Utah Half - Victor R, Marty and Pierre

Victor: Hello all: The Utah Half turned out to be a weather-ridden event. High winds delayed the swim for 45 minutes, finally they decided to do half the distance to atl least get us wet. We actually swam between storm fronts.........The bike ride was an adventure in itself, overcast skies, 20-25 mph winds, a bit of rain and hail, flat as a pancake............Some sections we were doing 38 mph, others, 16 mph!!!...........The run was a bit windy, sprinkly and shaded, nice!!!...........After the event was over and all the participants were done, the front moved out, sunny skies and the temp was 84..............Duh!!!..........Overall, it was a great event one that I recommend everyone to do, low-key, fantastic food and goodies, great organizers, awesome winners awards, and not very expensive, $138.00!!!.............The only thing I didn't like was the 382 mile drive which took over 6 hours........Saw a few mwmbers of the tri club, Pierre Laterneau, Conrad Shumacher, and a few others which I can't remember now.............I had a great day and came up with the top spot in my age group.............What's up next? Santa Barbara tri, Aug 22.............Happy training........................Victor



Marty Bryan: Pierre and I went to Utah for the second year in a row. This year reminded me of IM Utah 2002 where someone drowned in this lake as 70mph winds came up while we were in the water. It is now in a protected cover and the 30-40 winds still blew away the buoys and the start was delayed for 45 min. It later hailed and rained on the bike. Pierre was second off the bike and was around 6th overall. After and average swim and cautious bike trying not to crash in the rain, I ran a 1:42 to pull back to third in age group. Pierre won his age group. Victor and Conrad did as well so it was a good outing for the tri club!
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Next Club Social TGIF August 21@7pm

Hey everyone!!
The Board has put together a TGIF social next week at the Blue Martini. We will have some hors d'œuvres. Come on out and kick back at 7:00.
It is located in Town Square (I-15 & 215)
6593 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89119

Red Rock Full Moon Ride

Last week some of our members attempted to ride the loop during a full moon - pretty cool. The ride was nixed cause of strong winds that would have made it too dangerous to ride.

Tapio L. and Tammy Silver "We went out to the meeting point prepared just incase anyone showed. No one did. If conditions were different, we would have gone ahead, but the wind was so strong out there, it was blowing the truck around, so no need to endure the downhills (or uphills) in that wind in the dark. Too dangerous."

Some other time.

The Marlborough Triathlon in Mass: by Tammy Silver

This past weekend I attended my 27th high school class reunion, which took place in Boston, MA. While I was in the area, I noticed that there was a sprint triathlon not to far away, so I registered for it, rented a bike, and was set to compete the day after the reunion festivities ended.

The course was designed by Jarrod Shoemaker, who is ranked 9th in the world on the ITU circuit. The distance was a 1/3 of a mile swim, a 15 mile bike consisting of 3 loops around the lake, and a two loop run of 1.65 miles each for a 3.3 mile total.

The race was tough. Lots of hill that were harder than they looked without momentum going into them. It rained just before the swim start, so the slick roads made it hard to get speed on the downhills. Because, it was a three lap bike course, the pros were on their third lap when I entered on my first lap. I could only imagine how frustrating it must have been for them to have to deal with us “amateurs”. There were lots of first timers riding mountain bikes in the middle of the road where you can’t cross the yellow line. So the first lap was really congested. There was a hairpin turn at the bottom of mile two on the bike, and on lap two I took it too fast; my back wheel fishtailed and I almost bit it, but managed to hang on somehow.

The run was uphill for the first mile, flat, and then downhill for almost a half mile. By that time the sun came out and it was getting steamy. So, lots of challenges that we aren’t used to in the Vegas and California races that we are accustomed to.

The race was very well organized and it was fun to attend something completely different that what I’m used to. Also, I have to give a plug for Landry’s bicycle shop in Natick, MA, where I rented a Trek Madone. They honored my LV Triathlon Club membership and gave me $20 off a new Specialized bike seat. That was pretty cool.
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