Cedars at Lebanon Triathlon

Pictures from Cedars at Lebanon Triathlon
July 26, 2008
www.team-magic.com
Results are below photos.

Melissa Mosley 1:23:15, 1st overall female beginner

Amber Lai 1:24:35 3rd overall beginner female

Candice Chappell 1:30:15 2nd F 20-24

Tim Lance 1:37:08
Lindsay Chance 1:38:17

Carrie Gay 1:48:11

Kevin Herrington 1:22:13

Jennifer Hartley 1:28:30 3rd F 35-39
Philip Theodore 1:30:19
Steve Kirkham 1:30:37
Gary Mappin 1:31:41
Lisa Kirkham 1:32:55

John Navin 1:36:32

Stephanie Knight 1:39:04

Erika Uhrlass 1:41:21
Rachael Sarah Jayne 1:44:54
Mary Garges 1:38:40 1st Athena

David Weil 1:28:28

Susan Meredith Howell 1:25:42 1st F 25-29

Heather Dixon 1:47:40

Shirley Fuller-Cooper 2:01:26

Marshall Taylor 1:50:39

Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon Results

Chattanooga TN
July 12, 2008
http://www.team-magic.com/

PHOTOS
Swim in the Tennessee River

Jessika Poirer charging the stairs!

Mindy Craven doing the same!

Sara West--on the DL right now--cheering on Ben Whittam!


Chattanooga was a wet, fun time. This is one of my favorite courses anywhere. It has a scenic swim, a challenging yet fun bike, and a run where you can see everyone in the race. Plus, Chattanooga is a great town to hang out in.

Master Overall
Bruce Gennari 2nd (STtrainer co-coach)
M25-29
Ben Whittam...6th/83
Craig Garmendia...37th/83
Christian Maniscalco....39th/83 (Triswami Client)
Andrew Hutchinson 52/83
F25-29
Catherine Dewberry...9th/44
Mindy Craven...12th/44
Laura Neergard...23rd/44
Susan Howell...25th/44
Jessika Poirer 27/44
Maria Mendiboro...32/44
M30-34
Kevin Boucher...5th/96 (TriathlonDVD client)
Kevin Herrington 65/96
Josh Bowling 84/96
M35-39
Ashly Dewberry 15/99
Pat Stacey 25/99
Todd Heifner 30/99
M 40-44
Andy Byrn 40th/99 (Triswami Client)
F50-54
Judy Daggett 1st/12
M45-49
Richard Baker aka Triswami 4/81 (STtrainer co-coach)
David Turner 14/81

Finally, congrats to my friend Hallie Blunk who got 3rd female overall!

Rob Brigance is an Ironman

Rob Brigance finishes his first Ironman at Lake Placid. 13:53:34

Great job Rob!

Rachel Biber Wins Monster Triathlon

July 19, 2008
Pulaski, TN

Racher Biber won the Female Overall division with a course record.

She will be racing Vineman full iron-distance August 2, and has the potential to place very well. In 2005 this was her first iron-distance, and she got second place by 5 minutes. Good luck Rachel.

Steve White finish his first 70.3!

Okay Steve White is getting hardcore. First Escape from Alcatraz (read about that insanity here). Next, a 70.3! Steve writes:

The first two letters in Providence are PR!!
OK, it was my first 70.3, but I finished! Alive!

Swim 1.2 miles ocean open water- open water swim PR, 41:43min (2:11 /100m). I heard several seasoned competitors state that it was the roughest swim they had ever encountered.
Bike 56 miles point to point from Narragansett RI to Providence RI through the Rhode Island countryside- bike PR 3:36:43 (15.5mph, but I did stop and let a guy use my CO2 tire inflator at mile 50)...(I never said I was fast)
Run 13.1 miles- legs gave out, had to walk most of it. Initial plan to run-walk 9:1, changed to 5:5, then 2:8...
Finishing my first Ironman 70.3 mile race in 7:39:13 hours and not dying— PRICELESS

My goal was to finish a 70.3 and I met that goal and physically felt pretty good, so I am very happy.

Nice weather, a little warm and humid in the afternoon, sunny and 84. Water temp 68

Your nutritional, fluid and electrolyte advice was spot on. I followed your advice (300 cals per hour, endurolytes) and did not bonk.
Just need to do more bike/run bricks for future tri’s.
Thanks for all your help!
Steve

Wet Dog Triathlon

Wet Dog Triathlon
July 12, 2008
Decatur, AL

Jodie Gleason F40-44--1st
Brian Gleason M40-44--4th
Scott Walker Clyde 17th
Bob Ross DNF--flat tire! The good news is he has a very nice new bike now. Woo-hoo!

Rachel Biber's Hell Week

Rachel Biber is on the bling training program...Bruce Gennari writes here daily training plan and she attends STtrainer group sessions. She is borrowing a page from the Ironman smackdown training philosophy. Rachel writes:

The weeks just kept ticking down to my "A" race this year ... Vineman, a full Ironman distance race in beautiful Sonoma on August 2nd. I knew "hell week" was coming. I was waiting for it after I finished up an 80 hour work week at work and knew the first week of July would be "fun." Is that what we call it?

Monday: 4000 meter swim
Tuesday: 4:05 run
Wednesday: 7000 meter swim, 1 hour bike
Thursday: 1 hour run, 1 hour swim
Friday: 100 mile bike
Saturday 17mi bike/5k run/17mi bike/5k run/15 mi bike (because of my wreck!)
Sunday: 7mi run, 4000m swim

The following weekend I did Triple Bypass in Colorado. Here are some pictures of the event....

Kevin Herrington Testimonial

Kevin writes:

Like many before me, I saw the Ironman World championship on TV and thought to myself I too would like to be an Ironman. I really didn’t know anything about triathlons or even where to begin. After some brief research on the sport, I realized I needed more help than just what the Internet and books had to offer. I quickly came across Stephen Taylor’s information and decided to sign up for a short intro group class for beginners. The cost was minimal and well worth it. I have continued with Stephen’s course, and it has been an absolutely great experience! Training with the group environment has been very helpful and encouraging.

Stephen has helped in every step of the way. The course showed me the basics of swimming, biking, and running. He assisted and gave advice on bike selection and fit. The course includes basic bike handling skills that can get anyone comfortable with biking 50 plus miles at one time. My initial fitness level was very low, and the course helped me establish and build a great deal of cardio endurance.

The quest of becoming an Ironman will take some time, but I have no doubt that Stephen will help me get there. I completed an Olympic distance Triathlon in less than 3 hours after 5 months of working with Stephen. While that time is not super fast, I would never have been able to complete such a distance without Stephen.

The level of fitness I have achieved through Stephen is nothing less than awesome. The health benefits that come with this level of fitness are wonderful. So far the only problem I have developed from my triathlon training with Stephen is the need to purchase new clothes. My current ones are just too big now.

Kevin Herrington

Stephen Taylor results from Age Group Worlds

On June 7th I raced Age Group World Championships in Vancouver, BC. This is the equivalent of Hawaii Ironman for Olympic Distance. My results were originally posted as 13th, but it seemed pretty clear there were some individuals who had not completed the whole course.

When they FINALLY fixed the results I got 11th in M30-34! Thank you everyone for supporting me on this goal. This is definitely one of my best results ever.

My friend and competitor Eric Bell from Knoxville had the amazing result of winning the entire race outright. Congratulations Eric!!! He was no doubt aided by the duathlon format (swim was cancelled.) It makes me feel better about the many times Eric has kicked my butt!

McMinnville BLOWOUT!

McMinnville City Triathlon 6/28/08

Catherine Dewberry: 1:17:32--3rd F overall
Judy Daggett: 1:17:59--1st F Master overall
Todd Heifner: 1:14:30--3rd M Beginner overall
Melissa Mosely: 1:21:47--3rd F Beginner overall
Kendrick Gibson: 1:07:38--1st M 20-24 (Bruce Gennari client)
Candace Chappell: 1:22:24--1st F 20-24
Andrew Hutchinson: 1:23:03--8th M 25-29
Susan Howell: 1:21:28--2nd F 25-29
Mindy Craven: 1:22:29--4th F 25-29
Maria Mendiboro: 1:28:25--7th F25-29
Jessika Poirer: 1:29:04--8th F 25-29
Laura Neergard: 1:19:30--9th F 25-29
Kevin Herrington: 1:21:14--5th M 30-34
Josh Bowling: 1:29:32--14th M 30-34
Marshall Taylor: 1:45:16--23rd M 30-34
Craig Zimberg: 1:31:26--28th M 35-39
Tammy Rutherford: 1:19:05--2nd F 35-39
Jen Hartley: 1:29:06--3rd F 35-39
Carla Crosby: 1:40:36--7th F 35-39
Christina Leo: 2:05:16--10th F 35-39
Brian Gleason: 1:27:10--14th M 40-44
Jodie Gleason: 1:18:04--1st F 40-44
Cynthia Kern: 1:31:12--7th F 40-44
Terry Maroney: 1:43:10--9th F 40-44
David Turner: 1:12:01--2nd M 45-49
Scott Walker: 1:49:51--9th Clydesdale
Mary Garges: 1:31:57--1st Athena

Sweaty happy, successful triathletes....

































....and one gnarly coach!