Reports about races including swimming, biking, mountain biking, running and triathlon.
Middle Tyger YMCA Sprint Triathlon Info Difficulty: Moderate for a sprint triathlon. Race Vibe: Bustling, energetic, friendly. Food: The usual post-race snacks plus subs. Terrain: Swim: Really nice 50 meter pool with one-way swimming in each lane. Bike: Rural two-lane roads with good pavement. A lollipop, out-and-back course with a couple significant climbs near the …
Best mile: While the finish and mile 26 would be an easy answer, mile 1 takes the top spot for me. The adrenaline, the NYC skyline off the Verrazano Bridge, and Frank Sinatra singing “New York, New York” on the loudspeaker make it impossible to beat. Worst mile: Mile 15 and the 59th street bridge …
Once again I kicked off my race season with the St. Paddy’s Day Dash & Bash 5K in Greenville, SC. I’ve been running this race since 2013, and it is always a good time. It’s also been a good yardstick of my progress as a runner. In 2013, I finished in 39:29, last year I …
This was my 5th time at the Medoc Trail Races, and I came with an ambitious goal, at least for me, to complete the 10 miler in two hours or less. I had a great race last year coming in at 2:04:55 which was a huge improvement on the 2:22:48 I ran in 2014. Both my …
I had been wanting to try an off-road triathlon. So when two friends signed up for the Winter Challenge triathlon, I decided to get outside my comfort zone and go along for the ride. The race is one of a kind. You run seven miles on trails, paddle a kayak six miles (three laps around …
Last year my first triathlon was the Hartwell YMCA sprint. I instantly fell in love with the event; the venue, Big Oaks Recreation Area; and the organization that puts it on the Bell Family YMCA. Their volunteers were and are amazing, courteous & thoughtful. Go Race Production also did an excellent job setting up and …
Beach2Battleship 70.3 Race Info Packet Pick-Up: Quick, easy and organized. The folks that run this event have got this down to a science. You just show up at the convention center with your picture ID, USAT card and medical form. Also have your T2 gear ready to drop off. B2B Courses: Swim: Entry for the …
The Hartwell YMCA sprint triathlon is a great little race just over the Georgia/SC border. It also features an Olympic triathlon that starts a half hour before the sprint and shares some of the bike and all of the run course. This was a new event for me, and I wholeheartedly recommend it. It was …
Last November I found myself once again at Waid Park in Rocky Mount, VA, facing a 0.950423 mile loop with one “hill” and a 24-hour time limit. I was taking my second crack at the Crooked Road 24 Hour Ultra. I was hoping to use the lessons I learned from the 2012 race to push …
This marks my third year at Medoc Trail Races. It’s always a high point in my season and always a little different. For example, this year the night before the race, participants got an e-mail from the race directors advising us that recent rains had caused Little Fishing Creek to exceed its banks with roughly …
