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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tinsel Tri for Spencer
Sunday December 12th 2010
A glorious warm winters day - no joke it was 82oF in Hemet, California for the Reverse Sprint Tinsel Triathlon.
A 5K run, a 12 mile bike ride and a whopping 150 meters pool swim.
I placed 14th out of 77 in my age group and 75 out of 936 overall.
My total time was 0:59:55 with the following splits:
0:22:44 on the run (17th out of 77)
0:33:42 on the bike (8th out of 77)
0:03:29 on the swim (9th out of 77)
It was different doing the reverse and the leg feel different jumping on the bike after a good 5K sprint.
Several people were dressed up and enjoying the holiday season; it was a funny sight to see some of the swimmers with costumes on during there swim!
All in all a fun way to wrap up a wonderful 2010 and my first 8 month into this wonderful sport of Triathlon.
(In the photo there are two people wearing 'hot' tri short - just in case you can't figure it out - I'm on the right wearing bib # 510 :)
Sunday, November 21, 2010
CAF Event
Elizabeth and Spencer both competed in the CAF 70.3 recently. Elizabeth had a particularly pleasing event and Spencer showed his strength too. Here is his re-cap of the day.
It had rained all week with thunder clouds covering San Diego county. However, somehow on Sunday the day was perfect.
The 1.2 mile swim in La Jolla Cove was calm with a rolling tide - the water was a balmy 64oF and felt great with my full swim wetsuit on.
There's a steep set of stairs leading from the Cove to the park which became our transition and start/finish area for the day.
For those of your who know the geography of San Diego - you'll know what I mean by a "hilly" bike and run course. The bike course started at La Jolla Cove and the route took us up La Jolla Shores Drive up to Torrey Pines Road out into Rancho Santa Fe towards the coast at Carlsbad. The route then headed back south along the coast (up Torrey Pines!) and back to La Jolla Cove.
After the 56 mile bike ride the start of the run was tough going. For many people, including myself, this was a combination of run/walk until the top of Torrey Pines Road.
The 13.1 mile (half marathon) feels different on the legs after you have worked hard on the bike.
I completed the 70.3 miles (aka "Half Ironman") in 6 hours and 32 minutes.
Congratulations Elizabeth, your 5 hours and 56 minutes finish time was amazing. You are a rock-star. Of course next year my goal is to finish under 6 hours!
My time/results: Swim 39 min 21 secs; T1: 3 mins 17 secs (slow!); Bike: 3 hours 15 minutes; Run: 2 hours 28 minutes (I can run sub 2 hours normally!!).
I appreciate your support, sponsorship and thank you for helping to change lives, one athlete at a time.
Regards
Spencer Lawes
It had rained all week with thunder clouds covering San Diego county. However, somehow on Sunday the day was perfect.
The 1.2 mile swim in La Jolla Cove was calm with a rolling tide - the water was a balmy 64oF and felt great with my full swim wetsuit on.
There's a steep set of stairs leading from the Cove to the park which became our transition and start/finish area for the day.
For those of your who know the geography of San Diego - you'll know what I mean by a "hilly" bike and run course. The bike course started at La Jolla Cove and the route took us up La Jolla Shores Drive up to Torrey Pines Road out into Rancho Santa Fe towards the coast at Carlsbad. The route then headed back south along the coast (up Torrey Pines!) and back to La Jolla Cove.
After the 56 mile bike ride the start of the run was tough going. For many people, including myself, this was a combination of run/walk until the top of Torrey Pines Road.
The 13.1 mile (half marathon) feels different on the legs after you have worked hard on the bike.
I completed the 70.3 miles (aka "Half Ironman") in 6 hours and 32 minutes.
Congratulations Elizabeth, your 5 hours and 56 minutes finish time was amazing. You are a rock-star. Of course next year my goal is to finish under 6 hours!
My time/results: Swim 39 min 21 secs; T1: 3 mins 17 secs (slow!); Bike: 3 hours 15 minutes; Run: 2 hours 28 minutes (I can run sub 2 hours normally!!).
I appreciate your support, sponsorship and thank you for helping to change lives, one athlete at a time.
Regards
Spencer Lawes
Monday, November 15, 2010
Madi at Ironkids Nationals
Madi completed the Ironkids Nationals last month in Florida. She worked so hard at her swimming with me which she did so well at. And her Mom and Dad tell me that this is her weakest part! You just need to take a look at the blurry photo of her on the bike to see how fast she must have been riding.
Here are her results and a lovely note she write. Well done Madi!
Ironkids Nationals:
Swim- 3:29
Bike- 9:32
Run- 2:35
November 15, 2010
Dear Coach Rachel,
Thank you for helping me to swim faster in my race. Thank you so much for being patient when I didn’t understand stuff. You are a wonderful swim teacher who helped me so much to improve my swimming. I know how to do my free style well now. It helped me win the military division at the Ironkids Nationals.
Sincerely,
Madi
Age 8
Here are her results and a lovely note she write. Well done Madi!
Ironkids Nationals:
Swim- 3:29
Bike- 9:32
Run- 2:35
November 15, 2010
Dear Coach Rachel,
Thank you for helping me to swim faster in my race. Thank you so much for being patient when I didn’t understand stuff. You are a wonderful swim teacher who helped me so much to improve my swimming. I know how to do my free style well now. It helped me win the military division at the Ironkids Nationals.
Sincerely,
Madi
Age 8
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Women's Tri Results
US Women's Triathlon - San Diego 2010
October 17, 2010 in San Diego, CA
Sprint - Individuals
NO FN LN DIVISION OVERALL TIME
131 Lynette Bridges F3539 35 1:14:27
178 Christy Fritts F3539 7 1:07:32
570 Katie Winship F3539 49 1:16:10
4 Rachel Challis ELITE 2 1:00:04
631 Angie Dello F4549 45 1:16:00
572 Susan W F4549 290 1:33:18
SuperSprint - Individuals
1312 Sissy Sugarman F0114 175 1:02:41
1311 Elizab Sugarman F3039 176 1:02:41
1420 Molly Burns F0114 136 59:41:00
1034 Cathy Burns F4049 137 59:43:00
1113 Wendy Green F4049 57 54:09:00
October 17, 2010 in San Diego, CA
Sprint - Individuals
NO FN LN DIVISION OVERALL TIME
131 Lynette Bridges F3539 35 1:14:27
178 Christy Fritts F3539 7 1:07:32
570 Katie Winship F3539 49 1:16:10
4 Rachel Challis ELITE 2 1:00:04
631 Angie Dello F4549 45 1:16:00
572 Susan W F4549 290 1:33:18
SuperSprint - Individuals
1312 Sissy Sugarman F0114 175 1:02:41
1311 Elizab Sugarman F3039 176 1:02:41
1420 Molly Burns F0114 136 59:41:00
1034 Cathy Burns F4049 137 59:43:00
1113 Wendy Green F4049 57 54:09:00
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Tri N For Chelsea
Susan Wintersteen has been training for today's all women's tri with a Training Transition on-line training program. She was doing the event for the TRI N FOR CHELSEA TEAM. She completed her first triathlon today, - and went straight for the Sprint Distance Event. Well done Susan. Here is what she wrote:
Today, 42 women came together to complete a sprint and super sprint triathlon as part of the TRI N FOR CHELSEA team. Many of us were doing tri's for the first time and learned 3 new sports in a short period of time. Kelly King, Chelsea's mom, greeted each of the team members and personally thanked them for doing the triathlon in her daughters name. The bond of coming together, trying something new, pushing individual fears and limits created some lifelong bonds. I am in awe of the strong women this cause has brought together. In total, not only did each team member complete the tri, but we raised close to 15,000 for the Chelsea's Light Foundation www.facebook.com/chelseaslight
A special thank you to Rachel Challis for her expertise, guidance and especially support out on the course for our team. Invaluable.
Warmly,
Susan Wintersteen, TRI N FOR CHELSEA team.
Today, 42 women came together to complete a sprint and super sprint triathlon as part of the TRI N FOR CHELSEA team. Many of us were doing tri's for the first time and learned 3 new sports in a short period of time. Kelly King, Chelsea's mom, greeted each of the team members and personally thanked them for doing the triathlon in her daughters name. The bond of coming together, trying something new, pushing individual fears and limits created some lifelong bonds. I am in awe of the strong women this cause has brought together. In total, not only did each team member complete the tri, but we raised close to 15,000 for the Chelsea's Light Foundation www.facebook.com/chelseaslight
A special thank you to Rachel Challis for her expertise, guidance and especially support out on the course for our team. Invaluable.
Warmly,
Susan Wintersteen, TRI N FOR CHELSEA team.
All Women's Tri
On a drizzly Sunday morning, the women turned out in force at the All Women's Tri today.
This race is always a gentle reminder that there are many people out there enduring a tougher time than ourselves. This year the race raised money for Ovarian Cancer. There were many women racing there who had / were enduring treatment to fight cancer and others who were running in memory of those who had lost their lives due to cancer.
Then there was the TT Team, most of whom had a good race. But, for me, the highlight was seeing the family teams - Cathy and Molly plus Elizabeth and Sissy. Both Mum and Daughter Teams did so well - I felt proud to have them in Training Transition race kits.
I'll post the splits when the come up.
One sneak peak into the results - Christy was seen walking away with gold.......
Well done everyone,
Rachel
This race is always a gentle reminder that there are many people out there enduring a tougher time than ourselves. This year the race raised money for Ovarian Cancer. There were many women racing there who had / were enduring treatment to fight cancer and others who were running in memory of those who had lost their lives due to cancer.
Then there was the TT Team, most of whom had a good race. But, for me, the highlight was seeing the family teams - Cathy and Molly plus Elizabeth and Sissy. Both Mum and Daughter Teams did so well - I felt proud to have them in Training Transition race kits.
I'll post the splits when the come up.
One sneak peak into the results - Christy was seen walking away with gold.......
Well done everyone,
Rachel
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