With a small break in the local racing schedule, last weekend the soldiers of SSSMST went far and wide in search of competition. They found some!
John Willse PR’ed his 6th Ironman at Lake Placid, NY in an impressive display of discipline and Ironman experience. Despite not feeling top notch for much of the day, he stuck to his guns and waited for his body to come around en route to an excellent run leg while everyone around him were seemingly falling apart. Funny thing about Ironman racing; it’s so ridiculously long that you have the better part of the race to shake it out and still come through strong. Nice finish John – perfect preparation for Leadville in a couple of weeks right……right?
Leah Halloran, Bruce Macdonald, Andy Cornwell, and Anthony Davila crossed into PA for an Xterra race. Despite it being her first Xterra and 3rd triathlon ever, Leah won the overall female division by over 5 minutes, while Andy and Bruce just missed the top 10. Nacho experienced some bike troubles, but still put together a respectable race and was reported saying “that was sweet, mang!”
Brian Stern attended the Steelhead 70.3 and turned in a new PR; earning himself a slot to the Clearwater 70.3 World Championships. Racing what seems to be his favorite distance, he turned in a great performance wire to wire and went comfortably under 4:30.
Holding down the home fort, “Krollahan” (Anne Callahan and Kevin Krol) had a dig at a fun little running relay at Wendy Park winning the 80+ AG (combined age). Nice one guys!
No doubt some out of state triathletes are wondering who, exactly, are those people in the green and blue.
Read through for some long (but good) race reports.
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