 14	48
Kelle Peterson	0:26:11	1:26:28	0:47:04	2:42:43	4 of 7	53
Grant Kesselring	0:30:11	1:17:41	0:52:13	2:42:48	13 of 22	54
David Williams	0:27:25	1:22:32	0:52:43	2:44:45	3 of 9	57
Andy Galbus	0:35:11	1:15:51	0:53:02	2:47:36	4 of 6	61
Katie Shaefer	0:26:24	1:27:19	0:50:18	2:48:14	5 of 7	62
Bill Krauss	0:29:51	1:22:26	0:57:27	2:54:00	2 of 4	68
Santiago Reyes	0:30:10	1:22:50	0:57:36	2:54:42	9 of 14	71
Petrice Mostardi	0:27:23	1:30:46	0:53:44	2:55:16	6 of 7	74
Kristina Sinnott	0:31:27	1:26:12	0:54:27	2:55:44	4 of 6	77
Tom Williamson	0:37:21	1:20:47	0:55:04	2:57:31	2 of 4	83
Sara DeMars	0:32:27	1:34:27	0:57:55	3:08:18	7 of 7	95
Matt Russell	0:33:04	1:25:49	1:09:20	3:11:29	20 of 22	98
Kelly O'Hara	0:33:11	1:35:25	1:03:27	3:18:08	4 of 4	106
Justin Meunier	0:32:08	1:34:35	1:05:42	3:21:10	21 of 22	109
Ed Maslowski	0:39:27	1:31:40	1:04:22	3:22:02	1 of 3	110
Alicia Cory	0:35:42	1:29:14	1:17:02	3:25:32	6 of 6	117
Judy Weller	0:41:31	1:33:06	1:05:47	3:26:37	2 of 2	119
Pattie Ekman	0:35:06	1:30:38	1:21:26	3:32:08	7 of 7	122
Olympic Relay
Bill and Shawn Nevala, Gary Lovelace			1 of 4 teams
Wendy Nevala, Bruce and Shari Sutor			2 of 4 teams
Dawn Johnson, Macayla and Robyn Walker			4 of 4 teams

6/16 - 6/17 Weekend

It is another big weekend of racing for the club!

We will have a strong contingent at the High Cliff Triathlon in WI on Saturday and a whole lot of members racing at the RochesterFest Triathlon on Sunday.

We'll have the club tent at the race on Sunday and will once again have water and Gatorade to support our athletes (and their fans/support crew).

After a weekend of racing, what could be better than to finish the weekend off with our annual summer picnic?  Members, families, and guests are all welcome!  The details are here, hope to see you all there!

6/10/12 Racing across the River

While many of us were in Winona racing, we also had representation on the other side of the river in Wisconsin.  The third annual Eau Claire Sprint Triathlon to benefit Friends of the Orphans (and other charities) and to promote physical activity was on 6/10/12.   The race featured a 500m swim, 17mile bike, 5k run sprint course.  Nice job, Laura Wyttenback, and congrats on the 1:29:29 6th out of 26 finish!

There was also a Sprint and "Intermediate" distance triathlon in Lacrosse, WI on Sunday sponsored by the YMCA.  Jenny and Andy Shulha were there and turned in nicely matching places with 2nd place Overall and first place Age-group for each of them.  Jenny had a time of 2:28:49 and Andy finshed in 2:11:10.