Saturday, February 8, 2025
# 210 Super Bowl Duathlon at Lake Louisa State Park
The first race of the year is always an unknown and never more so for me after the problems of 2024. Well, I braved a very foggy morning today to head out to Clermont and the Super Bowl Duathlon at Lake Louisa State Park. Got set up early and prepared for the first 2-mile run. The sun had burned off the fog by the start and the run course was flat and fast, but I paced my effort for endurance; 10:32 splits. I returned to transition and grabbed my bike, ready for the 12-mile course of rolling hills. I always enjoy chasing people, so this was fun and resulted in a 15.9 mph average speed: 25.8 mph max speed. Jumping into the second run, the sun was hot, reaching the mid 80s, and I pushed as hard as I could; 10:17 splits. Finished up with a 1:28:44, which is 4 minutes slower than 2024. 71st out of 93 finishers; first in my Age Group. Very happy with my efforts; now it’s time to buckle down!
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Sunday, November 3, 2024
# 209 Riverbend Sprint Tri in Cocoa
Great race today at the Riverfront Tri @ Cocoa; # 209. I’ve been off for eight weeks with medical issues and the last two triathlons were cancelled by hurricane. I've done the International distance at this race four times in the past (3 wins, 1 third) but felt that was too much today.
The swim portion of this race was cancelled due to the yacht harbor having sunken boats in it; a 40’ sailboat was up against the seawall right by transition. To start, there was a short run and then we took off on the breezy, rolling bike course along the river. After that was the 5k run on a flat and hot riverside course. I finished second by one minute as Paul Bier had a slightly faster bike ride. Felt great to be back!
Sunday, August 11, 2024
# 208 Clermont Sprint Triathlon in August
Triathlon #208 today was a tough one. I felt great before the start and did my stretches and warmups with plenty of time. Took it easy on the swim but the heat and wind made the bike hard as my average speed was only 17.1 mph. Run time was ok but my final time of 1:21:08 was poor; ended up 5th out of 6 in Male 70-74 with an overall finish of 134 out of 216. This was a bit discouraging as my July triathlon here was so strong but I still enjoyed the race.
When I start finishing 216th out of 216, maybe I’ll retire.
Lots of friends racing today; Teresa Tinsley won Female Masters at 63 and Bill Black won Male Clydesdale over 49.
Sunday, July 14, 2024
# 207 Clermont Sprint Triathlon in July
Today was triathlon #207, much improved over last month’s race on the same course in Clermont.
I took it easy on the swim (almost the same time) but my shoulders were fine. Bike ride was 2+ minutes faster with an average of 17.8 mph; 29.2 max downhill. My run was 3 minutes faster, so my total finish time jumped to 1:16:33 from June’s 1:21:05.
Ranked 4th out of 7 in Male 70-74; 117th out of 223 overall. Many friends competed too; Bill Black, Debbie Rosa, Madeleine Vergauwen, Dawn Lane, Teresa Tinsley; Ken Junkins was spectating today. Let’s see what next month will bring!
Sunday, June 9, 2024
# 206 Clermont Sprint Triathlon in June
Never was a person happier finishing 5th out of 6 in a triathlon then me today (my #206). After three months of health issues and 8 weeks of no training, I approached this race cautiously and was ecstatic over the results!
Hot weather was a factor as it was 75’f at 5:30 AM when I arrived and 94’f in the sun for the run leg. I did this same race in October and today my swim was 3 minutes slower (shoulder issue), bike was .3 mph faster and run was very hot with my overall time of 1:21:05 six minutes behind last year.
Lots of friends there; Kerry Simmons was 1st Female overall (at 58) with Teresa Tinsley in third. Kevin Simmons won the Aquabike.
Dawn Lane won Female 60-64 with Tiger Lassa in second by 13 seconds. My dentist, Dr. Sarah Day got second in International Distance Female 50-54 and Bill Black finished third in Clydesdale 40+.
Friday, April 5, 2024
Great photo!
During the Great Clermont Triathlon, Robert Badalucco (BBaction Photos) got a great low-angle photo of me on the New Series with Lake Minneola in the background. He used two strobes to illuminate the riders, otherwise you'd be a silhouette against the sky. Click to enlarge the image.
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