Early Pics from McMinnville Triathlon

Trash Talk at the Memorial Criterium

Memphis in May

Memphis in May Triathlon

Millington, TN

May 23, 2010

Olympic Distance
Amanda Parsons 2:59

David Bishop 2:24 (5th in AG)

Libby Pietrzak 3:57

Corrie Logan 2:59

Greg Greenwell 3:10

Kevin Roddey 3:04

Cynthia Kern 2:55

Joleyn Smithing  3:01 (1st in Div)

Jonathan Farmer 2:45

Rick Hempel 2:27 (6th in AG)

Bert Warren 2:42

Rebecca Collins 3:14

Olympic Distance Team
Kevin Clouse / Walter Harris Team 2:46


SPRINT DISTANCE (May 22)
Kevin Clouse 1:12
Walter Harris 1:31

Greg Greenwell 1:21

David is smiling because he is about to qualify for nationals.

The dynamic duo of K. Clouse and W. Harris. They both did the sprint on Saturday, then teamed up to do a relay on Sunday. 

The ladies chatting before the race...

...and mugging for the camera.  Its Joleyn, Corrie, Amanda, and Rebecca.

Transition area.  The ambiance of Memphis in May is awesome: 

2000 racers, pros, and a great party-like atmosphere. 

Cynthia Kern, crossing the finish line of her first Olympic Distance Tri.

Team camaraderie.  Don't forget to ask Corrie about her trip to the med tent. 

Pictures from Muddy Buddy

The Music City Runners Club and STtrainer athletes represented well this weekend.  Here are a few highlights (thanks to Sonia, Beth, and Melissa for the photos.)

Someone told me Quincy was dressed as a missionary.  That didn't seem quite right...then I was thinking an office worker.  He and his team-mate were in costume as Mormon evangelists. 

Dean and Barry with the owner of Swiftwick Mark Cleveland.  Before the race...

....and after.

The real stunner was Kevin in superhero costume with his team-mate.  As good as this costume is (it won first place in the costume contest) I still knew it was him from 50 yards away.  

Lora Fox's Team Shake and Bake, or Game-Set-Match, whatever they called themselves, podiumed in their division.

Terry and Susan....muddy buddies.

Alfred represented with the Music City Runners shirt, both during the race and after in the Fat Tire beer garden.

This is one of my favorite pictures anyone has ever taken of me.  I think the mud actually made me cleaner....below is a video of Ashly and I in the Mud Pit.  We went for speed not mud coverage.  

Ashly and I had the good fortune to win first overall.  Ashly's wife Catherine was on the first place Female team.

Half Iron-Men

Rev 3 Half Iron
Knoxville, TN
May 9, 2010

Perry Baker 5:41

Gulf Coast Triathlon
Florida
May 8, 2010




Richard Tomkins 5:09 "1 minute faster than last year...very pleased given tougher conditions, flood stress, and work.

David Stock 5:35 Same time as last year with 1/3 less time training.

Blake Ryan at the Flying Pig Half Marathon

Flying Pig Marathon 2010

Half-Marathon

May 2, 2010 in Cincinnati, OH

BLAKE RYAN 2:14 (Personal Best Time)

Stephen Taylor Receives All-American Triathlete Status

Coach Stephen Taylor has been named by USA Triathlon as an All-American ranked triathlete for 2009.He was ranked 86th in the 35-39.

Photo: Taylor racing at World Championships in Vancouver 2008. 

3 State 3 Mountain

Fiance Susan and I decided to do 3S3M in Chattanooga for a little "weekend getaway."  Travelling to Chatt and getting to the ride start late were both stressful.  During a 100 mile bike ride is not the best way to re-connect with your spouse.  Here's what we did: 

These guys are team "No Whiners" from Michigan.  Their team jerseys display pigs and their motto: "FORK MORE PORK." They have been around a long time, I used to ride with them on RAGBRAI.

Fortunately this is not as bad as it looks.  Susan was stretching her back at the rest stop.  We were both out of shape for this ride so we took it nice and slow. 

With a little goofing around, the tension started to lift and we started having fun again.

The ride offered some spectacular views.  I imagine the scenery does not get better than this unless you are in Colorado or by the ocean.

These guys were wearing the "3 Feet" jerseys.  This refers to the Tennessee law that a vehicle must give a cyclist 3 feet of clearance when passing.  Or maybe for safety you should keep 3 feet between yourself and other bike tour riders?  In any case, the roads we were on were spacious and uncrowded all day.

At the next stop I saw the most impressive "disrobing through road rash" that I had ever seen.  If you notice in this photo, this guy tore the arm off his jersey, and the side/front off his shorts.  He is actually covering his johnson with his bike-gloved-hand.  I guess you could rate this crash as Full Johnson-Baring.  He blew a front tire on a descent, and the rest-they-say-is-history.  Gods grace that his worst worries were wrecked bike clothes, road rash, and finding a sag home.  He could have hit his head and started writing a self-congratulatory race report on crashing.  The guy had ridden another 20 miles to get to this point, before he could get first aid, but they did not have emergency johnson covers here.  In this picture he is talking to his girlfriend on the cell phone so she can come pick him and and give additional, you know, first aid. 

Finally we made it to the last descent, coming down Lookout Mountain.  Awesome!  There is no feeling more fun (or more frightening) then flying down a twisty mountain road.  I realized something though; my advice on descending is correct.  I would slide my butt back on the saddle, take a deep breath, and control my speed with the front and back brake. 

Finally we made it to the finish in the impressively unimpressive time of 9:18.  We celebrated by eating some Krystal (a ride sponsor,) and being glad to still be engaged.